Race for the Moon comic books issue 1

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"Asylum," art by Bob Powell; For thousands of years, an advanced planet had committed horribly insane people to a far-distant planet; But this time a mission is turned back by the now highly-advanced civilization on this distant planet: the planet Earth! "First Man on the Moon," art by Bob Powell. "Supreme Penalty" featuring Chief scientist Frances and Judge Krenk, art by Bob Powell. "Disc Jockey," art by Bob Powell; Sam Webb is a radio station owner and a very unpopular disc jockey who will not take himself off the air; He's so bad that Martians, out of frustration, arrive and forcibly remove him from his post. "So You Want to Go to the Moon" article. "The Invasion," art by Bob Powell; A couple watch a TV news broadcast chronicling an alien invasion and are terrified when Earth's military forces are quickly defeated; Fearing for their lives, they pack and literally run for the hills; They don't hear the news announcer then reveal that the invasion broadcast was an "original tele-screen drama entitled The Invasion From Mars!" Cloverine Salve ad featuring Yogi Berra. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

UK edition, B&W reprint of Race for the Moon (1958 Harvey) #1 with additional reprint material. "Asylum," art by Bob Powell; For thousands of years, an advanced planet had committed horribly insane people to a far-distant planet; But this time a mission is turned back by the now highly-advanced civilization on this distant planet: the planet Earth! "First Man on the Moon," art by Bob Powell. "Supreme Penalty" featuring Chief scientist Frances and Judge Krenk, art by Bob Powell. "Disc Jockey," art by Bob Powell; Sam Webb is a radio station owner and a very unpopular disc jockey who will not take himself off the air; He's so bad that Martians, out of frustration, arrive and forcibly remove him from his post. "So You Want to Go to the Moon" article. "The Invasion," art by Bob Powell; A couple watch a TV news broadcast chronicling an alien invasion and are terrified when Earth's military forces are quickly defeated; Fearing for their lives, they pack and literally run for the hills; They don't hear the news announcer then reveal that the invasion broadcast was an "original tele-screen drama entitled The Invasion From Mars!" Cloverine Salve ad featuring Yogi Berra. Squarebound, B&W, 6.5" x 9.5", 68 pgs.

UK edition, reprint of Race for the Moon (1958 Thorpe and Porter) #1. Reprints of various US material. Stories include: "The Cadmus Seed!", "First Man on the Moon", "Supreme Penalty", "Donnegan's Daffy Chair" (Jack Kirby), "Asylum", "The Fourth Dimension is a Many Splattered Thing" (Jack Kirby), "Disc Jockey", "Man in Black: Brush Strokes", "Second Chance", "Man in Black: The Hanging Thread", "Man in Black: The Fly in the Ointment", "The Invasion", "The Weaver", and "Logan's Next Life". 7" x 9.5". 68 pages. Black and white.

Reprints Race for the Moon (1958 Harvey) #1-3. Prior to the first Moon landing in 1969, Harvey published Race for the Moon featuring sci-fi stories with artwork by Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Al Williamson, and Bob Powell. The series is collected here fully restored and in its entirety. Cover price $17.99.