Credits
Writer(s):
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Colorist(s):
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Letterer(s):
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Subject Matter
Genres:
science fiction
Character(s):
The Planeteers [Corporal Larry Winters (death)]; Prof. Ecco (mentioned); Tommy Tomorrow's wife and children (mentioned)
Synopsis:
The year is 1988. Tommy Tomorrow holds the rank of Colonel in the Planeteers. He is told that Comet Z-489 threatens to collide with the Sun. They have 62 hours before the disaster. "Operation Survival" begins four hours later, as six sleek rocket craft blast off from Terrapolis.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:
Miscellaneous
Pages:
5
Notes:
The first three Tommy Tomorrow adventures (Real Fact #6, #8, #13) contradict all subsequent stories, and thus can be considered apocryphal. Beginning in this issue, his fourth appearance, Tommy Tomorrow is established as a Colonel in the Planeteers, and his adventures are said to occur exactly 40 years in the future. From his fifth appearance in Action Comics #127 through Action Comics #147, his adventures continue to take place exactly 40 years in the future. However, beginning with Action Comics #149 and continuing throughout the next dozen years, his adventures occur exactly 100 years in the future (Action Comics #148 mentions no year).
The events of this issue occur between page 2 panel 2 and page 2 panel 3 of the Tommy Tomorrow story in Action Comics #127.
Corporal Larry Winters states that Tommy Tomorrow has a wife and kids.