Yes, But How's Their Football Team?

It's nice to know that, in the not-too-distant future, there will still be great educational opportunities for you great great great-grandchildren:

Space Academy: University Of The Planets?

That sounds keen, but tell us more about the hands-on training:

Yes, but do you use advanced and modern educational techniques?

Well, models and textbooks!

But surely that's not enough!

Exact copies of control decks?!?

Well, I'm sold! I'll sign up, as soon as my refund check from Trump University comes in...

From Tom Corbett, Space Cadet #8-#11 (1954)

Manic Monday Bonus--I Think They Went And Made The SAT's Too Easy!

Quiz time, kiddies!

Let's test out our science knowledge with Tom Corbett, Space Cadet:

Hmm...

Well, let me see...

Wait a minute, I might have a quibble with the wording here...

Mmm...coal candy!!

And don't stay up too late cramming for this test...

Because apparently, the Space Academy Test is kinda easy...

From Tom Corbett, Space Cadet #2 (1955)

Manic Monday--Reviewing Science Fiction Comics With Booster And Beetle!

It's time for a mature, sophisticated look at the adventures of:

And what kind of spaced-based excitement do we have in store this month?

Oh, come on, Ted, be mature. It's the name of a planet, for heavens sake!

Anyway, there are these viscous space pirates, and...

You too, Booster? Come on, this is a perfectly serious story about crook who just happen to have a base on...well, let the commander say it:

*Snort* OK, "The raiders are operating from Uranus" is pretty funny, guys. But can we tone it down? Think of the kids. Just be mature for a few more panels!

All the excitement is at Uranus?!?!?! Bwahahahahaha

Ahem. You two are getting to me. Look, just one more panel, OK? Can we be grown-ups about this?

Bwahahahahahaha...Task Force Strong takes off for...hahahahahahahahahahaa!!

Look, I know this has all been stunningly immature. But if could have been much worse!! If this captioned change just a little bit...

...to "the bowels of Uranus," well, we never would have gotten them to shut up!

From Tom Corbett, Space Cadet #2 (1955)