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'''Space Boy in Outer Space''' is a series of comics focused on a sci-fi action hero that launched in or before 1979 and spanning at least 150 issues. Space Boy was [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]'s favourite comic as a kid and he continued to read it while working at [[Panucci's Pizza]]. In the 31st century Frank Miller's Head wrote a | '''Space Boy in Outer Space''' is a series of comics focused on a sci-fi action hero that launched in or before 1979 and spanning at least 150 issues. Space Boy was [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]'s favourite comic as a kid and he continued to read it while working at [[Panucci's Pizza]]. In the 31st century Frank Miller's Head wrote a re-imagining of the series entitled "''The Dark 'Naut Returns <small>Overdue Library Books</small>''", shortly afterwords production on a film staring [[Calculon]] and Fry as Space Boy was started but canceled after the script was leaked. | ||
Releases included "''The Amazing Space Boy''" Annual #5, December 1988 and Space Boy #150, "''The Death of Space Boy''". | Releases included "''The Amazing Space Boy''" Annual #5, December 1988 and Space Boy #150, "''The Death of Space Boy''". | ||
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=== Trivia === | === Trivia === | ||
*The title of issue #150 is most likely a reference to [[Wikipedia:The Death of Superman|The Death of Superman]] storyline, which ended with Superman being alive. | *The title of issue #150 is most likely a reference to [[Wikipedia:The Death of Superman|The Death of Superman]] storyline, which ended with Superman being alive. | ||
*"The Dark 'Naut Returns" is a reference to Batman | *"The Dark 'Naut Returns" is a reference to Batman, and, more specifically, Miller's previous work "The Dark Night Returns". | ||
*''Space Boy'' is one of the choices given to [[Free Waterfall III]] to identify as a series that has not run for one thousand issues. While the answer wasn't | *''Space Boy'' is one of the choices given to [[Free Waterfall III]] to identify as a series that has not run for one thousand issues. While the answer wasn't revealed, there is a 66% chance that this was one of the long running comics. But given that one of the series ended in 1999 this series most likely reached issue #1000 by the year 3002. | ||
[[File:SpaceBoy.png|left|thumb|The comic in the comics]] | [[File:SpaceBoy.png|left|thumb|The comic in the comics]] | ||
Revision as of 01:08, 31 May 2010
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Space Boy in Outer Space | |
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Type | Comic Book Series |
First appearance | "Monkey Sea, Monkey Doom!" (US#001) |
Space Boy in Outer Space is a series of comics focused on a sci-fi action hero that launched in or before 1979 and spanning at least 150 issues. Space Boy was Fry's favourite comic as a kid and he continued to read it while working at Panucci's Pizza. In the 31st century Frank Miller's Head wrote a re-imagining of the series entitled "The Dark 'Naut Returns Overdue Library Books", shortly afterwords production on a film staring Calculon and Fry as Space Boy was started but canceled after the script was leaked.
Releases included "The Amazing Space Boy" Annual #5, December 1988 and Space Boy #150, "The Death of Space Boy".
Additional Info
Trivia
- The title of issue #150 is most likely a reference to The Death of Superman storyline, which ended with Superman being alive.
- "The Dark 'Naut Returns" is a reference to Batman, and, more specifically, Miller's previous work "The Dark Night Returns".
- Space Boy is one of the choices given to Free Waterfall III to identify as a series that has not run for one thousand issues. While the answer wasn't revealed, there is a 66% chance that this was one of the long running comics. But given that one of the series ended in 1999 this series most likely reached issue #1000 by the year 3002.