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Reading Room MYSTICAL TALES "Lair of the Thunder Lizard!"

2026-05-28T07:00:00.000-04:00

Bernie Krigstein was one of the most under-appreciated artists of the 1950s...

...and this kool tale he illustrated just begged to be unearthed for the first time in almost 70 years!

Scripted by Carl Wessler and rendered by Bernie Krigstein, this never-reprinted piece from Atlas' Mystical Tales #8 (1957) is a low-key character study enhanced by Krigstein's naturalistic art.

Bernie was already phasing out of comics and into mainstream commercial art (including book and magazine illustration).

This tale was one of his last stories before leaving the comics field altogether.

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Wednesday Worlds of Wonder PHANTASMAGORIA "Parasite!"

2026-05-27T07:00:00.000-04:00

Kenneth Smith is a Remarkable Comics/Sci-Fi/Fantasy Creative!

Besides having a Doctorate in European Political Philosophy, Kenneth R Smith is a talented writer-artist who's done covers for paperbacks, magazines, and comics, themed illustration portfolios, spot illustrations for magazines and several comic stories.

Here's one from the second issue of his self-published magazine, Phantasmagoria...

Beautiful work.

His comics/sci-fi/fantasy career was short, but he produced spectacular material!
And he's happily-worked in his chosen field of interest, where he's a respected figure, both simultaneously and then full-time!
Would that we all could achieve that!

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Reading Room: MYSTICAL TALES "Nomad of Outer Space!"

2026-05-26T07:00:00.000-04:00

It's mind-blowing how much Atlas (pre-Marvel) stuff hasn't been reprinted...

...such as this story from Atlas' Mystical Tales #1 (1956)!

While hunting thru files for un-reprinted Jack Kirby tales for a previous Kirby Reading Room mini-marathon, I came across a lot of never-reprinted material!

This Bob Powell-rendered story is just the tip of the iceberg!

Sadly, we don't know the writer of this tale...

BTW, despite the title, Mystical Tales was an almost-totally "hard sci-fi" anthology!

Only a handful of stories from the anthology's 8-issue run have been reprinted, all in the 1970s, which makes even the reprints at least 40 years old!

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Monday Mecha Madness SHOGUN WARRIORS "Five Heads of Doom!" Part 1

2026-05-25T07:00:00.000-04:00

We Have Already Seen...

...Radeen and Dangard Ace engaged in battle with simultaneous (but apparently-unrelated) menaces from outer space!

Now a new (and quite different menace) threatens the life of Genji Odashu, pilot of Combatra...

You'll See That Epic Attack Next Monday!

Today's entry in the never-reprinted Marvel adventures of the Shogun Warriors from #10 (1979) was scripted by Doug Moench, penciled by Herb Trimpe and inked by guest artist Steve Mitchell.
Note: because Moench & Trimpe onlya had the Mattel versions of the robots and didn't have access to the manga or anime detailing the Japanese versions' characters, back stories, and capabilities of the mecha, they basically made things up as they went!
In Combatra's case, the Japanese version featured five human pilots, each controlling one of the segments, which functioned best when combined, as shown in the video below!

The Marvel Comics version has only one human pilot, located in in the head, with the other four sections controlled by semi-independent Artificial Intelligences!

The RetroBlog Summer Blogathon is Coming...and Bringing FLASH GORDON with It!

2026-05-24T07:00:00.000-04:00

Besides the Long-Lost 1st Marvel Prose Novel Avengers Battle the Earth-Wrecker...

...we'll be re-presenting the time-lost novelizztion of Flash Gordon the Movie by award-winning sci-fi/fantasy author Arthur Byron Cover!

It's a wild expansion of the screenplay by Lorenzo Semple, with elements from earlier drafts and some of Cover's own extrapolation and interpretation of the script!
For your edification, here's the novelization's version of the pre-credits sequence, followed by the actual segment of the film...

PROLOGUE
Cosmic Pawns

“UNDERLING, I am weary.”

The unconcerned voice which replied to the statement was incapable of warmth or pity. It had never expressed a passion, not even the tacit admission of an emotion. “O Master, what might I do to relieve the weariness which has so mercilessly beset you?”

A pause. “You might amuse me.”

“For the purposes of amusement, there is your harem of submissive, willing slaves.”

“With sleek bodies tanned by discriminating applications of artificial light, that I know. I am not interested in that sort of amusement.” Another pause. “Perhaps later.”

“You have your scholars to present all manner of inventive and obscure arguments for your approval.”

“Underling, today I have no desire to listen to a cowardly old man with quivering knees lecture me on the finer points of logic.”

“Does it not please you to listen to philosophers explain why life is meaningful only beneath the iron hand of your august rule?”

“It pleases me, but it does not relieve my boredom.”

“I might arrange for your tributes to be given within the hour.”

“Do not bother; it can wait.”

“Is there a duty of state which might please you?”

Another pause, this one long and heavy. “Klytus.”

“O Master.”

“What would you say if I informed you that my weariness was the result of my singular loneliness?”

“I would reply that the loneliness of a star blazing in the vacuum of space is a small price to pay for imperial greatness, for the vast spirit which rules the nine moons of a kingdom that is truly the center of the universe.”

“You would make such a reply?”

“Indeed I would, Sire, without hesitation—that is, if you were to say that you were lonely.”

“Do you believe I am lonely?”

“No, Sire, though if you were to say you were, then I would believe it instantly, with all my soul.”

“Klytus, you disappoint me.”

The unconcerned voice expressed the barest hint of surprise. “Sire! How have I failed thee?”

“As We cannot condemn the space-hound for its savagery, We cannot fault thee for shortcomings inherent in thy very nature.”

“I exist only to serve you.”

“And, Klytus—you have no soul.”

“I kneel corrected.” The rustle of robes brushing against metal.

A sigh. “Tell Us, Klytus, since it appears We are doomed to suffer this weariness, at least for the time being, what affair of state should We choose to help Us wile away the hours?”

“Perhaps—the testing of a civilization?”

“Hmmm, yes. The life or death of millions upon millions. That might send the blood flowing through these tired veins. Have the computers make their selection.”

A hand sheathed in golden metal reached out and flicked a switch. It pushed a button and waited patiently before a slot. Green, yellow, and red lights flashed. There were pings and scraping sounds. A white card slipped from the slot into the sheathed hand.

“The computers have selected an insignificant planet in Sector 468G29, Sire.”

“Not Sector 468G29! It’s so dreary, so relentlessly, dreadfully boring. Its dullness is legendary even in the society of the drones beneath Our fair citadel. Nothing interesting ever happens there.”

“The prospects do not please me either, Sire, but according to the computers, there has been an inexplicable oversight. This planet’s civilization has never before been tested.”

“Oh?”

“We must test this insignificant planet in this dreadfully boring sector for the protection of the realm.”

“Very well. And have the maintenance man and current programmer executed.”

“O Master, they were executed last week for that little error which allowed Vultan to conceal his daughter’s existence for so long.”

“Have their replacements executed.”

“They have not yet been appointed.”

“Select a few volunteers then, Klytus, and inform them of the price of failure.”

“Yes, Master.”

“Proceed.”

“Yes, Master.”

The sheathed hand pressed buttons and flicked switches, the computer bank hummed as connections were made, gears slipped into place, and electrons coursed through coils. Waves of interference flowed across the view screen in the center of the console. Bright stars gradually appeared, floating like scoops of radioactive dust in the blackness. It was Sector 468G29.

The Master stifled an imperial yawn. A hand in a scintillating red glove waved. “Please, Klytus, I’ve no desire for sightseeing. I can do that while I meditate. Proceed more quickly.”

“Yes, Sire.” The sheathed hand turned a knob and on the screen appeared a blue world partially enveloped by white and gray mists and orbited by a barren rocky moon. The world was Earth.

“What do you know of this world’s civilization, Klytus?”

“Surely not enough to satisfy your endless thirst for knowledge, Sire.”

“Please try.”

“The civilization has reached Level Two, but the intellect of the inhabitants does not deal with it rationally. A peculiar personality trait, which all the inhabitants possess to some degree, is an amazing ability to refuse responsibility for their own actions, or for their existences, in general. To this end they live in a number of principalities, each with its own government, but there is no dictator to cut through red tape and bureaucracies. I must say, Sire, they are not very reasonable.”

“Interesting, interesting.”

“They possess other unusual qualities, Sire, including a philosophical outlook unique throughout the galaxies, though it has presented them with little advantage.”

“And what is that, Klytus?”

“The deeds and thoughts of life are somewhat arbitrarily divided between those they call ‘good’ and ‘evil.’ The good are supposed to make life better for all people, and the evil worsen it.”

“And is this planet a utopia of well-meaning intentions, a paradise of delight?”

“No, Sire, not in the least. Only a few can meet the behavioral standards which are the results of their ideals, and the others but pretend. There are many ways of carrying out the pretense. One method is to set up a huge faceless body called a ‘corporation’ which insulates each man from the results of his decisions. Orders are carried out through long chains of command so that when a decision backfires, creating an inordinate amount of pollution or contaminating a village, the person truly responsible can blame underlings or forces beyond his control. Therefore, he can believe he is successfully continuing the pretense of meeting the high philosophical standards.”

“And what is the so-called purpose of these corporations, Klytus?”

“To amass tremendous amounts of credits, so that the rewards of the capitalistic schemes can be utilized to earn more profits.”

“Why do they not simply demand tribute from their underlings?”

“As I said, Sire, they are not reasonable.”

“Are the people of this civilization aware of the true size of the universe? Do they meditate regularly, experiencing the myriad forces of the cosmos?”

“A few do, Sire, but in the main that is not considered profitable.”

“Hmmm, I wonder if testing this planet will not be a waste of energy.”

“These people do possess potential.”

The master asked abruptly, “Would they think me good—or evil?”

“Evil, though I confess it is difficult for me to make the distinction between the two. The categories are, after all, arbitrary. If I might be permitted to add an observation . . .” A pause, during which, presumably, the Master indicated his assent. “This planet, called Earth in one of its predominant languages, has produced specimens of a temperament you might find admirable. Tamerlane, Genghis Khan, Joseph Stalin. One man, Adolf Hitler by name, possessed the will, but his mind was not strong enough to cope and he became the victim of the very delusions he fostered upon others. Our seers have peered through the veils of time, into alternate dimensions, and they have informed me of the specimens this planet might spawn in the future. Yes, this world is currently insignificant, but there is potential here, potential we must be aware of.”

“It matters not. We can destroy the world if We choose.”

“Yes, Sire.”

“Begin the test.”

The sheathed hand manipulated more controls. Momentarily, red and green waves stabbed at the barren moon.

“Do you remain weary, O Master?” asked the unconcerned voice.

“Indeed. But now I ponder upon the indisputable fact that unsuspecting millions depend upon my whim for their very existence, and the knowledge that I might crush them raises my spirits.”

“They are but insects, Sire, pawns of cosmic forces they cannot comprehend.”

“For one who feigns ignorance, Klytus, you seem to know much about this Earth in Sector 468G29.”

“Cosmic pawns are my hobby, Sire.”

“Good. It is a useful hobby, and you are useful to Us. We cannot help but notice that this life-or-death situation the unsuspecting Earth faces has excited Us. We shall retire and visit Our harem. Continue the testing while We exorcise some of Our majestic passions.”

“As you command.”

In fact, I believe this version of the Prologue may be part of Nicholas Roeg's earlier version of the film.
But that's just my opinion.
But I would have loved to hear the recording session between Max Von Sydow and Peter Wyngarde for it!
Here's the actual Prologue...

The re-presentation will span three of the RetroBlogs!

Secret Sanctum of Captain Video

Hero Histories

and

Atomic Kommie Comics

(the one you're perusing)

with a chapter in each one each week until conclusion!

That's three chapters a week, with panels from the comic adaptation (which itself has differences from the movie), rarely-seen photos and foreign posters, plus inserted video segments!

It's multi-media madness...and it's coming your way in July!

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Space Hero Saturdays STEPHEN COLBERT'S TEK JANSEN "Danger Express to Doom!"

2026-05-23T07:00:00.000-04:00

Have You Seen the Movie Bullet Train

Well, Tek Jansen did something similar, over a decade before the movie came out!

And he did it with a twist the movie didn't have!

With the re-presentation of this tale by writer Jim Massey and artist Robbi Rodriguez from Oni Press' Stephen Colbert's Tek Jansen #2 (2007), we conclude our mini-marathon in tribute to the final episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert!

But though The Late Show is gone...

(as they say at the end of the James Bond films)

Tek Jansen Will Return!

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Friday Fun BASEBALL COMICS "Rube Rooky Heads Down the Home Stretch"

2026-05-22T07:00:00.000-04:00

When Last We Left Our Wholesome Hero...

...under coach Pop Flye's guidance, Rube has developed into a top-notch pitcher.

But even a first-rate hurler needs a great team behind him!

Fortunately, the formerly-mediocre Badgers are inspired by the pitching prodigy and...

Regrettably, there was no "next issue" of Baseball Comics, so no World Series appearance for Rube Rooky.

But we still have this one-shot wonder from 1949 by writer/penciler Will Eisner and inker Tex Blaisdell to remember.
And, after Kitchen Sink Press reprinted this issue in 1991, there was a second issue in 1992 reprinting a horror comics baseball story and a Will Eisner Spirit story about baseball, but without The Spirit!

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Reading Room OUT OF THIS WORLD "Perfect Forecaster"

2026-05-21T07:00:00.000-04:00

The Last Few Years of Extreme Weather Made Me Wonder Why We Don't Yet Have...

...and this rarely-seen tale from Charlton's Out of this World #10 (1958) provides an amusing solution!

Could Dorothy be...a mutant?

Writer Joe Gill and artist Steve Ditko aren't telling...

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Wednesday Worlds of Wonder STEPHEN COLBERT'S TEK JANSEN "Return to Space Academy!" Part 1

2026-05-20T07:00:00.000-04:00

When Last We Left the Greatest Space Hero of All Time (according to him)...

...he had done a great job!

His boss had a different assessment...

Yes, it's a cliffhanger, written by John Layman & Tom Peyer and illustrated by Robbi Rodriguez...which is concluding right now at...
Secret Sanctum of Captain Video!

So what are you waiting for???

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Reading Room MEN'S ADVENTURES "Secret of the Flying Saucer"

2026-05-19T07:00:00.000-04:00

In the Early 1940s-Early 50s, Pop Culture Went Flying Saucer Mad...

...and comics publishers (just like b-movie studios) eagerly took advantage of the insanity!

The writer of this never-reprinted tale from Atlas' anthology Men's Adventures #5 (1950) is unknown and the art is apparently an art jam including Bill LaCava and Vern Henkel.

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Monday Mecha Madness TERMINATOR "Down to Earth" Conclusion

2026-05-18T07:00:00.000-04:00

When Last We Left Pop Culture's Most Famous Killer AI, SkyNet...

...in the ruins of Miami, "Sarah's Slammers" (a human resistance group named after Sarah O'Connor) inadvertently shoot down a spacecraft from a human colony on the moon, believing it to be a Terminator aircraft.

The combined human groups repel a Terminator assault, then retreat to the Slammers' hidden base.

Meanwhile, one of the Slammers, Martin Redfoot, has discovered a nearby town that looks like an intact pre-war town, but...

Is Moonman Konrad a Terminator?

Or is there another, far more innocent, explanation?

Youll have to wait until June to find out, because...

Next Week: the Return of

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Here's a Taste of What's Coming This Summer from the RetroBlogs' Summer Blogathons...

2026-05-17T07:00:00.000-04:00

...starting with an over-half century old, never-reprinted novel...

...that introduced the Marvel Universe into prose!
Note: neither Quicksilver or the Scarlet Witch appear in the book, though they're referenced, along with Thor, as past members.

The Wasp and Iron Man are the other featured members of the team in this story!

The cover art is by James Bond movie poster artist Robert McGinnis!

Written by long-time pulp/comic book writer Otto Binder (whose credits include Superman and the original Captain Marvel, this never-reprinted tale is a rolicking, fast-paced adventure that would have made a kool flick back in the Swinging 60s!

Trivia: Binder co-created both Supergirl and the Legion of Super Heroes!

Though there had been numerous paperback reprints of Marvel comics by Lancer Books, this was the first prose novel...and an original story, not an adaptation of any of the comics tales!
There were three previous comic book prose novels before this...all based on DC characters!
George Lowther's Adventures of Superman (which, technically, was based on the radio show), and Winston Lyons' (William Woolfolk's) Batman vs the Three Villains of Doom (based as much on the tv show as the comic) and Batman vs the Fearsome Foursome (a novelization of the 1966 theatrical movie).

Let's have a look at what the book is about!

Karzz is more an alien Kang the Conquerer than Thanos the Mad Titan, but there are a number of parallels between this and Infinity Wars.

Now, read the intro and first chapter of this lost classic, directly from the printed pages...

The inside cover teaser!

Yes, (Stan the Man) Lee intros the story!

Iron Man does show up at the studio in Chapter Two...after running into Karzz!

Avengers vs the Earth-Wrecker is one of two time-lost novels based on comic books that we'll be running after July 4th!

As for the other book, plus the subjects of the other blogathons we're running, come back next Sunday and we'll fill you in!

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Space Hero Saturdays STEPHEN COLBERT'S TEK JANSEN "Horn Like Me! A Tek Jansen Case File"

2026-05-16T07:00:00.000-04:00

We've Already Posted a Two-Part Tale of Tek Jansen HERE and HERE...

...from #1 (2007) of his Oni Press mini-series.

Now, to close out the issue, we re-present the final story from that book...

Written by Jim Massey and illustrated by Robbi Rodriguez, this "Case File" is more in the style of a hard-boiled gumshoe tale than a "straight" sci-fi adventure!
Tek Jansen will return, next week at...
Wednesday Worlds of Wonder!

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Friday Fun BASEBALL COMICS "Rube Rooky Climbs Up from the Pit...."

2026-05-15T07:00:00.000-04:00

Will Eisner's saga of how a baseball superstar is created continues...

...as Rube leaves his family and girlfriend to pursue his dream...

Wow!

Big-screen TV in 1949?

Who knew?

Next Week: the exciting conclusion to Rube Rooky's amazing saga!
BTW, anybody here see a parallel between Rube and a real-life ballplayer who faced similar problems being accepted by his teammates because he was "different" just a year before writer/penciler Will Eisner and inker Tex Blaisdell created this tale?

Think about it...

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Reading Room KANDI THE CAVE KID "Dinosaur"

2026-05-14T07:00:00.000-04:00

Creationists believe the Earth is only 6,000 years old...

...so to them, this could be considered a chapter in a history book!

This never-reprinted story from Dell's Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics #15 (1943) was the final appearance of the Walt Kelly-created character.

Besides both print adaptations of theatrical cartoons and new tales of existing Warner Brothers characters like Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, Dell introduced a number of new characters to fill out the pages of the comic anthology, including Kandi and Pat, Patsy & Pete.

Kandi was one of the shorter-lived ones, with only a half-dozen short tales from #3 to #15.

Wednesday Worlds of Wonder STEPHEN COLBERT'S TEK JANSEN "Invasion of the Optiklons!!!" Part 1

2026-05-13T07:00:00.045-04:00

Somewhere out in space, beautiful green women are in peril...

...and only one manly man can save them!

Continued, right now, at Secret Sanctum of Captain Video!

Written by John Layman & Tom Peyer and illustrated by Scott Chantler, the premiere comic adventure of the one and only Tek Jansen in Oni Press' Stephen Colbert's Tek Jansen #1 (2007) jumps into the lunacy head-first and won't let up!

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Stephen Colbert IS Tek Jansen: Space Hero!

2026-05-12T07:00:00.009-04:00

Did you know mild-mannered Late Show host Stephen Colbert is really...

...and that he had both a five-issue comic mini-series...

...and a number of animated cartoon episodes (with Colbert as the voice of Jansen)!

Sadly, the cartoons themselves are now lost to the cyber-winds, but the theme song survives HERE!
But hang tight, True Believers, 'cause we'll be posting some of the OOP (that's "out of print") adventures of everybody's (especially Stephen's) favorite space hero for the next couple of weeks on this blog at Wednesday Worlds of Wonder and Space Hero Saturdays plus, same day on Wednesdays and Saturdays, at Secret Sanctum of Captain Video!
That's three chapters each week for the next two weeks!

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Monday Mecha Madness TERMINATOR "Down to Earth" Part 1

2026-05-11T07:00:00.063-04:00

Between the first Terminator movie and Terminator 2: Judgment Day...

...a brand-new comics publisher secured the rights to do a sequel comic.

Note: the "three years since" reference is to 2028, the year The Terminator was sent into the past, not 1984, the year it arrived in the past.

To Be Concluded Next Monday!

Scripted by publisher Tony Caputo, penciled by Tony Akins, and inked by Jim Brozman, this never-reprinted adventure from NOW's Terminator #1 (1988) introduced the inhabitants of a moonbase untouched by SkyNet, who will prove vital to future storylines in comics, novels, roleplaying games, and the movies themselves.

BTW, it's not the premiere comics tale of the Terminator Multiverse!

That honor goes to a 5-page introduction in the back of NOW's Rust #12 (1988) which leads into this story.

Unfortunately, that book is extremely-expensive and I've never seen anybody else post scans of the Terminator back-up tale online!

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Holiday Reading Room EVERY DAY IS A HOLLY DAY "Mother's Day"

2026-05-10T07:00:00.006-04:00

Ever wonder why Mother's Day is when it is...or even why it is?

Oddly, there's no entry in this comic for Father's Day!

(Perhaps because Father's Day wasn't made an official American holiday until 1972, decades after this comic was published in 1956!)

Why is this comic entitled "Every Day is a Holly Day" instead of "Every Day is a Holiday"?

Because it was given away to kids by grocers who sold Holly Sugar!

Illustrated by John Rosenberger, it's a unique pamphlet covering a number of American holidays, including both Lincoln and Washington's Birthdays (before they were combined into "Presidents' Day"), Flag Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and a couple of holidays we've largely abandoned...Pan-American Day and American Indian Day!

We'll be presenting the other chapters on the dates they fall upon.

Watch for them!

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Space Hero Saturdays CAPTAIN SCIENCE "Dark o' the Moon"

2026-05-09T07:00:00.002-04:00

The man with alien technology at his command returns...

...in another outer space adventure!

Last time Gordon Dane destroyed a threat by humans (including Adolf Hitler) using alien tech and picked up a hot babe in the process!

Now he's dealing with aliens on the Moon!

PLUS, there's a cliffhanger involving the "Cat Men of Phoebus", which means the action goes interplanetary in the next story!

That catyclysmic conclusion will be presented...next Saturday!

The art on this never-reprinted story from Youthful's Captain Science #2 (1950) is by Gustav Schrotter.

The writer is unknown.

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Friday Fun FROM HERE TO INSANITY "Inside Mr America"

2026-05-08T07:00:00.024-04:00

When I Think Weird, I Think Wolverton!

And, if you didn't before, you'll agree after reading this never-reprinted feature!

The amount of detail he put into this 2-pager from Charlton's From Here to Insanity V3N1 (1957) is astounding, considering...

a) the low (even for comic books) page rates Charlton was paying!

and

b) the usually-poor printing Charlton was infamous for!

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Reading Room 3-D COLOR CLASSICS: TIME MACHINE (Conclusion)

2026-05-07T07:00:00.004-04:00

We Have Already Seen...

Victorian-era inventor John travels to the future and discovers that, after reaching a pinnacle of scientific development, mankind has deteriorated to two groups of primitives!

Above-ground dwellers are peaceful, but those who lurk below are savage!

The underground humans steal John's time-travel vehicle...and then, one of his new-found friends, a woman named Weena.

Seeking both, the chronic argonaut goes below the surface, where he discovers the hostile cave dwellers, known as "Morlocks", are hyper-sensitive to light.

Finding his machine and the woman, John heads for the surface with her, planning to return for his vehicle...

Note: John says to the Morlocks; "Perhaps one of my distant ancestors will meet you!"

If they're in the future, wouldn't it be one of his descendents?

If you want to see how much this never-reprinted 1995 adaptation varies from the original book, click HERE to read the original novel!

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Wednesday Worlds of Wonder 3-D COLOR CLASSICS: TIME MACHINE (Part 2)

2026-05-06T07:00:00.013-04:00

When Last We Left Our Chronic Argonaut...

...(note the reference to HG Wells' earlier time travel tale!)

Victorian inventor John travels to the future, where he discovers humans reached a remarkable level of scientific achievement, then apparently lost their knowledge over generations and became gentle primitives!

But not all of them!

When his time-travel vehicle is stolen and taken underground, John pursues the thieves, he discovers some humans had become savage primitives!

To Be Concluded...Tomorrow!

Adapted by Peter Stone, with layouts by Neal Adams and finishes by Adams, Rodolfo Damaggio, Andres Klasic, and John Nyberg, this adaptation takes considerable liberties with the original novel.

But, to be fair, almost every adaptation, no matter the media, has made changes, usually due to technical (sfx) or space limitations.

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Reading Room 3-D COLOR CLASSICS: TIME MACHINE (Part 1)

2026-05-05T07:00:00.027-04:00

Here's a never-reprinted graphic version of the HG Wells tale...

...from over 3 decades ago, illustrated by the late, great, Neal Adams and his Continuity Associates studio!

To Be Continued Tomorrow...in Wednesday Worlds of Wonder!

Adapted by scripter Peter Stone, with layouts by Neal Adams and finishes by Adams, Rodolfo Damaggio, Andres Klasic, and John Nyberg, this adaptation takes considerable liberties with the original novel.

But, to be fair, almost every adaptation, no matter the media, has made changes, usually due to technical (sfx) or space limitations.

The book was part of a series of comics given away as part of Wendy's Kid's Meals in 1995!

The books used a full color 3-D process called "ChromaDepth", that used the color spectrum to create a three-dimensional effect with the enclosed glasses, yet left a perfectly-readable (if oddly-colored) comic if the glasses were lost!

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Monday Mecha Madness MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU!

2026-05-04T07:00:00.158-04:00

Though in the Star Wars Multiverse, They're known as "Droids"...

...they're actually robots, not androids!

So why aren't they called "bots"?
BTW, who knew R2D2 was such a wise-ass?
Next: If droids can't go into the Cantina, where do they go?

Note: Technically, the female could be an android!

The following tale features two droids...one good and one decidedly evil!

The final entry features R2D2, also hanging out with Ewoks...

These stories were from a trio of limited-edition anthology fanzines dubbed "Star Wars Fanbooks" sometimes called Star Wars Harvest Fanbooks, since the first one was titled...

Two others followed...

...all conceived, edited, and produced by Shelli Paroline in the late 2000s!

I wanted to present something both mecha and Star Wars-themed, and since almost every related comic/graphic novel had been reprinted multiple times (except for the Star Wars 3-D comics, which didn't play up the droids), finding something unique was proving near-impossible, until I remembered these, which featured very talented fans and neo-pros demonstrating their love for the "Galaxy Far, Far, Away"!

And, I was hoping to provide a link to the publisher's website listed in the Grand Comics Database HERE so others could purchase copies, but the site is now defunct.

And a search for copies anywhere else came up with zero/zilch/nada/nuthin' honey!