Space Adventures
#43
(December 1961)
Charlton,
1958 Series
- Volume
- 3
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bimonthly
- On-sale Date
- 1961
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Charlton Comics Group
- Brand
-
A Charlton Publication [corner triangle]
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- Pat Masulli (credited) (executive editor)
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
...Report.. from... Space.... A-Okay
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Alan B. Shepard
- Reprints
-
in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #129 ([circa 1972 - 1973]), #232 ([circa 1985 - 1986])
-
Indexer Notes
Astronaut Alan Shepard is pictured.
Reprinted from the splash page of A-Okay.
[no title indexed]
Art Instruction, Inc. courses / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Test your talent
The Crusader's Sword
comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Joe Gill ?
- Pencils
- Bill Molno
- Inks
- Vince Alascia (signed as
ALASCIA) - Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- A-788
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Earl Caxton; Mike; Stan; Edmond; Shelagh
- Synopsis
- An Earth spacecraft is captured by a man in medieval armor.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 150 Civil War soldiers!
Indexer Notes
Josely Co.
Between page 3 and 4 of The Conqueror's Sword.
First In Flight
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Sheebo Lusgo
- Synopsis
- Sheebo tells of Mars preparations to fly to Urth.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
National Radio Institute Home Study Course / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Learn electronics TV radio by practicing at home in your spare time
Indexer Notes
After page 1 of First in Flight.
[no title indexed]
Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The $10,000 challenge only Joe Weider dares to make!
- Characters
- Joe Weider (photo)
Indexer Notes
Before page 2 of First in Flight.
Charlton Comics Monster Contest
promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages
- Characters
- Hunk
Indexer Notes
Publisher contest to give Hunk's monster a name. First prize was an E-Z-DO Swimming Pool and entries were to be postmarked no later than October 1, 1961.
A-Okay
comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Joe Gill ?
- Pencils
- Bill Molno
- Inks
- Vince Alascia (signed as ALASCIA)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- A-934
- Genre
- history
- Characters
- John F. Kennedy; Alan B. Shepard; John H. Glenn; Virgil "Gus" Grissom; Mrs. Shepard
- Synopsis
- History of the first American manned space flight of the late Alan Shepard.
- Reprints
- in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #63, #129 ([circa 1972 - 1973])
-
in Planet Series (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #v3#11 ([1980]) - in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #232 ([circa 1985 - 1986])
-
Indexer Notes
A note in the last panel explains that the book First American into Space by Robert Silverberg was used as reference for the story.
[no title indexed]
Magic Art Reproducer / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- An amazing invention - "Magic art reproducer" Draw any person in one minute!
Indexer Notes
Between pages 3 and 4 of A-Okay.
[no title indexed]
Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Big boom carbide cannon
Indexer Notes
After page 11 of A-Okay.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- War souvenirs
Indexer Notes
Before page 12 of A-Okay.
[no title indexed]
Juke Box Bank / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 'Swingingest' way to save!
[no title indexed]
1000 Tricks Catalog [Giant Surprise Catalog] / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Not 3, not 6, not 9, not 12, but... 14 new sensational tricks a million laughs, all for only $1
[no title indexed]
Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Treasure chest of fun
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
...Report.. from... Space.... A-Okay
-
1.
["Test your talent"]
Art Instruction, Inc. courses -
2.
The Crusader's Sword
-
3.
["150 Civil War soldiers!"]
150 Civil War Soldiers -
4.
First In Flight
-
5.
["Learn electronics TV radio by practicing at home in your spare time"]
National Radio Institute Home Study Course -
6.
["The $10,000 challenge only Joe Weider dares to make!"]
Joe Weider Course and Products -
7.
Charlton Comics Monster Contest
-
8.
A-Okay
-
9.
["An amazing invention - "Magic art reproducer" Draw any person in one minute!"]
Magic Art Reproducer -
10.
["Big boom carbide cannon"]
Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog -
11.
["War souvenirs"]
-
12.
["'Swingingest' way to save!"]
Juke Box Bank -
13.
["Not 3, not 6, not 9, not 12, but... 14 new sensational tricks a million laughs, all for only $1"]
1000 Tricks Catalog [Giant Surprise Catalog] -
14.
["Treasure chest of fun"]
Honor House Products -
15.
["If you know just 20 people..."]
Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Nick Caputo
- Bill Devine
- Matthew Head
- Donald Dale Milne
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Ramon Schenk
- Richard Smith
- Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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