The World Around Us
#5 - The Illustrated Story of Space
(January 1959)
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 84
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1958-12-18
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Gilberton World-Wide Publications Inc.
- Brand
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A Classics Illustrated Publication
- Editing
- Roberta Strauss (editor)
Issue Notes
The Illustrated Story of Space
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Gaylord Welker (signed as Welker) (painting)
- Inks
- Gaylord Welker (signed as Welker) (painting)
- Colors
- Gaylord Welker (signed as Welker) (painting)
- Genre
- math & science
- Synopsis
- With Saturn in the background, several astronauts perform an E.V.A. spacewalk.
- Reprints
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in Unsere Welt Illustrierte (BSV - Williams, 1961 series) #5 [gespiegelt] -
in World Illustrated (Thorpe & Porter, 1960 series) #505 [cover image reversed & recropped] -
in Wereld in beeld (Classics/Williams, 1960 series) #5 - Ruimtevaart (1960) -
in Alt i bilder (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1960 series) #5 - Romfart ([1960]) [mirrored]
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- Keywords
- Outer space
Special Introductory Offer
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for Classics Illustrated Special Issues.
The Illustrated Story of Space
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Genre
- math & science
- Characters
- astronaut
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Outer space
Indexer Notes
Pencils:
Added by Saltarella (error 8363)
Training for Space
comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- math & science
- Characters
- Colonel John P. Stapp; Don Farrell
- Reprints
- in Alt i bilder (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1960 series) #5 - Romfart ([1960]) [minus 5 pages]
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Indexer Notes
Stein art per William B. Jones' book Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History. Saltarella previously credited Jack Kirby on layouts and Norman Nodel on pencils.
Real people are inserted into the story. Both Colonel John P. Stapp and Don Farrell are aerospace pioneers.
Rocket Around the Moon
comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Tartaglione
- Inks
- John Tartaglione; ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- math & science
- Reprints
- in Alt i bilder (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1960 series) #5 - Romfart ([1960]) [minus 4 pages]
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Indexer Notes
Tartaglione pencils per Saltarella and confirmed in William B. Jones' book Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History.
What Is Space?
comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Sam Glanzman
- Inks
- Sam Glanzman; ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- math & science
Indexer Notes
Pencils per Saltarella and confirmed in William B. Jones' book Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History.
Birth of the Rocket
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- math & science
- Reprints
- in Alt i bilder (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1960 series) #5 - Romfart ([1960]) [minus 2 pages]
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Indexer Notes
Pencils per Saltarella and confirmed in William B. Jones' book Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History.
American Rockets
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- math & science
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Sequence added by Saltarella (error 8363)
Man-Made Moons
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ernie Hart
- Inks
- Ernie Hart
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- math & science
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Hart art per William B. Jones' book Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History. Saltarella previously credited Sam Glanzman on pencils.
Countdown!
comic story / 14 pages
- Genre
- math & science
- Reprints
- in Alt i bilder (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1960 series) #5 - Romfart ([1960]) [minus 5 pages]
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Indexer Notes
Ingels art per Saltarella and confirmed in William B. Jones' book Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History.
Assignment Space Station
comic story / 16 pages
- Genre
- math & science
- Reprints
- in Alt i bilder (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1960 series) #5 - Romfart ([1960]) [minus 2 pages]
-
Indexer Notes
Glanzman art per original indexer and Saltarella confirmed in William B. Jones' book Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History.
Planet Patter
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- math & science
Indexer Notes
Glanzman pencils per Saltarella and confirmed in William B. Jones' book Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History.
Life on Other Planets?
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- math & science
Indexer Notes
Glanzman pencils per Saltarella and confirmed in William B. Jones' book Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History.
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0.
The Illustrated Story of Space
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1.
Special Introductory Offer
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2.
The Illustrated Story of Space
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3.
Training for Space
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4.
Rocket Around the Moon
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5.
What Is Space?
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6.
Where Are We?
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7.
Birth of the Rocket
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8.
American Rockets
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9.
Man-Made Moons
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10.
Countdown!
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11.
Assignment Space Station
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12.
Planet Patter
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13.
Life on Other Planets?
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14.
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15.
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