New Spaceman Comic of the Future 05. 1954. Published by Gould-Light Company, London. Norman Light art. There is more information about this book at the bottom of the page
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I love the way the main artist, Norman Light, draws spaceships and futuristic cityscapes. Sort of like combining a draughtsman's skill and Art Deco sensibilities.
By theMadArtist
Looks like the costume inspired the later Adam Strange!
By K1ngcat
I remember these stories well, though I think from a compendium volume. Wonderful to see them again, my thanks to the uploaders.
By Andrew999
Stirring stuff - the Best of British (well, not quite but pretty good anyway)
If you want more of Captain Future's background, there's an article here:
https://downthetubes.net/?p=22019
By Quirky Quokka
This was a fun time capsule. I hadn't heard of Captain Future, but he makes a dashing figure. As someone else mentioned, the look on the cover pre-empts Adam Strange, who didn't appear until 1958.
I always find it interesting to see these sci-fi comics from the 1950s, as they imagine what space travel might be like in the future. In the first Captain Future story, it was a bit unbelievable that they would put themselves so close to the collision. With all that futuristic technology, they must have realised they'd be in the path of the shock wave. The story was also wrapped up very quickly, and I'm not sure how they could claim it to be a great success, given that they lost the mothership.
I liked the other two stories a little better, though it would have been good if Velma had been given more to do than fetch the scientist.
I agree with one of the other commenters about the art, especially the more technical art involved with the spaceships and future worlds. An interesting little comic.
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