(October 1960)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia Publisher:
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand:
- Dell Movie Classic
- Editing:
- ?
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Golden Age U.S.; Standard Silver Age U.S.
- Paper Stock:
- Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- Was Ongoing Series
Issue Notes
Indicia title is "I AIM AT THE STARS, No. 1148."
Code number is I.A.AT.STARS.O.S. #1148-6010.
Copyright 1960 by Columbia Pictures Corporation. Adapted from the 1960 movie "I Aim at the Stars."
"Movie Classic" on cover.
I Aim at the Stars
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ? (photos)
- Inks:
- ? (photos)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Characters:
- Wernher von Braun (as played by Curt Jurgens, photo)
- Synopsis:
- Preview of the story.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Five photos from the movie plus a partial cast list.
I Aim at the Stars
comic story / 32 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jay Dratier; George Froeschel; H.W. John; Udo Wolter (screenplay); ? (comic adaptation)
- Pencils:
- Jack Sparling
- Inks:
- Jack Sparling
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- biography
- Characters:
- Wernher von Braun; Dr. Hermann Oberth; Elizabeth Beyer; Anton Reger; Heinrich Himmler; Major William Taggart; Adolf Hitler (cameo); Benito Mussolini (cameo)
- Synopsis:
- The life of rocket scientist Wernher von Braun, from his youth in Germany through his involvement with the Nazi V-2 rockets; and then his participation in the United States rocket development program.
Indexer Notes
The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Adapted from the 1960 movie "I Aim at the Stars."
The Rocket in History
filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Jack Sparling
- Inks:
- Jack Sparling
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- non-fiction
- Characters:
- Wernher von Braun (cameo)
- Synopsis:
- The history of rockets from their invention in China in 1040 A.D.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white.
Types of Rocket Propulsion
filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- non-fiction
- Synopsis:
- Descriptions and diagrams of various types of propulsion that could be used in rockets.
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
This issue was most recently modified by:
- R. J. Roper
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Merlin Haas
- Bob Hughes
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Gene Reed
- Roger A. Budnick
- John P. Selegue
- Merlin Haas
- Ken Lemons
- Chris Launder
- Jim Walls
- Terry Vraspir
- Gary Perlman
- Jerry Hillegas
- Craig Delich
- James Ludwig
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Kenneth Blair
- Mike Nielsen
- David Porta
- Matthew Torrance
- Ken Kwilinski
- Gary L. Watson
- Gregg Whitmore
- Max Capp
- Tony R. Rose
- Lou Mazzella
- Rodney Hinkle
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Donald Dale Milne
- Karl Wilcox
- Darrel McCann
- Peter Croome
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