Earliest SCi-Fi comics? 0

[BB-Gun]

Dates on the Star series?

 

and the text story looks like this

from May 1937 Star Comics

Edited October 24, 2013 by BB-Gun

[Electricmastro]

Some of the earlier contributers should definitely include Fletcher Hanks (Space Smith), Munson Paddock (Mars Mason), and Basil Wolverton (Space Patrol).

Edited November 22, 2019 by Electricmastro

[porcupine48]

Good bump!Missed this first time around.

[BB-Gun]

On ‎10‎/‎21‎/‎2013 at 7:50 PM, BB-Gun said:

 

 

 

Federal Men was also mostly Sci-Fi in those early stories. What else would Shuster write?

 

 

Obviously, Siegel wrote the story and Shuster drew it.  I seem to have reversed the names in the above comment years ago.  But I do like Shuster's early art.  I wish he had been able to continue, like Raymond and Foster but his efforts were diluted by Ghost artists and he spent more time drawing faces.

Edited November 22, 2019 by BB-Gun

[rjpb]

What's the comic with a cover feature about an alien who lands on earth and pretends to be human, but has incredible powers that he uses to do things like toss around automobiles?

[Electricmastro]

From New Fun #2 (March, 1935).

 

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[Mmehdy]

14 hours ago, Electricmastro said:

From New Fun #2 (March, 1935).

 

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WOW...never saw that before

[Electricmastro]

From New Fun #3 (April 1935, DC Comics), apparently the first sci-fi comic book cover ever. Art by Clem Gretter.

[circumstances]

There's earlier, but these are so cool:

 

[Marty Mann]

MARK MARSON from MORE FUN COMICS 1936 reprinted in WARRIOR COMICS #1  1945.

 

[sacentaur]

21 hours ago, Electricmastro said:

From New Fun #3 (April 1935, DC Comics), apparently the first sci-fi comic book cover ever. Art by Clem Gretter.

Indeed, and rare as all heck...one of my favorite comic books of all-time!

 

[sacentaur]

59 minutes ago, Marty Mann said:

MARK MARSON from MORE FUN COMICS 1936 reprinted in WARRIOR COMICS #1  1945.

 

Very cool sci-fi, I especially like the elongated bottom panel.

This series began in More Fun #15 (Nov’ 1936) with art by Tom Hickey. I thought the earliest strips were in B&W, so they may have been colored for the reprinting in Warrior Comics #1?

[Electricmastro]

19 minutes ago, sacentaur said:

Very cool sci-fi, I especially like the elongated bottom panel.

This series began in More Fun #15 (Nov’ 1936) with art by Tom Hickey. I thought the earliest strips were in B&W, so they may have been colored for the reprinting in Warrior Comics #1?

Building and vehicle designs can really help bring out a sci-fi feel (Planet Comics #1, 1940).

Edited December 26, 2019 by Electricmastro

[Electricmastro]

Bob Steele from Funny Picture Stories #6 (April 1937, Centaur Comics). Art by George Brenner.

[Electricmastro]

Buck Rogers from Famous Funnies #3 (October, 1934).

[circumstances]

Just picked this up. The cover story is Adventures In The Unknown - A Thousand Years A Minute.

From the GCD:

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Ted Dolliver; Alan Kane; Elmer; Dr Lazar

Synopsis

Ted and Alan find themselves in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Rescued at sea, no one believes they've just come back from Mars, except Dr Lazar.

Edited March 1, 2020 by circumstances

[LDarkseid1]

Wow, couldn’t find a sci-fi thread before. Here’s a bunch I just picked up.

[Electricmastro]