(January-March 1962)
- Price:
- 0.15 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand:
- Dell
- Editing:
- D. J. Arneson
- 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 "SPACE MAN, No. 1253." No code number. Only "Space Man" Four Color. Continues as Space Man (Dell, 1962 series) with #2 (May-July 1962).
[no title indexed]
Space Man / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- ? (painted)
- Inks:
- ? (painted)
- Colors:
- ? (painted)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Characters:
- Johnny Mack; Ian Stannard
- Reprints:
-
in TV Mundial (Editorial Novaro, 1962 series) #7 (1° de marzo de 1963) -
in Space Man (Dell, 1962 series) #9 (July 1972)
-
- Reprint Note before Migration:
- in Space Man (Dell, 1962 series) #9 (July 1972).
How Far is a Star
filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- non-fiction
- Synopsis:
- Glossary of various astronomical terms.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. One illustration and typeset text.
[The Secret of the Moon]
Space Man / comic story / 32 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Ken Fitch
- Pencils:
- Jack Sparling
- Inks:
- Jack Sparling
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Characters:
- Johnny Mack; Ian Stannard; Col. Hooper
- Synopsis:
- Two astronauts make the first manned flight to the moon, only to find a base inhabited by cyborgs under the control of Colonel Hooper, who was thought lost in a moon flight 12 years earlier. The moon base is part of a top-secret effort to train Earth men to be part of the Galactic Guard and protect the solar system from the enemy-- Garrak-Axos from Alpha Centauri.
- Reprints:
- in Space Man (Dell, 1962 series) #9 (July 1972)
-
- Reprint Note before Migration:
- in Space Man (Dell, 1962 series) #9 (July 1972)
Indexer Notes
Introduction to series. Script credit from "Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928-1999."
Maybes About the Moon
filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Jack Sparling
- Inks:
- Jack Sparling
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- non-fiction
- Synopsis:
- Some facts about the Moon and possibilities of some form of life existing there.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white.
Daisy B-B Gun Gift Ideas!
Daisy Manufacturing / advertisement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Back cover. Illustrated ad for Daisy B-B guns. Models No. 1894, No. 25, No. 94, and No. 179 are depicted. Prices range from $7.95 to $12.95. Daisy Manufacturing Company, Rogers, Ark.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Space Man -
1.
How Far is a Star
-
2.
[The Secret of the Moon]
Space Man -
3.
Maybes About the Moon
-
4.
Daisy B-B Gun Gift Ideas!
Daisy Manufacturing
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