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LOST IN SPACE #1 COMIC BOOK! SPACE FAMILY ROBINSON
RARE and OUT OF PRINT. HARD TO FIND VINTAGE COLLECTOR'S ITEM.
Published by INNOVATION COMICS in 1991.
An issue of the fantastic comic book series that was a sequel to the original TV Show, with a more serious tone and mature style.
Fantastic PULP STYLE lavish full color artwork. Great Lurid Wraparound cover! Penny and Judy have never looked as sexy as they appear in this series!
This item was never available for sale in any mass market retail outlet, and was only sold in comic book specialty stores.
Writer(s):
David Campiti
Matt Thompson
Penciller(s):
Eddy Newell
Inker(s):
Mark Jones
Colorist(s):
Scott Rockwell
Letterer(s):
Vickie Williams
Editor(s):
George Broderick Jr.
David Campiti
Bill Mumy
Cover Artist(s):
Mike Okamoto
The revival of interest in Lost in Space in the early nineties culminated in the 25th Anniversary Boston celebrations. However, it was the astonishing appearance of Innovation's Lost in Space comic book in 1991 which kept interest on the boil and finally gave starved fans something to savour after so many years.
The fact that this comic ever came off the printing press is remarkable in itself as David Campiti, editor and publisher explained in issue 1 of the comic:
"Last year, in New York I was with Viacom's Howard Berk discussing their various properties. 'Out of this list, the only thing I see here that excites me is Lost in Space,' I told him. 'But I couldn't see doing it like the silly '60s TV show - that was positioned to compete with Batman in the ratings.'
We finished our leisurely talk about comics in general and I got up to leave 'Tell me,' he said 'what would you do with Lost in Space if you got it.'
My answer, a sequence I thought up on-the-spot, off the top of my head, is what you see printed as the first three a pages of this issue. His response was 'I don't see a problem with that.' And the rest is history."
Where so many others had tried vainly before, David Campiti, had succeeded in performing a minor miracle. He had acquired the rights to legally produce a story based on the original TV series. Certainly one highlight of the new comic was the fact that Bill Mumy, who played Will Robinson in the original TV series, had accepted a position as a consultant/writer.
The other remaining cast members also seemed very interested in the progress of the new comic book as Bill Mumy explained:
"Everybody in the cast gave me their feedback on the comic and enjoyed it a lot, especially Jonathan Harris and June Lockhart. Both of them were tickled by it...It was great to have everybody feeling activated again after so long.
The other remaining cast members also seemed very interested in the progress of the new comic book as Bill Mumy explained:
"Everybody in the cast gave me their feedback on the comic and enjoyed it a lot, especially Jonathan Harris and June Lockhart. Both of them were tickled by it...It was great to have everybody feeling activated again after so long.
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