Captain's Library DINO-RIDERS "Path" Conclusion

We Have Already Seen...

...thrust back in time to perhistoric Earth, human-like extraterrestrials from Veloria and the Rulons, aliens descended from various species, continue their war.

The Velarians communicate with the dinosaurs, forming an alliance, which not all of the Veleron agree with!

OTOH, the Rulons force the dinosaurs to serve them as slaves...

Tomorrow, a Special Captain's Theatre Presentation: the UNaired Pilot Episode!

Developed by Gerry & Carla Conway from a concept for a new toy line from Tyco Toys, this first issue of the comic mini-series adapted (and expanded) the pilot episode.
Written by George Carragone, penciled by Kelly Jones, and inked by Danny Bulanadi, the expansion included somewhat adult elements that wouldn't have been allowed in the kid-oriented animated series!

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Captain's Library DINO-RIDERS "Path" Part 1

It's Space Opera, Time Travel and Dinosaurs...

...all wrapped up in one package!

To Be Continued...Wednesday

Developed by Gerry & Carla Conway from a concept for a new toy line from Tyco Toys, this first issue of the comic mini-series adapted (and expanded) the pilot episode.

Written by George Carragone, penciled by Kelly Jones, and inked by Danny Bulanadi, the expansion included somewhat adult elements that wouldn't have been allowed in the kid-oriented animated series!

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Captain's Library & Theatre MEN INTO SPACE "Dust and the Depths"

We Have Already Seen...

...a four man-expedition led by this stalwart young fellow, USAF Coloney Edwar MacCauley, has reached the Moon!

They discover underground caverns where, during a moonquake, one of the astronauts sacrifices himself to enable the others to climb out safely.
The three survivors return to the ship, then decide to do another probe into the cavers below...

This adaptation of the conclusion of the 2nd episode of the series, "Moon Landing" is almost totally-different than the aired episode!

It's much more ambitious in scope and would've required far more eleborate SFX than what was shown on TV.

We suspect that, due to the lead time to produce the comic (about three months from scripting to illustrating to printing), comic scripter Gardner DuBois worked from an early draft of the episode from James (Shogun) Clavell.
To compare, we offer you the actual episode by clicking HERE, and it'll open in a new window for your viewing pleasure!

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Captain's Library MEN INTO SPACE "Moon Landing"

As the Artemis Moon-Shot Finally Prepares for Launch...

...we're going to show you how we planned to do it even before we sent a single human being into space with the comic adaptation of a TV series from 1959...

To Be Concluded...Thursday!

The Men in Space TV series ran for one season of 38 episodes, the equivalent of three seasons today on broadcast or streaming services, on CBS in 1959-60.

It eschewed typical space-opera stereotypes and plotlines, and presented a realistic "Day after Tomorrow" scenario utilizing info provided by the US Air Force, the then-newly created NASA, actual rocket scientist Dr Werhner von Braun, and designer/futurist Chesley Bonestell!

The story from Dell's Four Color Comics: Men into Space #1083 (1960), adapting the second episode "Moon Landing" scripted by James (Shogun) Clavell was scripted by Gaylord DuBois and illustrated (pencils & inks) by Murphy Anderson!

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