Captain Video #5

This Fawcett tie-in to the DuMont Television Network's hit show brings early-'50s sci-fi adventure straight to the newsstand. The photo cover features two uniformed figures — their gold-badged military jackets lending an air of authority — gazing skyward with clear urgency as one grips a futuristic-looking ray gun, hinting at the dangers promised by the issue's "Missiles of Doom!" feature story. A ten-cent slice of 1951 space-age excitement that perfectly captures the era's wide-eyed enthusiasm for television heroes and interplanetary adventure.