First Trip to the Moon

For decades, Avalon Communications’ First Trip to the Moon has been a singular, one-issue oddity from 1997, a comic that imagines a classic space adventure through the collaborative work of writers James O’Hanlon, Otto Binder, and Rip Van Ronkel, with art by Dick Rockwell. Its premise is exactly what the title promises—a straightforward, old-fashioned lunar voyage—but the book’s significance lies in its strange, retro-futuristic charm, capturing a timeless sense of wonder without ever needing a sequel.