This one-off from Harvey's "Thriller" series was originally intended to be the fourth issue of RACE FOR THE MOON, but it looked like editor Leon Harvey wanted to inject a little more excitement by spotlighting Kirby's The Three Rocketeers (Sgt. Beefy Brown; Captain Kip McCoy; Figures Faraday). The cover was designed from a stat paste-up with additional art and a logo by Joe Simon.
EC alumni Al Williams, Angelo Torres and Roy Krenkel are brought together to provide some nice-looking artwork. Fan-turned-pro Larry Ivie scripts two of the stories and the others are thought to be written by Jack Kirby. The Three Rocketeers have been cited as precursors to CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN and FANTASTIC FOUR.
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Another nice try by Harvey that didn't quite pan out.
BLAST OFF
Vol. 1 No. 1 (One-shot)
October 1965
On-sale date: July 15, 1965
Fun Day Funnies Inc. (Harvey Comics; Harvey Thriller)
Editor: Leon Harvey
Cover: Jack Kirby; Al Williamson; Joe Simon?
Pages: 36
Cover price: 12 cents
CONTENTS
Blast-Off Presents...The Three Rocketeers (Prologue)
Script: ?
Pencils: Jack Kirby
Inks: Al Williamson
"Lunar Goliaths"
Script: Jack Kirby?
Art: Jack Kirby; Al Williamson
"Danger! Atoms!"
Script: Howard Nostrand
Art: Howard Nostrand
"The Great Moon Mystery"
Script: Jack Kirby?
Art: Jack Kirby; Al Williamson
"The Space Court"
Script: Larry Ivie
Art: Al Williamson; Angelo Torres; Roy Krenkel
"The Little Earth"
Script: Larry Ivie
Art: Reed Crandall; Al Williamson