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  2. Buck Rogers - Wikipedia

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    Buck Rogers's name has become proverbial in such expressions as "Buck Rogers outfit" for a protective suit that looks like a space suit. During the mid 20th century, the bulk of the American public's exposure to science fiction literature came through newspaper comics, and their opinion was formed accordingly.

  3. List of fictional spacecraft - Wikipedia

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    "The Derelict" – the name given to the abandoned alien spacecraft discovered by the crew of the deep space tug Nostromo in the film Alien (1979) [48] Darksyde – The Predacon transwarp ship in the Beast Wars television series. [49] The name was spelled with a y in the Beast Wars video game and in the DVD box set.

  4. Buck Rogers (serial) - Wikipedia

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    Buck Rogers is a 1939 science fiction film serial, produced by Universal Pictures. It stars Buster Crabbe (who had previously played the title character in two Flash Gordon serials and would return for a third in 1940) as the eponymous hero, Constance Moore , Jackie Moran and Anthony Warde . [ 1 ]

  5. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series) - Wikipedia

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    Buck Rogers in the 25th Century is an American science fiction adventure television series produced by Universal Studios.The series ran for two seasons between September 1979 and April 1981 on NBC, and the feature-length pilot episode for the series was released as a theatrical film [2] before the series aired.

  6. VTVL - Wikipedia

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    The spacecraft stopped mid-air again and, as the engines throttled back, began its successful vertical landing. Just like Buck Rogers." [46] In the 2010s, SpaceX rockets have likewise seen the appellation to this popular culture notion of Buck Rogers in a "Quest to Create a 'Buck Rogers' Reusable Rocket." [47] [48]

  7. List of Buck Rogers comic strips - Wikipedia

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    Buck Rogers 25th Century: Strange Adventures in the Spider-Ship with Three Pop-ups (Pleasure Books, Inc., 1935) The Story of Buck Rogers on the Planetoid Eros (Whitman, 1936) Buck Rogers 25th century A.D. vs. the Fiend of Space (Whitman, 1940) Buck Rogers #1–6 (Eastern Color, 1942 to 1943) Buck Rogers and the Super-Dwarf of Space (Whitman, 1943)

  8. Flash Gordon - Wikipedia

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    Flash Gordon (along with Buck Rogers) was a big influence on later science fiction comic strips, such as the American Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire (1935 to 1941) by Carl Pfeufer and Bob Moore. [3] In Italy, Guido Fantoni drew Flash Gordon in 1938, after the prohibition by the fascist regime. [ 29 ]

  9. Philip Francis Nowlan - Wikipedia

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    Spin-offs included a radio-serial series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (sporadically aired from 1932-1947), a 1939 movie serial Buck Rogers, a brief 1950-51 television series, and a 1979-1981 television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. [2]