tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post3622109293977292188..comments2023-06-20T08:20:25.787-07:00Comments on Lady, That's My Skull: Journey to the SunSleestakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08512281434803286602noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-44759306130018682552013-03-06T19:13:58.301-08:002013-03-06T19:13:58.301-08:00Well that's good to know. Consider that myster...Well that's good to know. Consider that mystery solved! Thanks!Sleestakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512281434803286602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-75032304278102726972013-03-06T12:28:00.791-08:002013-03-06T12:28:00.791-08:00I know this is a very old topic but I just ran acr...I know this is a very old topic but I just ran across it for the first time. I too was strongly influenced by Journey to the Sun, which I read in its first incarnation as March of Comics #219 (referenced by Rob, above), published on May 4, 1961 and distributed through shoe and department stores (I got my copy in the boys' department at Sakowitz in Houston). I remember writing to the publisher, K.K. Publications, an imprint of Western Printing and Lithographing Company, saying how much I liked the story and was told that the illustrator was a comic strip artist named Ray Bailey. In 1975, I read an obituary for Bailey, who was described as having been as assistant to Milton Caniff. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-87322353358333225342009-01-06T13:40:00.000-08:002009-01-06T13:40:00.000-08:00I was raised on Star Wars and whatnot, but this ol...I was raised on Star Wars and whatnot, but this old stuff is a real treat. I got a bunch of old sci-fi radio shows a few months back, and they're similar to what you're saying. I gotta check into this more.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984799425896501960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-92056281311164996612008-12-29T09:47:00.000-08:002008-12-29T09:47:00.000-08:00I will, thanks. I'm still torn between Elias and C...I will, thanks. I'm still torn between Elias and Caniff.Sleestakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512281434803286602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-39718464038248937562008-12-29T04:41:00.000-08:002008-12-29T04:41:00.000-08:00Does this posting help?http://rocketshipvideo.com/...Does this posting help?<BR/><BR/>http://rocketshipvideo.com/features/feature4.html<BR/><BR/>Maybe you could track down the site's owner and compare notes?<BR/><BR/>The profiles in the panel you posted reminded me of Milton Caniff, but that's all I can say.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-49905390503456129432008-12-05T20:04:00.000-08:002008-12-05T20:04:00.000-08:00What an amazing blend of real science and wacky sc...What an amazing blend of real science and wacky science. I love how they snuck in little educational tidbits -- it melded with the plot better than I would have expected. Whoever wrote it did a beautiful job indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-25330741035513176242008-11-22T21:22:00.000-08:002008-11-22T21:22:00.000-08:00Welcome.Welcome.Sleestakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512281434803286602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-15088845660274893262008-11-22T13:12:00.000-08:002008-11-22T13:12:00.000-08:00Friend, due to the inadequacy of standard written ...Friend, due to the inadequacy of standard written communication for conveying intense emotion, I must lapse into a combination of netspeak and all caps to more fully convey the full extent of my feelings at this time:<BR/><BR/>OMG! THAT STORY! I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THAT ONE FOR YEARS! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!<BR/><BR/>I can only agree with, second, and heartily endorse everything you say above about the story's historical context and its place in my own personal mythos; in this we are of like mind. I have no more information than you about the story's creators; all I know is that for the past thirty-eight years I've never forgotten the solar sail that fails to retract (which turned out to be eerily prescient), the melting temperature of the different metals, and the odd reward claimed by the crew at the end. These were all seared in my memory. <BR/><BR/>But I'd forgotten the exchange "Who was that man before trying to use the lifeboat?" "What man, sir?" I would have had a lot of trouble processing irony back then -- probably the reason it fascinates me so much even today -- and I can only guess at how hard I tried to wrap my head around what they were saying.<BR/><BR/>Getting to see this again is a HUGE treat. I owe you big time!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714171897239398438noreply@blogger.com