Tuesday, 16 February 2016

Drift Marlo (1961)

Drift Marlo, a space adventure comic was first launched on May 29, 1961
number 1
 
number 2

Steve

3 comments:

  1. According to Toonpedia, Drift Marlo "The Space Detective" was a newspaper strip about the head of security at a major NASA facility. Looks like it's a spy story with a space theme.

    http://allthingsger.blogspot.com/2013/01/cooke-book-friday-comic-book-day.html

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  2. Yes. I read he was more detective than spaceman. Named Marlo after Philip Marlowe, apparently!

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  3. Speaking of covers I came across this that gave me a bit of a laugh
    http://derrickthebarbaric.deviantart.com/art/The-Oversexed-Astronauts-570350681
    also found this
    http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cv-0TBEhWVE/SOBB4X5rguI/AAAAAAAAEb8/_IITcb4gu8s/s800/Breitling.jpg
    and this 2001 tattoo
    http://dynamoclock.deviantart.com/art/Space-Odyssey-tattoo-421382365

    Also heres another film I`ve literally just discovered by chance this very minute its 2001s The American Astronaut,it looks very strange to say the least but it does have spacesuits in it
    https://lunkiandsika.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/the-american-astronaut-movie-poster.png
    http://www.standbyformindcontrol.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/american-astronaut.jpeg
    http://www.midniteticket.com/sites/default/files/styles/feature_photo/public/american-astronaut.jpg
    http://smalleststar.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/astro_ceres.jpg
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfHfTt2-3pI

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