(June 1953)
Charlton,
1952 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Capitol Stories Inc.
- Brand
-
A Capitol Publication
- Editing
- Alfred V. Fago
The Madman of Mars
Spurs Jackson / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Stan Campbell (signed)
- Inks
- Stan Campbell ?
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction; western-frontier
- Reprints
-
in Extinct (New England Comics, 1991 series) #1 (Winter 1991-1992)
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Indexer Notes
Cowboys, Nazis & Martians!
The Madman of Mars
Spurs Jackson / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- science fiction; western-frontier
- Characters
- Hank Roper (Spurs' sidekick); Spurs Jackson; Strong Bow; General Carpenter; Doctor Phillips; Charlie Lane
- Synopsis
- Rockets bearing hydrogen bombs and originating from Mars are destroying major cities on Earth. Spurs Jackson is called in by General Carpenter to go discover the source of the Martian bombs. Nazis who travelled to Mars in 1935 are discovered to be sending the bombs.
- Keywords
- hydrogen bombs; Nazis; rockets
Spurs Sees Red!
Spurs Jackson / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- science fiction; western-frontier
- Characters
- Spurs Jackson; Pop McLeod; Janie McLeod; Colonel Steigev; Ben
- Synopsis
- When a flying saucer lands at the McLeod farm, Pop McLeod leaves his daughter Jane in the house while goes out to investigate. He is shot by a sniper, so Jane goes to Spurs for help. Spurs investigates, discovering the saucer is of Soviet design. Colonel Streigov plans to use the saucer-plane, with a max speed of 650 mph, to set the populace into a panic of alien invasion. Spurs manages to capture Steigov and his men, setting Pop free in the process.
- Keywords
- Flying Saucer; Soviet Invasion; USSR
Visit in Spaceman's Gulch!
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Spurs Jackson; Hank Roper; Jovian Bandersnatch
- Synopsis
- The Jovian Bandersnatch is a creature native to the red spot on Jupiter, an enormous continent floating in gas. The J.B. has two propeller-like appendages on the side of its head to assist it in flying with its wings.
Spurs Jackson and the Selenites!
Spurs Jackson / text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- science fiction; western-frontier
The Stone Men From Space
Strong Bow / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- science fiction; western-frontier
- Characters
- Spurs Jackson; Rapid Fox; Queen Thula of Mars; Stone Man Ag; Stone Man Ob
- Synopsis
- Queen Thuvia is talking to Spurs, the Mayans Strong Bow, Rapid Fox about desert petrified logs. She gives Strong Bow a thuvia flower she says will grow in the desert then goes Mars. Strong Bow says the flower won't grow in desert and discards it. It instantly sprouts into a bush. The petrified wood turns into Stone Men, led by Ag. Conventional weapons don't work. Strong Bow contacts the Army for an a-bomb. They'll take an hour. Strong Bow and Rapid Fox fire arrows made of thuvia stems to create a forest to pen the Stone Men. Spurs returns in his rocket and drops an a-bomb on the Stone Men.
- Keywords
- a-bomb; alien flora; Martian; Mayan
The Menace of Comet 'X'
Spurs Jackson / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- science fiction; western-frontier
- Characters
- Spurs Jackson; Queen Thula; Vodor; Korok
- Synopsis
- Spurs and his Space Vigilantes are contacted to investigate a dangerous comet. Spurs takes along Queen Thula of Mars. Spurs and the other vigilantes are captured, only to discover Spurs's old enemies, Korok, ex-Prime Minister of Mars, and Vodor from Venus are piloting the deadly comet toward Earth to devastate the planet. Mars is next.
- Reprints
-
in Whiz Comics (L. Miller & Son, 1950 series) #99 ([circa 1954])
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- Keywords
- comet; Martian; Venusian
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Madman of Mars
Spurs Jackson -
1.
The Madman of Mars
Spurs Jackson -
2.
Spurs Sees Red!
Spurs Jackson -
3.
Visit in Spaceman's Gulch!
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4.
Spurs Jackson and the Selenites!
Spurs Jackson -
5.
The Stone Men From Space
Strong Bow -
6.
The Menace of Comet 'X'
Spurs Jackson
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- Michael Hoskin
- Clint Maxwell
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Kevin Olson
- Ramon Schenk
- Daniel Thingvold
- Len Wolinsky
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