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One of the wildest comics of the ' 50s is back , asSpace Western Comics : Cowboys vs. Aliens , Commies , Dinosaurs , and Nazis!saddles up for a unexampled collected variant , good manners of Dark Horse Comics .
Space Western Comics : Cowboys vs. Aliens , Commies , Dinosaurs , and Nazis!(2024 )
Release Date :
September 18 , 2024
author :
Walter Gibson
Artists :
John Belfi , Stan Campbell , and Lou Morales
Craig Yoe
Welcome to the wild , WILD West ! Spurs Jackson and his Space Vigilantes bravely defended the frontier against communist from Mars , Venusian spies , Meteor Men , Sun Myung Moon cricket bat , and of track , Hitler and his space Nazis . Oh , and dinosaur ! With news report by Walter Gibson , famous creator / writer ofThe Shadowpulps , and artistry by John Belfi , Stan Campbell , and Lou Morales , Space Western Comicswas one of the weirdest , most fun comical series of the ' 50s . Now , all the space western tales are collected and restore in this bulk , including a " lost " story . This edition includes an illustrated intro , including revelation about the strange parallels betweenStar TrekandSpace Western Comicsby multiple - Eisner Award - advance designer and comics historian Craig Yoe . To Arizona … and beyond !
With a foreword from comic historian Craig Yoe ( The Great Anti - War Cartoons , Secret Identity : The Fetish Art of Superman ’s Co - Creator Joe Shuster),Dark Horsehas confirmed the 208 - Sir Frederick Handley Page assemblage will admit a lost story from Gibson ( most famous for fundamentally creating the iconic vigilante known as the Shadow , who went on to inspire Batman . ) Yoe tell Dark Horse"these squash racket - poop crazy stories are a devoted cult fave serial . Make that ' moon at-bat - poop crazy ' stories . "
Ray Bradbury ’s EC Comics report get a new collection , with adaptations from some of the most acclaimed artists in cartoon strip history .
Space Western ComicsGets New Collection With a ‘Lost Story’
Collecting the Cult Comics ofThe ShadowCreator Walter Gibson
Space Western Comicsoffers a fascinating glimpse at the comic business shortly before it went through a transformative era of censorship which redefine the culture medium in America . Dark Horse ’s solicitation information even notes that the book was cited in Fredric Wertham’sSeduction of the Innocent- an influential book which accused comics of induce criminal and anti - social doings in children ( indeed , Wertham ’s influence on comic is explored inDark Horse’sDr . Werthless . ) Dark Horse take note that Wertham reported Space Western Comics to be the pet of a"juvenile delinquent arsonist,“and the publishing company warns,“DON’T show SPACE WESTERN COMICS AND make for WITH MATCHES ! "
Space Western Comics : Cowboys vs. Aliens , Commies , Dinosaurs , and Nazis!is an unsung chapter in cartoon strip history , as wildly influential creators worked without restriction for one of the final times in twentieth - century comedian - however , it also call enough inventive , ' 50s - flavored sci - fi mush to be a must - read just to find out what threat Spurs Jackson and his Space Vigilantes confront next .
Space Western Comics : Cowboys vs. Aliens , Commies , Dinosaurs , and Nazis!is coming from Dark Horse Comics September 18 , 2024 .
Source : Dark Horse
