Indicia title is "TOM CORBETT, SPACE CADET, No. 378." Code number is S.C.O.S. #378-522. Copyright 1952 by Videofeatures Company. On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1952 Pamphlets, page 514. First of three Tom Corbett Space Cadet Four Colors. Based on the "Tom Corbett, Space Cadet" TV series.
Cover
1 page
Letters
typeset
Genre
Science Fiction
Characters
Tom Corbett
Pencils
Al McWilliams (painting)
Inks
Al McWilliams (painting)
Colors
Al McWilliams (painting)
Text Article
No Title (1 page)
Synopsis
Brief description of the Space Academy and its mission of training Space Cadets to become Solar Guards.
Feature
Space Academy the University of the Planets!
Letters
typeset
Genre
Science Fiction
First Line
Located in the United States of America, a member nation of the Commonwealth of Earth...
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. One illustration with typeset text.
Comic Story
Training Flight to Titan / Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (32 pages)
Synopsis
In the year 2351, Captain Strong and three Space Cadets, Tom Corbett, Astro, and Roger Manning, are sent on a training mission to Titan, Saturn's largest moon. The quartet must convince the inhabitants of Titan that they aren't spies from Earth, planning to take the radioactive ore that provides life-sustaining heat to their cities.
Genre
Science Fiction
Characters
Tom Corbett; Astro; Roger Manning; Commander Awkright; Captain Strong; Dr. Joan Dale
Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
Al McWilliams
Inks
Al McWilliams
First Line
In the year 2351, Commander Arkwright and Captain Strong stand on the observation platform...
Notes
Introduction to series. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records. (July 22, 2007). The copyright registration states "Author: Paul S. Newman".
Text Article
Mars (1 page)
Synopsis
Photo of Mars with brief description of climate.
Letters
typeset
Genre
Non-fiction; Math & Science
Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Large photo, courtesy of the American Museum of Natural History, N.Y., with brief typeset text.
Illustration
Space Scene (1 page)
Synopsis
Scene of rocket blasting off from crater-marked moon, with Saturn in the background.
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