Gwandanaland Comics #2013

A treasure trove of golden-age space adventure, this Gwandanaland Giants collection gathers pulp-era heroes under one cover — with Captain Science, Cosmic Carson, Hammond, and Captain Nelson Cole all represented in the thumbnail panels running down the left side. Center stage belongs to a reproduced Planet Comics page featuring Buzz Crandall of the Space Patrol, where a menacing alien figure looms over a fallen hero in a scene bristling with that vivid, breathless energy that made 1940s science fiction comics so irresistible. At $69.99, it's a generous compilation for anyone who loves the rocket-and-ray-gun era of comics history.