Four Color
#1083 - Men Into Space
(March-May 1960)
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- On-sale Date
- 1960-01-13
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
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Dell TV Adventure
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Men Into Space
Men Into Space / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Col. Ed McCauley leads three men on an expedition to the moon!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Col. Ed McCauley (photo of William Lundigan)
Indexer Notes
In the cover photo, William Lundigan is standing by a painting by space artist Chesley Bonestell, whose signature is clearly visible.
Men Into Space
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Col. Ed McCauley (photo of William Lundigan)
- Synopsis
- Previews of two stories in the issue.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Four panels with typeset text under them, also a head and shoulders photo of William Lundigan as Col. Ed McCauley.
Space Probe
Men Into Space / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Col. Ed McCauley; Major George Wolfe; Lt. James Wallace; Mary McCauley; Pete McCauley
- Synopsis
- Col. Ed McCauley heads the three-man crew making the first manned flight into outer space. Due to a malfunction of the second stage they must make repairs in space. They return to Earth successfully, but because of the disruption caused by the repairs are forced to land on the north polar icecap. There they must wait for rescue before being overcome by sub-zero cold.
Indexer Notes
Script submitted on August 22, 1959. Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title / compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985).
Moon Landing
Men Into Space / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Col. Ed McCauley; Pat Gilman; George Wolfe; Jim Wallace
- Synopsis
- Col. McCauley heads the first manned landing on the moon. He and three crewman explore a crater, but a moonquake causes a boulder to fall and injure crewman Gilman. While McCauley and the others are using a rope to haul the injured man out of the crater, there is a dust explosion. Three men make it out, but the injured man cuts himself loose and is buried in the dust and dies.
Indexer Notes
Story continues in next sequence. Script submitted on August 28, 1959. Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title / compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985).
The Dust and the Depths
Men Into Space / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Col. Ed McCauley; George Wolfe; Jim Wallace; Mary McCauley (cameo); Pete McCauley (cameo)
- Synopsis
- The three remaining spacemen explore a nearby mountain range. Inside a cave they find indications of a thin atmosphere in the depths. Meanwhile a meteor shower bombards the area, hitting their spacecraft and rendering it unusable. Their one-man space "lifeboat" is still operable and they draw lots to see who will man it back to Earth to bring a rescue mission. The remaining two men stay in the caverns and use their equipment to condense enough oxygen to remain alive until help comes. McCauley makes it back to Earth, but it will be two months or longer before a rescue mission can be launched.
Indexer Notes
Story continues from Sequence 3. Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents". Script submitted on September 9, 1959. Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title / compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985).
What is on the Moon?
Men Into Space / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Facts about the moon.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Men Into Space logo is on story, but no characters appear. Script submitted on October 3, 1959. Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title / compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985).
The Perils of Outer Space
Men Into Space / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Facts about the hazards of space travel.
Indexer Notes
Back cover; color. Men Into Space logo is on story, but no identifiable characters appear. Script submitted on October 3, 1959. Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title / compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985).
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