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Flash Gordon is the hero of a space opera comic strip created in the 1930's, aiming to compete with the already established Buck Rogers adventure strip. It is regarded as one of the most influential American adventure comic strips, aimed for young…

The story is about an android the malfunctions if it heats up to a certain temperature. This malfunction overrides the directive that forbids them to harm humans, so the android kills multiple humans when it malfunctions. This shows the danger of…

A scientist named Andrei Komlin, chief of the physics laboratory, has been conducting unethical experiments on his assistant without any supervision. After being diagnosed with a terminal disease, Komlin decides to conduct various different…

The audience of Star Wars comics ranges from children to adults, as their narrative is easy to comprehend, consume, and relate to. The comic highlights various tropes, such as intergalactic space adventures, action, and drama, that are common to…

A 1974 fanzine from Pittsburgh that serves as a bulletin for comic book news and events in the area. It was created and distributed by the Pittsburgh Comix Club to build a fan community and encourage people to participate in comic book culture.

A new inorganic-oil-like substance has been discovered on Venus, but this "oil" has also completely destroyed two installations of groups trying to harvest it. The story shows that the process of gathering materials to advance technology can be just…

False Dawn is a compelling story of Thea, a female mutant “Pirate”, and Evan who are thrown together by chance, striving to stay alive in a new twenty-first century world that can no longer support a vast human population due to war, disease, and…

The Miracle of the Lily is a short story written by Claire Winger Harris that was featured in the pulp magazine Amazing Stories. This object is fundamental when examining the progression of women's roles in producing science fiction because Harris…

This is the cover and a sample page of an issue of Amazing Adventures featuring Killraven, a man who has been experimented on by Martians for the purpose of gladiatorial combat. This issue provides an example of a key aspect of SF comics and…

Amazing Adventures featuring Kill Raven contains artwork that was inspired by the Civil Rights movement. Mishulla becomes a representation of different races that are present through the comic.

Killraven's artwork and panels draw from ideas pertaining to the Civil Rights Movement. The panels show a representation of the African American community seen through the character Mishulla.

Machine "Intelligence" was a scientific article included in Astouding SF that discussed whether or not machines have the capacity for thought, and what qualifies as intelligence. This article is important to the collection because it provides…

Deadly Image follows a man transported from the 20th century to the future where man has become reliant upon machines and androids. This reliance could lead to complacency among the human race, allowing the androids to eventually take over, and they…

The audience of Star Trek comics ranges from teens to adults, with narratives which entail themes and tropes commonly found in the science fiction subgenre of space operas. Issue #12 follows the adventures of Captain Kirk and his heroic battle…