BUCK ROGERS Big Little Books

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Forgotten Stories: MEET BUCK ROGERS in "Armageddon - 2419 A.D." by Philip Francis Nowlan (1928)

Well . . . technically, he isn't "Buck" yet. His given name here is Anthony. But after two appearances in Amazing Stories (this first is from August 1928), he got his own comic strip, and changed his name to Buck, and the rest is future history. That first strip, illustrated by Dick Calkins, appeared Jan. 7, 1929. 

At the end of this tale you'll see the cover of this pulp, which famously does not depict Anthony/Buck, though it sure looks like him. The cover was meant to depict E.E. Smith's very cool "Skylark of Space," which began in the same issue. Thanks to the Internet Archive for posting this mag.

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FRANK FRAZETTA's Buck Rogers Portfolio (1975)

This portfolio, published by Russ Cochran in 1975, featured eight plates reproduced from Frank Frazetta's original art on old Famous Funnies covers. Frazetta added the colors for the project. I have been unable to discover how many sets were sold, but - sadly - none of them were sold to me.