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Retro Futuristic Space Comics of the 1950s and 60s

May 15, 2022

We’ve come across a treasure trove of vintage space comics, all in an over-the-top vibrant pulp sensibility. We love the retro futuristic vibe, and how bombastic they all are, with titles like “Captain 🚀 Rocket” , “Planet Stories”, and “Space Squadron”. Take a look, and follow our Retro Future board on Pinterest for more.

A 1950s Spaceman comic cover, its hero blasting through a candy-colored cosmos

A pulp-era space comic image with lurid colors and breathless drama

Bold hand-lettered typography from a mid-century space comic

A Spanish pulp sci-fi cover - dramatic, painterly, and gloriously over the top

Vintage 1950s pulp comic cover of a spaceman battling aliens above a gleaming chrome rocket

1950s space comic panel of a hero firing a ray gun at invading flying saucers

Retro comic cover showing a helmeted astronaut exploring a strange crimson planet

Pulp-era comic art of a rocket squadron streaking past ringed planets in vivid color

Colorful retro science fiction comic illustration from the 1950s depicting rocket ships and imagined space travel

Vintage sci-fi comic cover with a chrome rocket blasting off into a starry pulp sky

1960s space comic scene of spacemen confronting bug-eyed aliens in bold pulp colors

Retro futuristic comic cover of a daring space captain dodging ray gun blasts

Mid-century pulp comic illustration of astronauts landing on a lurid alien world

Atomic-age comic artwork with sleek spaceships and improbable planets

A vintage panel of interplanetary adventure, drawn in saturated pulp colors

Mid-century comic art imagining life among the stars, ray guns at the ready

A retro comic scene of astronauts and gleaming rockets in Space Age style

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Author Ben VanderVeen

Ben VanderVeen is the founder and editor of Moss & Fog, one of the web’s longest-running visual culture destinations. Since 2009, he’s been finding and framing the most beautiful, surprising, and thought-provoking work in art, architecture, design, and nature — reaching over 325,000 readers each month. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

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