Comic books on Mars
I haven’t done a Vintage Comics post since September 27, 2012, when I wrote about The Mighty Marvel Superheroes’ Cookbook (1977) and shared some of the favourite (junk-food) recipes of the world’s mightiest heroes. They not only love their burgers and submarines, combos and chowders, and pastas and steaks, they cook them too. The Hulkburger is a particularly mean looking burger.
This morning I read a news item about NASA’s ongoing mission to Mars, which hopes to send the first man to the red planet by 2037, when I decided to explore my collection of e-comics for any adventures on Mars. I found 14 e-comic books about the planet including Flash Gordon published under the erstwhile Indian imprint, Indrajal Comics.
I found all the e-comics at Archive, which deserves praise for showing consideration towards comics buffs like me. In gratitude, I have provided links to all the comics most of which are complete. The list is in no particular order. Happy reading, downloading, and reading!
I haven’t done a Vintage Comics post since September 27, 2012, when I wrote about The Mighty Marvel Superheroes’ Cookbook (1977) and shared some of the favourite (junk-food) recipes of the world’s mightiest heroes. They not only love their burgers and submarines, combos and chowders, and pastas and steaks, they cook them too. The Hulkburger is a particularly mean looking burger.
This morning I read a news item about NASA’s ongoing mission to Mars, which hopes to send the first man to the red planet by 2037, when I decided to explore my collection of e-comics for any adventures on Mars. I found 14 e-comic books about the planet including Flash Gordon published under the erstwhile Indian imprint, Indrajal Comics.
I found all the e-comics at Archive, which deserves praise for showing consideration towards comics buffs like me. In gratitude, I have provided links to all the comics most of which are complete. The list is in no particular order. Happy reading, downloading, and reading!
Buster Brown Goes to Mars
Publisher: Western Publishing
Year: Early 1958
Mystery in Space: Cowboy on Mars
Publisher: DC Comics
Year: February-March 1952
John Carter of Mars #36
Publisher: The Funnies
Year: October 1938
Mystery in Space: The Martian Horse
Publisher: DC Comics
Year: August-September 1952
Wonder Woman: Mystery of the Rhyming Riddle
Publisher: DC Comics
Year: March-April 1949
Lars of Mars
Publisher: Ziff-Davis Comic #10
Year: April-May 1951
The Face on Mars
Publisher: Harvey Comics
Year: September 1958
John Carter of Mars #375
Publisher: Dell
Year: 1952
The Planetary Adventures of Flint Baker
Publisher: Planet Comics #1
Year: January 1940
The Martian from Gotham City
Publisher: DC Comics
Year: June 1960
First Earthman on Mars
Publisher: Fiction House Comics
Year: July 1944
Lost in Space
Publisher: EC Comics
Year: March/April 1955
Flash Gordon: Trapped on Mars
Publisher: Indrajal Comics (India)
Year: November 1973
Gulliver Jones: Warrior of Mars
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Year: 1971
Prashant, some of these are very interesting. Comics sure have changed in the intervening years, haven't they?
ReplyDeleteTracy, comics have made a 180-degree turn since the early 1990s. I don't like the modern-day comics with their glossy covers and pages, superheroes with long hairs and ponytails, and stories that run in several parts across weeks.
DeleteOh for those lovely Inderjal comics.
ReplyDeleteNeer, I'm holding on to my modest collection of Indrajals. However, I find that many people have put up their lot(s) for sale on the internet but with ridiculous price tags. Gold would be cheaper.
DeleteOh wow, so cool. I've got a couple of the John Carter ones but would to have all these!
ReplyDeleteCharles, these comics were an amazing discovery. I'm trying to build up a collection of all kinds of early e-comic books. They're not the same as reading actual comics but, nonetheless, the second best thing to happen to comic-book fans.
DeleteDavid Bowie apparently missed all these. Great collection.
ReplyDeleteThanks very much, Ron. I've been having a good time reading them though it'd be nice to hold a few of them in hand.
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