Buck Rogers (1929 comic strip)

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century A.D.
The first logo associated with the strip.
Story Information
Heroes	Buck Rogers Wilma Deering
Villains	Killer Kane
Setting	Federated Orgzones, Earth
Talent Information
Author(s)	Philip Francis Nowlan (1929 - 1939)
Illustrator(s)	Dick Calkins (1929 - 1932)
Release Information
Current status / schedule	Concluded
Launch date	7 January 1929
End date	8 July 1967
Syndicate(s)	John F. Dille Co.
Publisher(s)	Whitman Publishing Company
Genre(s)	Scientifiction adventure Space opera

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century A.D. is a long-running science fiction comic strip created by writer Philip Francis Nowlan and artist Dick Calkins. Based on Nowlan's novel "Armageddon 2419 A.D.", the strip starred World War I veteran Buck Rogers, who awakens after five centuries of suspended animation to a changed world of fantastic technologies and dastardly enemies.

Characters

Main

• Buck Rogers
• Wilma Deering
• Buddy Deering

Recurring

• Killer Kane
• MacGregor
• Ardala Valmar
• Dr. Huer
• Black Barney

Notes

Trivia

• The strip inspired another long-runner and eventual franchise, "Flash Gordon".

Links

• Buck Rogers on Wikipedia
• Buck Rogers on Encyclopædia Britannica
• Buck Rogers on TV Tropes