The origins of science fiction comics can be traced back to the superheroes
who launched the whole industry. One in particular, Superman, holds all the key ingredients
that would later spawn the whole genre.
Amongst the major titles here are two long runners
Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds and Planet Comics. Rod Hathaway, AKA Space Detective was not so
fortunate, but is well worth a browse.
It is not all serious stuff. For a bit of fun we have Fatman the Human Flying Saucer, Jetta and the rocket travelling
rodent Space Mouse.
This section also has examples of spin-offs from early radio and TV shows with
Tom Corbett Space Cadet, Space Patrol and Captain Video.
Strange titles that are must read include Space Western. As the title suggests it is
an attempt at cross-genre between sci-fi and western. Even more bizzare is Lars of Mars,
a martian who crashes to earth and finds a film role playing a martian! Sadly,
he only lasted two issues.
We have 144 titles and 3,944 issues in our 'Science Fiction Category' for you to enjoy.
Science Fiction Comics, Books and Radio Shows
| Frank Reade Library |
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| Section: | Dime Novels |
| Categories: | Adventure | Science Fiction |
| Description: | Frank Reade was the protagonist of a series of dime novels published primarily for boys. The first novel, Frank Reade and His Steam Man of the Plains, an imitation of Edward Ellis's The Steam Man of the Prairies (1868), was written by Harry Enton and serialized ... |
| Frank Reade Weekly Magazine |
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| Available: | 34 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 96 |
| From: | 1902 |
| To: | 1904 |
| Seq: | 1 - 96 |
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| Section: | Dime Novels |
| Categories: | Science Fiction | Adventure |
| Description: | Frank Reade, the 19th century's most popular science fiction hero helped lay the groundwork for modern science fiction. The stories began with "Frank Reade and His Steam Man of the Plains, or, The Terror of the West." Written by Harold Cohen under ... |
| Fulgor |
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| Available: | 7 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 48 |
| From: | 1953 |
| To: | 1954 |
| Seq: | 1 - 48 |
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| Non-English: | Dutch Language Books |
| Categories: | Science Fiction | Adventure |
| Description: | This is the Dutch strip published in Lilliput/Picollo format - landscape, 1 tier high.
Art by Augusto Pedrazza, story could be by Pedrazza or perhaps Roberto Renzi. |
| Guerra A La Tierra |
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| Available: | 7 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 7 |
| From: | 1945 |
| To: | 1945 |
| Seq: | 1 - 7 |
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| Non-English: | Spanish Language Books |
| Categories: | Science Fiction |
| Description: | A mini-series of 7 issues, which complete the serial. Art by Liquois. 1945. |
| The Hotspur |
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| Available: | 335 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| From: | Sep 1933 |
| To: | Oct 1959 |
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| Section: | British Story Papers |
| Categories: | Adventure | Crime | Sports | School | Science Fiction | Detective |
| Description: | One of the Big Five boys' story papers from D.C. Thomson. Featuring illustrated stories of adventure, sports, schooldays, crime, s.f. plus jokes.
They bear no relation to the American pulps or, in fact, the British pocket libraries. They are in a class ... |
| Imaginative Tales |
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| Available: | 21 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| From: | Sep 1954 |
| To: | Jul 1958 |
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| Section: | Science Fiction |
| Categories: | Science Fiction |
| Description: | Imaginative Tales was published Bi-monthly by Greenleaf Publishing Company. It ran from September 1954 to November 1958 for a total of 26 issues.
Imaginative Tales originally focused on fantasy, rather than science fiction, but later switched to science fiction ... |
| Journey into Space |
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| Available: | 53 Shows |
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| Broadcasting History |
| Shows: | 58 |
| From: | Sep 1954 |
| To: | Jun 1958 |
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| Categories: | Science Fiction |
| Description: | Journey Into Space is a BBC Radio science fiction programme written by BBC producer Charles Chilton. It was the last UK radio programme to attract a bigger evening audience than television. Originally, four series were produced (the fourth was a remake of the first), ... |
| Lost Worlds |
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| Available: | 2 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 2 |
| From: | Oct 1952 |
| To: | Dec 1952 |
| Seq: | 5 - 6 |
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| Publisher: | Better / Nedor / Standard / Pines |
| Categories: | Science Fiction |
| Description: | Oct. 1952 - Dec. 1952
Issues: 2 (#5-6)
SERIES COMPLETE
Artists on this title include Ross Andru, Nick Cardy, John Celardo, Jack Katz, Rocco Mastroserio, Art Saaf & Alex Toth |
| Mundo Futuro |
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| Non-English: | Spanish Language Books |
| Categories: | Science Fiction |
| Description: | Ediciones Toray, Barcelona. Series started in 1955 and each issue is a self-contained S.F.adventure. |
| Nature Boy |
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| Available: | 3 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 3 |
| From: | Mar 1956 |
| To: | Feb 1957 |
| Seq: | 1 - 3 |
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| Publisher: | Charlton |
| Categories: | Science Fiction |
| New Worlds |
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| Available: | 16 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| From: | 1946 |
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| Section: | Science Fiction |
| Categories: | Science Fiction |
| Description: | New Worlds is a British pulp Science Fiction magazine published by Nova Publications Ltd. based in London.
The Chairman of this company was none other than the English writer John Wyndam famous for 'The Midwich Cuckoos' (Village of the Damned) and 'The ... |
| Out of This World |
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| Available: | 5 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 2 |
| From: | Jun 1950 |
| To: | Aug 1950 |
| Seq: | 1 - |
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| Publisher: | Avon Periodicals |
| Categories: | Science Fiction |
| Description: | OUT OF THIS WORLD, 1950 Series.
No. 1, Jun 1950 (reprinted in Aug 1950).
Also:
OUT OF THIS WORLD ADVENTURES, 1950 Series.
No. 1, Jul 1950 - no. 2, Dec 1950.
Note: OUT OF THIS WORLD ADVENTURES was a pulp magazine the included a full comic within it. |
| Outer Space |
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| Available: | 6 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 10 |
| From: | 1961 |
| To: | 1961 |
| Seq: | 1 - 10 |
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| Publisher: | Alan Class |
| Categories: | Science Fiction |
| Outer Space |
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| Available: | 10 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 9 |
| From: | May 1958 |
| To: | Dec 1959 |
| Seq: | 17 - 25 |
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| Publisher: | Charlton |
| Categories: | Science Fiction |
| Paper Empire |
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| Available: | 3 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| From: | 1984 |
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| Section: | Fanzines |
| Categories: | Science Fiction | Superhero |
| Description: | Produced by Dominic Regan,c. 1984, this 'zine features the adventures of Captain Empire, plus Black Ice. By issue # 4, the title changed to Captain Empire.
alos features early work by Andrew hope. |
| Planet Comics |
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| Available: | 97 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 73 |
| From: | Jan 1940 |
| To: | 1953 |
| Seq: | 1 - 73 |
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| Publisher: | Fiction House |
| Categories: | Science Fiction |
| Description: | PLANET COMICS (Fiction House) 1940 Series.
No. 1, Jan 1940 - no. 73, Winter 1953. |
| Planet Comics |
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| Available: | 2 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 2 |
| From: | 1952 |
| Seq: | 1 - 2 |
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| Section: | UK Comic Books |
| Categories: | Science Fiction |
| Description: | Reprinting material from the US Fiction House title. |
| Planet Man |
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| Categories: | Science Fiction |
| Description: | Planet Man, targeted at kids, was produced by Palladium Radio Productions. It is: "... the fascinating story of Dantro, the planet man, trouble-shooter for the League of Planets Organization."
If you are wondering the League of Planets Organization ... |
| Planet Stories |
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| Section: | Science Fiction |
| Categories: | Science Fiction |
| Description: | Planet Stories was an American pulp science fiction magazine published by Fiction House, based in New York. It ran between November 1939 to May 1955 for a total of 71 issues.
It featured adventure stories based in space or on other planets. One of the writers ... |
| Platillos Volantes - Series 1 |
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| Non-English: | Spanish Language Books |
| Categories: | Science Fiction |
| Description: | Spain. Exclusivas Graficas Ricart, Barcelona. 1953.
Art by Julio Ribera Truco.#Lambiek entry - https://www.lambiek.net/artists/r/ribera_j.htm
Also artist on Robin Y El Murcielago - a "version" of Batman and Robin. 1948, Publicaciones Ibero-Americanas. |
| Ray Landan |
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| Available: | 5 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 5 |
| From: | May 1955 |
| To: | Jul 1955 |
| Seq: | 1 - 5 |
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| Non-English: | Spanish Language Books |
| Categories: | Science Fiction | Superhero | Adventure |
| Description: | 5 issues series published by Ediciones Juvenis, Madris, 1955.
Written and drawn by Eduardo. |
