Space Ghost (Comico)

    (COMICO, 1987)
™ and © COMICO, the Comic Company

Long before he assumed the persona of a late-night talk show host, Space Ghost was the Man. Alex Toth created Space Ghost for a Hanna-Barbera cartoon show that CBS premiered on September 10, 1966. What made it so neat was an interesting combination: with seven minutes to save the universe, Space Ghost couldn’t waste time. Characters didn’t stand around so the cartoons raced along at top speed. Remember, this was before Standards and Practices removed any hint of excitement from every script. Maybe the main reason was Space Ghost himself. We knew nothing about him. He was driven to protect the cosmos from the likes of Metallus and Brak, that he had a secret headquarters, a sleek spaceship and possessed the Power-Bands. That he just looked like a hero, soaring through the stars, with Gary Owens‚ distinctive voice shouting out “Spaaaaace Ghost!”
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    #1
    Dec 1987
    Cover: $3.50
    W: Mark Evanier, Steve Rude  ·  A: Steve Rude
    Includes 5-page biography background on Space Ghost including early sketches by Alex Toth; Includes 5-page biography background on Space Ghost including early sketches by Alex Toth, Also includes After word with Eveiner telling details of the show w/pix of Gary Owens.
    9 copies from $24.95