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Amazing Stories (August, 1928). Buck Rogers on the Cover by Artist Frank R. Paul. Bedsheet Size Pulp

 

The adventures of Buck Rogers in comic strips, movies, radio and television became an important part of American pop culture. Buck Rogers first appeared in “Armageddon 2419 A.D.” by Philip F. Nowlan in the August 1928 issue of Amazing Stories. His name at the time was Anthony Rogers but it was changed to Buck Rogers for his first comic strip appearance in January, 1929. Buck Rogers has been credited with bringing into popular media the concept of space exploration and his popularity paralleled the development of space technology in the 20th century.

 

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