The cover to X Minus One No.47, June-July, 1955. It was hand-produced on the comic book industry 11 x 17 illustration board and finished in the standard camera-ready process. The production incorporates pen-and-ink work, archival pigment printing, and physical cut-and-paste headings and text.
X Minus One was a 1950s NBC radio series that featured stories written by some of the world's greatest science-fiction authors. EC (Entertaining Comics) published several sci-fi comic magazines in the mid-50s. We added another title to the line-up, replacing the canceled Tales From The Crypt book and continuing with the issue numbering. Here is our unofficial NBC radio show representation with our Entertaining Comics, Inc. parody company, "Enterthering Pugilistics Rink," and Tales From The Crypt parody title, "formerly Sails From The Ship." The book's title splash page graphic is related to the front cover theme. The rest of the comic contains a "Tremendous Trio" origin story chronicling the creation of the X Minus One Alternate Comicverse set, plus our parodies of classic comic book ads and features. Please see The Book page for comic contents info.
Our X Minus One Alternate Comicverse card is No. 48 of a fictional series of 66 cards issued by our Topps Chewing Gum Co., Inc. parody company, "Hopps Brewing Plum, Go Drink." The series' setting is 1955.
(Price show is in Canadian funds. $179.00 CAD equals approximately $130.00 USD)