I was surprised (to say the least) to see a story about "The Face on Mars" in a comic book from 1958. Much speculation has been written on the subject in books and magazine articles, but AFAIK none of these theories about a "face on Mars" entered the popular cultural consciousness until sometime in the 1970s. In fact I believe the entire conjecture arose from some NASA Mars satellite photos not taken until much later than 1958. Or did the book and article writers somehow recollect the Kirby story from Race For the Moon? Great story, anyway.
Link to the book:
Race for the Moon 2