Number 2415: A riveting Captain Science story

Captain Science and his young pal chase down a flying saucer sighting, and find not only a crashed saucer, but an almost-dead alien, who tells them why he is on Earth. For me the story is interesting because not only does it sound like the Roswell crash story (supposedly taking place in 1947, three years before Captain Science #1, from 1950), but it shows an early conception of what a flying saucer might look like. Like commercial and military aircraft the public were used to in those days, it has rivets.

The Grand Comics Database lists no writer, but credits Gustav Schrotter for pencils and inks..

Captain Science is more famous for featuring early artwork by Wallace Wood, also published in the first issue. Just click on the thumbnail.

Number 1387: Atomic attack, 1972!

Just about a week ago I showed a 1946 atomic destruction story by Joe Simon. You can see it in Pappy's #1382.

Now, for today’s radioactive post:

Looking at this 1952 story of futuristic (1972) soldiers fighting an atomic war, lobbing H-bombs around, reminds me yet again of growing up in this era, when I was certain we were going to have the Big One dropped on us.

In this action-packed atomic tale, drawn by an unidentified artist for Atomic Attack! #5 (actually #1, continued from Attack! numbers 1-4), young Tommy reads a letter from his older brother, Pete, fighting for the good ol’ U.S.A. against the dirty Reds. Pete describes his squad in battle. I’m glad I didn’t see this story when it came out because I’m sure it would have just ratcheted up my paranoia.