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Series: Race for the Moon

- Attribution History

Years in Print: 1956 - 1960

Detail

Publisher: Flag

Thorpe & Porter Country:

United Kingdom Language: English Issues: #1 - #6 (6 Issues)

Continued From: none

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.

Format

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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Sample Issue Image

Issue #	Publication Date	Pages	Content Items
#1	January 1956	68	18 (17 stories, 1 cover)
#2	January 1959	68	19 (18 stories, 1 cover)
#3	January 1959	68	17 (16 stories, 1 cover)
#4 2	January 1958	68	17 (16 stories, 1 cover)
#5 4	January 1959	68	18 (16 stories, 1 cover)
#6	January 1960	68	17 (16 stories, 1 cover)

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