Read the full book:
https://archive.org/details/Rocket_Jockey_1952.Winston_Philip_St._John/mode/2up
It's the family wagon everyone can enjoy.
In this day of wondrous science, we have jet planes that exceed the speed of fleet sound itself! We have rockets that pierce the sky for hundreds of miles! We have atomic energy at our fingertips, a giant of power! But what is in store for mankind tomorrow?
Full comic:
https://archive.org/details/fawcett_Destination_Moon_1950/page/n3/mode/2up
Made by the Daisy Mfg. Company, this 1940 Superman themed toy gun also serves as a film projector. 16mm filmstrips could be woven through the metal gun and projected onto exterior surfaces via an internal lamp. Children would view the filmstrip one image at a time. There are 7 "Superman Adventure Stories" included.
https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object/nmah_682949
Read the comic at Archive: https://archive.org/details/SpaceAdventures04
Read the whole issue at Archive:
https://archive.org/details/SpaceAdventures23_586/page/n13/mode/2up
Watch it via Full Movies on YouTube, here:
Flash Gordon is a 1936 superhero serial film. Presented in 13 chapters, it is the first screen adventure for Flash Gordon, the comic-strip character created by Alex Raymond in 1934. It presents the story of Gordon's visit to the planet Mongo and his encounters with the evil Emperor Ming the Merciless. Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton, Priscilla Lawson and Frank Shannon portray the film's central characters. In 1996, Flash Gordon was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_Gordon_(serial)
Watch it on YT:
Good idea for a space station considering the year.
Inspired by rockets, a classic design.
Cover of the book: The Exile Of Time by Ray Cummings
Not sure who the artist was.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6319967-the-exile-of-time
Send em to school in a self-flying car.
ETA: Found some background info on the art:
https://dreamsofspace.removed/2010/12/new-adventures-in-coloring-1959.html
Raygun Gothic refers to any creative work from 1900 through about 1959, predicting the future before it became possible. Think rockets and rayguns, flying cars and futuristic cities - especially if the vision never quite panned out in reality. We find this aesthetic in product design, book covers, films, radio & TV. "A tomorrow that never was". The same style as in the Fallout games, The Jetsons and so on but focused on the time period through the 50s.
See also: Raygun Gothic at TVTropes
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