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| I looked at this cover and thought it was very Wally Wood. Then I saw that it was an homage to the cover of The Spirit. Yep! those Spirit in Space stories were Wally wood! |
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| When, oh when I ask, are they going to start making space helmets big enough so that a man doesn't have to leave his beloved Stetson behind at the ranch house? A saddle tramp feels durn-near nekkid without his hat! |
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| Publication | April 1953 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Bi-monthly |
| Notes | Cover art is an homage to the cover of The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/3/1952. |
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| Cover | Beyond the Moon |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction; Western-frontier |
| Notes | Cover art is an homage to the cover of The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/3/1952. |
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| Comic Story | Menace of the Meteor Men (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | When the Army is on maneuvers in the Arizona desert, they find themselves in the midst of a meteor shower. When some of the meteors prove to be low-minded creatures composed of rock and metal, impervious to bullets and explosions, it's up to Spurs Jackson to halt the invasion of the Meteor Men. |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction; Western-frontier | Characters: Spurs Jackson; Hank Roper; General Joyce; Meteor Men |
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| Comic Story | The Battle of Spaceman's Gulch (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Spurs Jackson and Strong Bow go on a mission to investigate explosions seen on the moon, leaving Hank Roper to meet a group of costumed science fiction fans invited by Spurs for a nearby local convention. Expecting the fans to show up in costume and an airplane mocked-up to appear like a rocket ship, Hank is surprised when a real alien from Neptune named Jawa shows up instead. Jawa is an artopod, as are his crew of scouts preparing for an invasion of Earth. Hank must think quickly to outwit Jawa and his insectoid friends. |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction; Western-frontier | Characters: Hank Roper; Spurs Jackson; Strong Bow; Jawa the Artopod from Neptune |
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| Comic Story | Visit Spurs Jackson at his Spaceranch in Spaceman's Gulch (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Spurs Jackson collects and explains the alien creature called the Saturlope. Saturlopes live on the moonlets that compose the rings of Saturn, and eat the only food source available there-mineral rocks. |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction; Western-frontier | Characters: Spurs Jackson; Saturlope |
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| Text Story | Spurs Jackson and the Vanishing Water (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Spurs Jackson and His Space Vigilantes |
| Credits | Script: Walter Gibson | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction; Western-frontier |
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| Comic Story | Beyond the Moon (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Soviets are using flying saucers as guided missile transport ships to take slaves to work on Mines on the Moon. The discs are sent from a secret Soviet base orbiting just beyond the moon, where it cannot be seen. Lousak is the Soviet official in charge of the orbiting space post. |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction; Western-frontier | Characters: Spurs Jackson; Hank Roper; Strong Bow; Professor Omok; Lousak |
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| Comic Story | Space Prospectors! (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Math & Science |
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| Comic Story | Trip to Mercury (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Strong Bow goes with Laughing Frog and another member of his Mayan tribe. They go to a Mayan pyramid in Mexico where legend has it was the last place Princess Karna was seen centuries earlier. Strong Bow and his tribesmen discover a spaceship inside the pyramid that takes Strong Bow to Mercury, where he is captured by Axar. Breaking free, he rescues Princess Karna who has not aged due to the atmosphere of Mercury. |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction; Western-frontier | Characters: Strong Bow; Axar, Master of Mercury; Princess Karna; Laughing Frog |
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