Beyond Mars TPB (1987 Blackthorne) comic books
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Issue #1-1ST
Published 1987 by Blackthorne.$8.99
Volume 1 - 1st printing. Stories by Jack Williamson. Art and cover by Lee Elias. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the Sundays-only comic strip from the 1950s written by sci-fi legend Jack Williamson. This issue collects the strips from February 17, 1952 – June 14, 1953. In the 22nd century, pilot and spatial engineer Mike Flint has light-hearted adventures on the Asteroid Belt. Mike and his Venusian sidekick, Tham Thmith, investigate interplanetary malfeasance on The Diamond Asteroid. Then they match wits with Buck Bullard, Space Pirate, and encounter the space anomaly known as the Death Rock. Also featuring a behind-the-scenes article about the creation of the strip by Jack Williamson. 92 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.
