(May 2009)

Simon and Schuster, 2009 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
12.99 USD; 16.99 CAD
Pages
132
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Aladdin
Brand
Aladdin Paperbacks
ISBN
978-1-4169-4960-2 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781416949602 51299
Printer
Printed in the USA
Editing
Matt Madden (credited) (editor)
Color
color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions
7" x 9" (17.8 cm x 22.9 cm)
Paper Stock
cardstock cover
Binding
squarebound; softcover
Publishing Format
graphic novel

Issue Notes

The story of the race to the moon and the people who made it happen, both in the rockets and behind the scenes.

Library of Congress Control Number: 2009920999.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Zander Cannon (credited) (figures and layouts); Kevin Cannon (credited) (backgrounds and rockets)
Inks
Zander Cannon (credited) (figures); Kevin Cannon (credited) (backgrounds and rockets)
Colors
?
Letters
Kevin Cannon ?

Genre
non-fiction; historical; math & science
Characters
John Glenn; Yuri Gagarin

Indexer Notes

Art is from the inside of the book (pages 41, 45, 49, 53, 56, and 100).

Glossary (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Ottaviani ?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

On inside front and back covers. At the bottom of the second page is a mini-biography of Jim Ottaviani, Zander Cannon, and Kevin Cannon.

[Title Pages] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Title page and indicia page.

[Dedication and Acknowledgments] (Table of Contents: 3)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Ottaviani (credited); Zander Cannon (credited); Kevin Cannon (credited)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Second page is blank.

[T-Minus] (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 121 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Ottaviani (credited)
Pencils
Zander Cannon (credited) (figures and layouts); Kevin Cannon (credited) (backgrounds and rockets)
Inks
Zander Cannon (credited) (figures); Kevin Cannon (credited) (backgrounds and rockets)
Letters
Kevin Cannon (credited)

Genre
non-fiction; historical; math & science
Characters
Caldwell C. Johnson [CC]; Premier Nikita Khrushchev; Chief Designer [Sergei Korolev] (death); Max Faget; President Dwight D. Eisenhower (cameo); Jules Verne (flashback); Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (flashback); Robert Goddard (flashback); Esther Goddard (flashback); Baron Magnus Von Braun (flashback); Wernher Von Braun (flashback); Private Schneikert (flashback); Joe; John Glenn; Doctor Lovelace (cameo); Yuri Gagarin; Alexei Leonov [Blondin]; Valentin Vondarenko (death); Zvezdochka [Little Star]; Shorty Powers; President John F. Kennedy; John Paup; John Houbolt; Harrison Storms; Chris Kraft; Gezenko; Valery Bykovsky; Valentina Tereshkova; Doctor Dwornik; Pavel Belyayev; Ed White (death); Jim McDivitt; Gus Grissom (death); Roger Chafee (death); Stu Roosa; Alan Bean; Vladimir Kamarov (death); Nancy Faget (cameo); Annie Faget (cameo); Guy Faget (cameo); George Low; Deke Slayton; Gene Kranz; Frank Borman; Jim Lovell; Bill Anders; Admiral John McCain; Michael Collins; Neil Armstrong; Buzz Aldrin; Fred Haise; Günter Wendt; Anatol Koritsky (cameo) Mike Collins Jr. (cameo)
Synopsis
The stories behind the struggles to send the first men to the moon, following both the United States' and Soviet Union's programs.

Indexer Notes

The breakdown of who did what is from an interview Kevin Cannon did with the ComicBookResources web site on 2009-07-09. This is a work of historical fiction, but mostly based on fact. Some of the characters (particularly CC, Max, and Stormy) are composites combining several real people.

Did All of this Really Happpen? (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Ottaviani (credited)
Pencils
Zander Cannon (credited) (illustration); Kevin Cannon (credited) (illustration)
Inks
Zander Cannon (credited) (illustration); Kevin Cannon (credited) (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Talks about the characters in the book, including that some are composites. Also points to various references to get more information.

[Epilogue] (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Ottaviani (credited)
Pencils
Zander Cannon (credited) (figures and layouts); Kevin Cannon (credited) (backgrounds and rockets)
Inks
Zander Cannon (credited) (figures); Kevin Cannon (credited) (backgrounds)
Letters
Kevin Cannon (credited)

Genre
non-fiction; historical
Characters
Caldwell C. Johnson [CC]; Ivy
Synopsis
CC looks ahead at Apollo-Soyuz

A Space Race (Table of Contents: 7)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Zander Cannon (credited) (figures and layouts); Kevin Cannon (credited) (backgrounds)
Inks
Zander Cannon (credited) (figures); Kevin Cannon (credited) (backgrounds and rockets and rockets)
Colors
?
Letters
Kevin Cannon ?

Indexer Notes

Promotes the contents of this book, and credits the cover designers and illustrators.

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Glossary
  3. 2. [Title Pages]
  4. 3. [Dedication and Acknowledgments]
  5. 4. [T-Minus]
  6. 5. Did All of this Really Happpen?
  7. 6. [Epilogue]
  8. 7. A Space Race
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ralf Haring
  • Allen Ross
  • Andrew S. Troth