TOM CORBETT SPACE CADET BY DELL COMICS . NO 10. MAY-JULY 1954.

CONDITION    MODERATE.  CHIPS, CREASES AND TEARS ON COVER.

MAGAZINE CATEGORY    SCIENCE FICTION
PUBLISHER.     DELL COMICS GROUP  

ABOUT THE MAGAZINE

THE STORIES FOLLOW THE ADVENTURES OF CORBETT,ASTRO AND ROGER MANNING, CADETS IN THE SPACE ACADEMY AS THEY TRAIN TO BECOME MEMBERS OF THE SOLO GUARD. THE ACTION TAKES PLACE AT THE ACADEMY IN THE CLASS-ROOMS AND BUNK-ROOMS ABOARD THEIR TRAINING SHIP, THE ROCKET CRUISER POLARIS, AND ON ALIEN WORLDS, BOTH WITHIN THE SOLAR SYSTEM AND IN ORBIT AROUND NEARBY STARS.

JOSEPH GREENE OF GROSSET AND DUNLAP DEVELOPED TOM CORBETT INSPIRED BY ROBERT A HEINLEIN'S NOVEL "SPACE CADET" IN 1948 BUT BASED ON HIS OWN PRIOR WORK.

THE ORIGINAL TOM CORBETT SERIES WAS PUBLISHED BY DELL COMICS BEGINNING IN THEIR "FOUR COLOR" SERIES, WHICH WAS USED TO TRY OUT NEW STORY LINES ON THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO OBTAIN FEEDBACK.

Condition Used
Weight 0.2kg