If you have the magazine page in front of you, as I do, it's easy to see where the idea for the cover story of
Captain Marvel Jr #114 (1952) came from.
An illustration for the Association of American Railroads provided the inspiration. My copy of the ad is from the April 28, 1947 issue of
Life magazine.Ideas have to come from somewhere. I think this ad, which might have come from a stack of magazines at the writer's house, was a springboard for a story.
The Grand Comics Database credits Bud Thompson with the cover, and Joe Certa with pencils and inks on “The Train That Traveled Through Space.”
Lovely, lovely, and fun artwork on this tale! Makes me want to pull out my own pristine copies of The Marvel Family titles and reread them (in fact, I probably will do this very thing in your honor).
ReplyDeleteAnd it is an honor, Chuck! Thanks for the note.
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