Rocket Man Comics v2 #1 0

[woowoo]

Never knew about this book wow.

[sfcityduck]

Craig Yoe did an archive on this theme.  The cover:

[comicjack]

Copied from this cover and done in Canada 

[fifties]

My copy of Rocketman.

[sfcityduck]

On 6/13/2024 at 4:53 PM, fifties said:

My copy of Rocketman.

Ditko?

[fifties]

On 6/13/2024 at 5:13 PM, sfcityduck said:

Ditko?

I don't think so.  Did he ever work for Ajax-Farrell?

[comicjack]

On 6/13/2024 at 8:13 PM, sfcityduck said:

Ditko?

No way its Ditko

[aardvark88]

On 6/15/2024 at 5:09 PM, comicjack said:

No way its Ditko

Rocketman nn cover by H.C. Kiefer?

[adamstrange]

On 6/13/2024 at 9:00 PM, fifties said:

I don't think so.  Did he ever work for Ajax-Farrell?

Not directly, but one of his stories "Stretching Things" was sold to them and published in Fantastic Fears.

[sfcityduck]

On 6/15/2024 at 5:09 PM, comicjack said:

No way its Ditko

Yeah ... predates his earliest work. 

[fifties]

On 6/15/2024 at 5:29 PM, adamstrange said:

Not directly, but one of his stories "Stretching Things" was sold to them and published in Fantastic Fears.

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Stretching Things

Ditko began professionally illustrating comic books in early 1953, drawing writer Bruce Hamilton's science-fiction story "Stretching Things" for the Key Publications imprint Stanmor Publications, which sold the story to Ajax/Farrell, where it finally found publication in Fantastic Fears #5 (cover-dated February 1954).

And I just happen to have a copy, but it's cover dated January of '54.

Edited June 17 by fifties