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Buck Rogers (1940 Famous Funnies) comic books 1943

  • Issue #5
    Buck Rogers (1940 Famous Funnies) 5

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    Story by Rick Yager and Russell Keaton. Art by Rick Yager (credited as Dick Calkins) and Russell Keaton. Reprints of the early comic strip that defined "science fiction" for an entire generation. Collects the Buck Rogers Sunday strips (with a different storyline than the daily strip) from Feb. 12, 1939 to Sept. 17, 1939, following the adventures of Buddy Deering, younger brother of Buck's compadre Wilma Deering. Black Barney joins forces with Buddy and Alura to prevent the Martian invasion of Earth, but the man they thought was Buck Rogers is actually a Martian Tigerman in disguise. Also, airborne adventure with the aviation strip Skyroads, from 1937. Buck Rogers; Skyroads. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #6
    Buck Rogers (1940 Famous Funnies) 6
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Piece-fill. 1" Spine split from bottom. Cover detached at single center staple. Tape on interior cover and pages.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Story by Phil Nowlan. Art by Dick Calkins. Cover by Stephen A. Douglas. Reprints of the early comic strip that defined "science fiction" for an entire generation. Collects the Buck Rogers Sunday strips (with a different storyline than the daily strip), following the adventures of Buddy Deering, younger brother of Buck's compadre Wilma Deering. Buck and Wilma join forces with Buddy and Alura to make a last stand on Earth against the invading Martian armies. Final issue of the series; Buck Rogers reprints continued in Famous Funnies (1934). 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.