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Publication of comic strips and comic books focusing on science fiction became increasingly common during the early 1930s in newspapers published in the United States. They have since spread to many countries around the world.
The first science fiction comic was the gag cartoonMr. Skygack, from Mars by A.D. Condo, which debuted in newspapers in 1907.[1][2] The first non-humorous science fiction comic strip, Buck Rogers, appeared in 1929, [3] and was based on a story published that year in Amazing Stories. It was quickly followed by others in the genre, such as Flash Gordon, Brick Bradford, and the British strip Dan Dare. This influence spread to comic books, in which science fiction themes became increasingly more popular; one title was Planet Comics. With the introduction of Superman, the superhero genre was born, which often included science fiction elements. EC Comics had success and popularity in publishing science fiction comics of increasing complexity. However, a wave of anti-comic feeling stirred-up among parents and educators by Dr. Fredric Wertham's book Seduction of the Innocent threatened to drive them out of business.[citation needed] In spite of opposition, science fiction in comics continued in the U.S. through the 1960s with stories for children and teenagers, and began to return to the adult market again in the late 1960s with the wave of hippyunderground comics.
In the UK, the publication of Eagle gave a platform for the launch of Dan Dare in 1950. Dan Dare and other comics in Briton at this time were aimed at children and they were printed on newsprint. Magazines on the other hand were aimed at adults and were printed on better glossier paper these magazines were mostly in black and white.[4] Starting in the mid-sixties,The Trigan Empire, drawn by Don Lawrence (who would later go on to create Storm) was featured in Look and Learn. In the 1970s, publications, such as 2000 AD, featured a selection of regular stories putting a science fiction spin on popular themes,[5] like sports or war. Its success spawned a number of spin-offs in imitators like Tornado, Starlord, and Crisis, none of which lasted more than a few years, with the earlier titles being merged back into 2000 AD.
The first French comic with a science fiction theme was Zig et Puce au XXIème Siècle (Zig & Puce In The 21st Century), originally serialized in a French Sunday newspaper before being published as an album in 1935; this was one of the many adventures of the teenage characters Zig and Puce first created in 1925. The first French science fiction comics story that wasn't geared toward the adolescent audience was Futuropolis, serialized in the comics magazine Junior in 1937-1938; the pseudo-sequel Electropolis followed in 1940. When the Nazi occupation forces banned the import of Flash Gordon into France, Le Rayon U (The U Ray) was created as replacement in the magazine Bravo which had been running the former. Other French science fiction comics which debuted in 1943 include Otomox, featuring a powerful robot, serialized in Pic et Nic, and L'Épervier Bleu (The Blue Hawk), serialized in Spirou magazine. The first French comics magazine exclusively featuring a science fiction hero was in 1947 with the relatively short-lived Radar. A far longer lasting French comics magazine would be the small-format Meteor, published from 1953 through 1964; its main feature was Les Connquerants de l'espace (The Conquerors of Space). Subsequent notable French science fiction include publications like Métal Hurlant and authors like Enki Bilal (e.g. The Nikopol Trilogy) and Moebius.
A science fiction graphic novel is a full-length book that uses images necessarily to depict a story of a fictional nature that explores different/future time lines, theoretical societies, technology and/or both.[citation needed]
The first recorded usage of the term, according to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), is in 1978 by Will Eisner: "A contract with God: and other tenement stories... A graphic novel", though graphic novels existed for years prior. While predating the term, a graphic novel based on science fiction, Astro Boy, by Osamu Tezuka, was published in 1951, starring a childlike robot Astro Boy who was activated in the year 2003.
List of science fiction comic books
The following list is based on A complete history of American comic books.[6]
^Roberts, Garyn G. (2001). "Buck Rogers". In Browne, Ray B.; Browne, Pat (eds.). The Guide To United States Popular Culture. Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green State University Popular Press. p. 120. ISBN978-0-87972-821-2.
^Wade, John. The Golden Age of Science Fiction. Pen & Sword History, 2019.
^Gravett, Paul (2005). . Comics International. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Action's topicality and extreme images sparked a media furore and distributor crackdown, but from its ashes arose 2000AD, the same themes transposed into the 'fantasy' future of science fiction but as dark and disturbing as ever.
^Rhoades, Shirrel (2008). A complete history of American comic books. New York. p. 50,51. ISBN9781433101076.
Further reading
Benton, Mike (1992). Science Fiction Comics: The Illustrated History. Taylor History of Comics. Taylor Publishing. p. 153. ISBN0-87833-789-X.
External links
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comic books focusing on science fiction became increasingly common during the early 1930s in newspapers published in the United States They have since spread to many countries around the world Science fiction comicsSubgenresBiopunk comics Cyberpunk comics Military science fiction comics Post apocalyptic comics Steampunk comicsRelated topicsScience fiction magazine Contents 1 History 2 Graphic novels 3 List of science fiction comic books 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksHistory EditThe first science fiction comic was the gag cartoon Mr Skygack from Mars by A D Condo which debuted in newspapers in 1907 1 2 The first non humorous science fiction comic strip Buck Rogers appeared in 1929 3 and was based on a story published that year in Amazing Stories It was quickly followed by others in the genre such as Flash Gordon Brick Bradford and the British strip Dan Dare This influence spread to comic books in which science fiction themes became increasingly more popular one title was Planet Comics With the introduction of Superman the superhero genre was born which often included science fiction elements EC Comics had success and popularity in publishing science fiction comics of increasing complexity However a wave of anti comic feeling stirred up among parents and educators by Dr Fredric Wertham s book Seduction of the Innocent threatened to drive them out of business citation needed In spite of opposition science fiction in comics continued in the U S through the 1960s with stories for children and teenagers and began to return to the adult market again in the late 1960s with the wave of hippy underground comics Japanese manga also featured science fiction elements In the 1950s Osamu Tezuka s Astro Boy was one of the first major manga that centered around science fiction In the following decades many other creators and works would follow including Leiji Matsumoto e g Galaxy Express 999 Katsuhiro Otomo e g Akira and Masamune Shirow e g Appleseed and Ghost in the Shell In the UK the publication of Eagle gave a platform for the launch of Dan Dare in 1950 Dan Dare and other comics in Briton at this time were aimed at children and they were printed on newsprint Magazines on the other hand were aimed at adults and were printed on better glossier paper these magazines were mostly in black and white 4 Starting in the mid sixties The Trigan Empire drawn by Don Lawrence who would later go on to create Storm was featured in Look and Learn In the 1970s publications such as 2000 AD featured a selection of regular stories putting a science fiction spin on popular themes 5 like sports or war Its success spawned a number of spin offs in imitators like Tornado Starlord and Crisis none of which lasted more than a few years with the earlier titles being merged back into 2000 AD The first French comic with a science fiction theme was Zig et Puce au XXIeme Siecle Zig amp Puce In The 21st Century originally serialized in a French Sunday newspaper before being published as an album in 1935 this was one of the many adventures of the teenage characters Zig and Puce first created in 1925 The first French science fiction comics story that wasn t geared toward the adolescent audience was Futuropolis serialized in the comics magazine Junior in 1937 1938 the pseudo sequel Electropolis followed in 1940 When the Nazi occupation forces banned the import of Flash Gordon into France Le Rayon U The U Ray was created as replacement in the magazine Bravo which had been running the former Other French science fiction comics which debuted in 1943 include Otomox featuring a powerful robot serialized in Pic et Nic and L Epervier Bleu The Blue Hawk serialized in Spirou magazine The first French comics magazine exclusively featuring a science fiction hero was in 1947 with the relatively short lived Radar A far longer lasting French comics magazine would be the small format Meteor published from 1953 through 1964 its main feature was Les Connquerants de l espace The Conquerors of Space Subsequent notable French science fiction include publications like Metal Hurlant and authors like Enki Bilal e g The Nikopol Trilogy and Moebius With the invention of the Internet a number of science fiction comics have been published primarily online Among the earliest science fiction webcomics was Polymer City Chronicles which first appeared in 1994 Other notable comics include Schlock Mercenary and Starslip Crisis citation needed Graphic novels EditA science fiction graphic novel is a full length book that uses images necessarily to depict a story of a fictional nature that explores different future time lines theoretical societies technology and or both citation needed The first recorded usage of the term according to the Oxford English Dictionary OED is in 1978 by Will Eisner A contract with God and other tenement stories A graphic novel though graphic novels existed for years prior While predating the term a graphic novel based on science fiction Astro Boy by Osamu Tezuka was published in 1951 starring a childlike robot Astro Boy who was activated in the year 2003 List of science fiction comic books EditThe following list is based on A complete history of American comic books 6 Weird Fantasy 1950 Weird Science 1950 Strange Adventures 1950 Strange Worlds 1950 Flying Saucers 1950 Mystery in Space 1951 House of Mystery 1951 Weird Thrillers 1951 Earthman on Venus 1951 Space Detective 1951 Space Adventures 1952 Space Busters 1952 Space Western Comics 1952 Mysteries and Unexplored Words 1956 Outer Space 1958 Tales to Astonish 1959 Space Man 1962 Outer Limits 1964 Star Trek 1967 Outer Space 1968 Worlds Unknown 1973 Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction 1975 Space 1999 1975 Star Wars 1977 Space War 1978 Micronauts 1979 Alien Encounters 1981 Alien Worlds 1985 Men in Black 1990 References Edit Veach Michael 2010 09 28 Mr Skygack From Mars The Filson Historical Society Retrieved 16 September 2013 Holmes 2012 08 31 MR SKYGACK SCI FI COMICS START HERE Barnacle Press Retrieved 16 September 2013 Roberts Garyn G 2001 Buck Rogers In Browne Ray B Browne Pat eds The Guide To United States Popular Culture Bowling Green Ohio Bowling Green State University Popular Press p 120 ISBN 978 0 87972 821 2 Wade John The Golden Age of Science Fiction Pen amp Sword History 2019 Gravett Paul 2005 Great British Comics Nostalgia Ain t What It Used To Be Comics International Archived from the original on 20 February 2009 Action s topicality and extreme images sparked a media furore and distributor crackdown but from its ashes arose 2000AD the same themes transposed into the fantasy future of science fiction but as dark and disturbing as ever Rhoades Shirrel 2008 A complete history of American comic books New York p 50 51 ISBN 9781433101076 Further reading EditBenton Mike 1992 Science Fiction Comics The Illustrated History Taylor History of Comics Taylor Publishing p 153 ISBN 0 87833 789 X External links EditComics on The Encyclopedia of Science 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