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Series: Race for the Moon Public Domain
Years in Print: 1956 - 1960
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Publisher: FlagThorpe & Porter Country: Flag United Kingdom Language: English Issues: #1 - #6 (6 Issues) Continued From Continued From: none Continued In Continued In: none Disclose Tracking Notes:   Disclose Notes: This is the first series of the name from this publisher:

Race for the Moon (Strato [Thorpe & Porter]) # 1-6
(Straight angled cover title used except #1, branding "British Edition plus 1' price")

Covers:

#1-3 have the covers from the Harvey series
#4 from World of Fantasy #15 (December 1958)
#5 from Strange Worlds #1 (December 1958)
#6 from World of Fantasy #16 (February 1959)


There was also a second series:

Race for the Moon (Top Sellers Ltd [Thorpe & Porter]) # 1-23
(Curvey cover title used and "TP" branding)

The exact dates of publication for both series remain to be documented.
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Publication Type: Comic Books
Color: colour cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
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Issue Image
Issue # Publication Date Pages Content Items Issue Images Count
#1 January 1956 68 18/17/1 Issue Image
#2 January 1959 68 19/18/1 Issue Image
#3 January 1959 68 17/16/1 Issue Image
#4 January 1958 68 17/16/1 Issue Image
2 Issue Images total
#5 January 1959 68 18/16/1 Issue Image
4 Issue Images total
#6 January 1960 68 17/16/1 Issue Image

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