The 40 Years of Comics Project - Day 1106: Rocketmen Adventures: Axis of Evil #3, 2005

One last fill-in for today! I don't know if I'll ever find the other comics in this series, or indeed how many there are. But they've been short, silly fun.

More to come...

The 40 Years of Comics Project - Day 1102: Rocketmen Adventures: Axis of Evil #1, 2005

Not only is this an entry in the project, but it's also a whole comic you can read too! This was an insert into a package of "Rocketmen" cards from WizKids. Each card had a pop-out spaceship you could build and then play a game with. It was an attempt to take their successful "Pirates of..." series of game cards into the realm of pulp science fiction. It wasn't quite as bit a hit, I don't think.

I do like the pulp aspect of the adventure. The dictators are thinly-veiled allegories for Stalinist Communism, or any one of a number of fascist regimes. The heroes are typical Saturday Morning Matinee fare. What more is there to say?

Only that, unfortunately, I don't have all of them, so parts 1 and 3 will have to suffice. It's a pity because I do have a soft spot for pulp adventure strips. I'd love to know how this one turns out.

To be continued.