SPACE BUSTERS "Remember Makano"

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It's the final battle in the series that may have inspired Don the Con's fantasy about a "Space Force"...

...appropriately enough, a tale that places emotion over logic!

This never-reprinted tale from Ziff-Davis' Space Busters #2 (1952) is the final story in the short-lived series.

Oddly, none of the sci-fi books about specific characters (this one and Lars of Mars, Crusader from Mars, and Space Patrol) lasted more than two issues!

But the anthologies lasted longer...Amazing Adventures ran six issues and Weird Thrillers ran five!

It must be admitted that Murphy Anderson's revamp gave the book a solid "shot in the arm" artistically, so why it was cancelled so abruptly remains a mystery!

Until next time...

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SPACE BUSTERS "Victory on Valda"

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Editor Jerry Siegel wanted Space Busters to look more like...

... the recently-revamped and revitalized Buck Rogers strip!

But artist Marvin Stein ended up using the original Buck strip as reference in his tryout, and lost the gig!

With a looming deadline, Siegel contacted the Buck Rogers strip's artist, Murphy Anderson (who had recently left the series) to provide redesigns...

...as well as the cover-featured story!

(Note: the cover is by Allen Anderson...no relation to Murphy!)

Personally, I'm not crazy about the purple-red color scheme, but at least it matches the uniform on the cover.
And, I think this is more the "look" Don (the John) Trump wants for his "Space Force" than the utilitarian garb of the first issue!

Until next time...

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Long Before Don the Con's "Space Force", There Were SPACE BUSTERS!

Was Don (the Con) Trump inspired by this comic about "space Marines" from his childhood?

Find out next Wednesday, when we begin a digitally-remastered, complete, weekly re-presentation of this never-reprinted series from the 1950s!

PS: the Preventive Maintenance Monthly V1 N1

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To celebrate Memorial Day, here's a landmark military magazine...

...produced by the legendary Will Eisner and his studio to promote good maintenance of vehicles in an easy-to-read format including text articles with spot illustrations and even comic strips.

It quickly expanded its' coverage to include weapons, radios, and literally everything else military personnel utilized.

And, by the third issue, it began utilizing the military's single greatest weapon...women!

Eisner's studio handled the magazine until 1971, turning it over to Murphy Anderson's Visual Concepts studio, who passed it on to Joe Kubert in 2001.

Kubert's studio still produces the magazine, often utilizing students from his comic art school.

Until next time...

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