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Space Squadron 2
Atlas Tales
Title Profile
Curated Atlas tales, timelines, and cover art notes.
Issue Information
- Cover Date
- August 1951
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Animirth Comics, inc.
- Starring
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Captain Jet Dixon of the Space Squadron starring
- Cover Credits
-
Werner Roth pencils unsigned
Werner Roth inks attributed
- Contributions
-
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Issue Overview
Space Squadron #2 was published by Animirth Comics, inc. in August 1951. It is part of the Space Squadron series, which ran from June 1951 to February 1952.
Cover credits include Werner Roth. This issue features Captain Jet Dixon of the Space Squadron.
Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "Armada of Death!." Indexed story credits include Werner Roth and Joe Maneely, among others.
Stories
Armada of Death!
Credits
Werner Roth pencils unsigned
Werner Roth inks attributed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Capt. Jet Dixon and the Space Squadron Battle the Fiends with Four Arms
Credits
Werner Roth pencils unsigned
Werner Roth inks attributed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: "The amazing story behind the cover!"
The illustration represents pieces of the cover image, rearranged.
The illustration represents pieces of the cover image, rearranged.
Solo to the Moon!
Credits
Joe Maneely pencils guess
Carl Burgos pencils and inks guess (Burgos trying to follow
Maneely's style sheet for the characters from the first issue? Possibly Joe
did light pencils, but his tendency would be to just ink the thing, not pencil it first and then ink it.)
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
The Vulturos of Space!
Credits
Werner Roth pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Women's equality story: Dawn and the "League of Women Jet-Pilots" petition to be admitted to Space Squadron. Blast says no, that "we don't want you to lose your femininity completely ... We've got enough of a job keeping our women in the homes!"
General Alfred Hastings / Pioneer of the Elekoicer!
Credits
Christopher Rule pencils and inks attributed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Feature: Famous Explorers of Space
The World of No Return!
Credits
Werner Roth pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Looking for the full run? Browse the Space Squadron checklist to see every indexed issue in one place.