Earliest SCi-Fi comics? 0

[miraclemet]

What were the earliest comics that had sci-fi material, or were all sci-fi?

 

I'm guessing it was some Buck Rogers reprinting (of news paper strips), but heck if I know what comic it was.

 

If that was reprint material (from strips) what was the first sci-fi comic with original material?

Edited October 21, 2013 by Miraclemet

[adamstrange]

From Mike Benton's excellent "Science Fiction Comics:"

 

Famous Funnies #3 began the first re-printing of Buck Rogers and thus the start of sci-fi in newstand comics.

 

New Fun #1 contained the first original sci-fi work with "Don Drake on the Planet Saro."

http://www.comics.org/issue/85/

 

Planet 1 was was the first comic devoted to original sci-fi stories.

 

 

[AnkurJ]

Science Fiction by Siegel and Shuster. #3 had images to go with the story. It's where the story Reign of the Superman was published.

[miraclemet]

Science Fiction by Siegel and Shuster. #3 had images to go with the story. It's where the story Reign of the Superman was published.

 

those were pulps though right?

[RedFury]

Science Fiction by Siegel and Shuster. #3 had images to go with the story. It's where the story Reign of the Superman was published.

 

those were pulps though right?

Fanzine

[adamstrange]

Science Fiction by Siegel and Shuster. #3 had images to go with the story. It's where the story Reign of the Superman was published.

It is not a comic but an illustrated sci-fi story. Illustrated sci-fi stories were written by Jules Verne and HG Wells and others long before S&S's fanzine in 1932.

[KirbyJack]

New Fun #3 featured the first sci-fi cover.

 

And comics' first letter col, I'm told.

[BB-Gun]

Mystery Men 2 probably had one of the earliest Sci-Fi covers. Rex Dexter by Fine and Briefer was terrific.

 

Adventure had Cotton Carver.

 

Federal Men was also mostly Sci-Fi in those early stories. What else would Shuster write?

DC also had Sci-Fi from Sheldon Mayer.

 

and Centaur had Wolverton.

[Et-Es-Go]

Anyone ever considered Wow What A Magazine from 1936? Here is a splash page story from issue #2.

 

Edited October 22, 2013 by Et-Es-Go

[Rip]

WOW Thats preaty cool!

[BB-Gun]

I don't think I have seen too many Wow What A Magazine issues. How many Sci-Fi stories did they publish?

I forgot those early Sci-Fi covers by Everett. He did Skyrocket Steele for Centaur and a Connie cover for Famous Funnies. Could that be the first Sci-Fi cover for FF? Nope, Buck was featured fighting the Invaders from Mars four issues earlier.

Edited October 22, 2013 by BB-Gun

[Et-Es-Go]

I don't think I have seen too many Wow What A Magazine issues. How many Sci-Fi stories did they publish?

 

 

Paging Mr. Berk. Could you please consult your Wow's to inform the board on the Sci-fi stories contained wherein? My impression is it is a continuing time line story on the Man on the Moon story and Eisner's Scott Dalton series. That is the hero on the cover of issue #2 for those that have not seen any of these issues.

[BB-Gun]

All-American comics had a couple of Sci-fi story-lines. Ultraman was in the future and there were some visitors from Mars and Venus in "Adventures in the Unknown"..

From All-American 2

Edited October 22, 2013 by BB-Gun

[BB-Gun]

The New Fun cover is kind of busy. Is it the same as the interior? I think Jon Berk brought this one to a Geek Fest at Bill's. Maybe BZ has a nice scan too.

[BB-Gun]

All-American comics had a couple of Sci-fi story-lines. Ultraman was in the future and there were some visitors from Mars and Venus in "Adventures in the Unknown"..

From All-American 2

 

Some of those story-lines were replaced by new superheroes like Dr. Mid-Nite and Sargon.

Edited October 22, 2013 by BB-Gun

[BangZoom]

 

Here are two pages of "Space Limited Above the Stratosphere" from Wow #1 (July, 1936)

 

The creator of the strip is Serene Summerfield.

 

 

 

 

[BangZoom]

 

Two other early strips that were continuing features in the early days were Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire which ran in The Funnies #'s 1-19 and Don Hastings which appeared in Star Comics #'s 2-9 (I think).

[Et-Es-Go]

So the New Fun you posted has a 1935 date. What is the date on that All American? I assume these stories are original content made for these books and not reprints. I believe many of the stories in the Wow books were originally printed in something called Wags, but I have never seen an issue, just going on memory there. Anything earlier than 1935 people?

[BB-Gun]

Two other early strips that were continuing features in the early days were Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire which ran in The Funnies #'s 1-19 and Don Hastings which appeared in Star Comics #'s 2-9 (I think).

 

This was from Star 3, May 1937. I was searching for these stories the other night and only found a few strips and a text story but Guardineer work is always fun to see.

 

Edit: I added the date and changed the issue number.

Edited October 24, 2013 by BB-Gun

[Et-Es-Go]

Dates on the Star series?