Cover: Vince Alascia & Charles Nicholas

Space Adventures #23

May 1958 · Charlton · 0.10 USD

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“First Trip to the Moon”

In "First Trip to the Moon," scientist Edwin Bushman and General Garson race against time and bureaucracy to launch a secret American rocket to the Moon—before the government shuts them down. Written by Otto Binder with art by Dick Rockwell and inks by Sam Burlockoff, this 1958 Charlton adventure captures the thrill of early space ambition, with a cover by Charles Nicholas and inks by Vince Alascia.

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writer Otto Binder · artist Dick Rockwell · inker Sam Burlockoff · writer Rip Van Ronkel · writer Robert Heinlein · writer James O'Hanlon · letterer Ed Hamilton · cover Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas

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writer Otto Binder

artist Dick Rockwell

inker Sam Burlockoff

writer Rip Van Ronkel

writer Robert Heinlein

writer James O'Hanlon

letterer Ed Hamilton

cover inks Vince Alascia

cover pencils Charles Nicholas

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Scientist Edwin Bushman and General Garson are bound and determined to put an American rocket on the Moon. And they have to leave now, before the government can stop them.

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