Buck Rogers 25th Century A.D.

by Philip Francis Nowlan, Dick Calkins (Illustrator)

Big Little Book®; First Printing; 1933. Hard cover with paper spine. Standard size: 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 320 pages. Author: Phil Nowlan. Artist: Lt. Dick Calkins. Cover Artist: Lt. Dick Calkins. COLLECTOR'S NOTES: The cover title is different than title page (Buck Rogers in the 25th Century A. D.). First Buck Rogers BLB. Reprint from the first daily series, 1932-33, strips about 45 through about 1300. Buck Rogers first appeared in Phil Nowlan's science fiction tale Armageddon - 2419, published in Amazing Stories, August 1928. He debuted in newspapers on January 7, 1929 and on CBS radio November 7, 1932.

Genres: Science Fiction

315 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1933

About the author

Used These Alternate Names: Frank Phillips , Phil Nowlan , Philip F. Nowlan

Philip Francis Nowlan was an American science fiction author, best known as the creator of Buck Rogers

Reviews

[Philip Athans · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delightful!

Where did I find this PDF? Somewhere in the depths of the internet. This scan is missing page 8--left blank--which was sad, but ultimately didn't diminish the joy of this fun little booklet.

Here we're introduced to the world of Buck Rogers, replete with color illustrations from the comic strips--just delightful.

Delightful, I say.

[Jonathan Cornwell-Hogg · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not the most politically correct text I've ever read but a ripping yarn nonetheless. Seriously though, this was written in 1933 and reflects both the gender etiquette and genuine US foreign policy fears of the day. Seemingly superficially jingoistic there probably is more to this and especially so as originally a comic strip aimed at working class men. Perhaps the sci-fi is merely the vector for a deeper message of concern for the author and his attempt at rallying the troops at a time of egregious economic misery. One thing is certain, in my mind at least, a ripping yarn was not the only thing Nowlan was out to produce.

[Ragnell]

This was a terribly boring piece of pulp fiction, only really notable because it was set in the area I grew up in and because it went to show how even when you combine blatant Yellow Peril and Red Menance propaganda, then add RAY GUNS and ANTIGRAVITY BELTS, you can still turn in an incredibly uninteresting story if you put your mind to it.