American comic strip
Brick Bradford science fiction comic strip created by writer William Ritt, a journalist based inCleveland , and artistClarence Gray . It was first distributed on August 21, 1933[ 1] Central Press Association , a subsidiary ofKing Features Syndicate which specialized in producing material for small-town newspapers.[ 2]
Brick Bradford achieved its greatest popularity outside the United States. The series was carried by both newspapers and comic books in Australia and New Zealand. In France the strip was known asLuc Bradefer ("Luke Ironarm") and was published in many newspapers.[ 3] Giorgio Ventura andMarco Spada [ 3] Greece in the newspaperEthnos Princess Palona ) during the 1960s. In Sweden it was known as "Tom Trick". In Yugoslavia the strip was published in a dozen different magazines since 1935.[ 4]
Publication history [ edit ] Ritt grew tired ofBrick Bradford in the mid-1940s, and by 1948 he had turned over first the daily and then the Sunday to Gray, who produced the strip alone until his health problems increased. In 1952,Paul Norris , who had been working on King'sJungle Jim
Characters and story [ edit ] Brick Bradford was an athletic and adventurous redheaded (later blond)aviator fromKentucky [ 5] [ 2] Lester J. Maitland andDick Calkins 'Skyroads Brick Bradford increasingly featured fantastic elements in the manner ofBuck Rogers Flash Gordon H. G. Wells ,Edgar Rice Burroughs andAbraham Merritt , and drew on some of their ideas when writingBrick Bradford .[ 3] Brick Bradford now became more of aspace opera /adventure story, with its tales of dinosaurs, lost civilizations, intergalactic villains, robots and subatomic worlds.[ 2]
By 1935,Brick Bradford' s popularity had greatly increased, and it arrived in theSunday comics sections of major newspapers in 1933, followed by a weekend edition that began November 24, 1934. In the daily strips Brick kept company with his friend Sandy Sanderson, balding and bearded scientist Kalla Kopak, and June Salisbury, Brick's girlfriend and daughter of his ally Professor Van Atta Salisbury.[ 3] [ 2] bad girl Saturn Sadie who reformed and in the end married the stalwart hero.
Brick's enemies included Dr. Franz Ego, a spy; Avil Blue, inventor of a giant robot; and the "Assassins", descendants of the Middle Eastern sect of the same name.[ 3]
On April 20, 1935, the strip added a largetop -shapedtime machine invented by Professor Southern called, fittingly, the Time Top which could travel to both past and future and off into the depths of space, presaging Doc Wonmug's device inAlley Oop [ 2] TARDIS onDoctor Who
Daily strips by Clarence Gray and William Ritt [ edit ] D001 In the City Beneath the Sea (08/21/1933 – 06/30/1934) 270 strips D002 With Brocco the Buccaneer (07/02/1934 – 05/18/1935) 276 strips D003 On the Isles Beyond the Ice (05/20/1935 – 04/11/1936) 282 strips D004 Brick Bradford and the Lord of Doom (04/13/1936 – 02/06/1937) 258 strips D005 Adrift in an Atom [aka Voyage in a Coin] (02/08/1937 – 01/08/1938) 288 strips D006 In the Fortress of Fear (01/10/1938 – 02/11/1939) 342 strips D007 Brick Bradford and the Metal Monster (02/13/1939 – 03/16/1940) 342 strips D008 Brick Bradford Seeks the Diamond Doll (03/18/1940 – 12/28/1940) 246 strips D009 On the Throne of Titania (12/30/1940 – 06/12/1943) 768 strips D010 Beyond the Crystal Door (06/14/1943 – 10/21/1944) 462 strips D011 The Queen of the Night (10/28/1944 – 06/01/1946) 468 strips D012 The Witch Doctor of Wanchi (06/03/1946 – 12/07/1946) 162 strips D013 The Strange Case of Captain Boldd (12/09/1946 – 07/19/1947) 192 strips D014 Lost Train In Tunnel #10 (07/21/1947 – 05/01/1948) 246 strips D015 The Prophet of Thorn (05/03/1948 – 03/19/1949) 276 strips D016 The Colossal Fossil (03/21/1949 – 07/02/1949) 90 strips D017 The Island of the Eye (07/04/1949 – 12/24/1949) 150 strips D018 Smokeballs (12/26/1949 – 03/25/1950) 60 strips D019 The Howling Face (03/27/1950 – 06/17/1950) 90 strips D020 The Legacy of Low Lake (06/19/1950 – 10/07/1950) 96 strips D021 Detour of Doubt (10/09/1950 – 12/30/1950) 60 strips D022 Frame-Up (01/01/1951 – 03/31/1951) 90 strips D023 Mesa Macabre (04/02/1951 – 08/11/1951) 114 strips D024 Moon Maiden (08/13/1951 – 10/06/1951) 48 strips D025 Shadow in the Sky (10/08/1951 – 02/16/1952) 102 strips D026 The Six Seeds of Sibed (02/18/1952 – 05/10/1952) 96 strips D027 Mr. Distance (05/12/1952 – 10/18/1952) 138 strips Daily strips by Paul Norris [ edit ] Paul Norris 'Brick Bradford strip of January 27, 1955D028 Condor Corridor (10/20/1952 – 04/04/1953) 144 strips D029 Operation Back Burner (04/06/1953 – 07/04/1953) 78 strips D030 Oroto Otoro (07/06/1953 – 10/24/1953) 96 strips D031 Poet and Present (10/26/1953 – 01/02/1954) 60 strips D032 Deadline Dilemma (01/04/1954 – 05/01/1954) 102 strips D033 Frogman's Folly (05/03/1954 – 07/24/1954) 72 strips D034 Poet's Revenge (07/26/1954 – 10/09/1954) 66 strips D035 Honey’n’Holly (10/11/1954 – 12/04/1954) 48 strips D036 Temperamental Tessie (12/06/1954 – 01/29/1955) 48 strips D037 Found and Profound (01/31/1955 – 04/30/1955) 78 strips D038 Bauble's Belle (05/02/1955 – 06/25/1955) 48 strips D039 Silent Partners! (06/27/1955 – 10/08/1955) 90 strips D040 The Case of the Vicious Vines (10/10/1955 – 12/31/1955) 72 strips D041 Stowaway (01/02/1956 – 05/12/1956) 114 strips D042 Something Borrowed, Something Blue (05/14/1956 – 08/04/1956) 72 strips D043 Astral Assignment (08/06/1956 – 10/20/1956) 66 strips D044 Return of Paul Bunyan (10/22/1956 – 01/26/1957) 84 strips D045 The Search For Kris Kreg (01/28/1957 – 04/20/1957) 72 strips D046 Time-Top Trials! (04/22/1957 – 09/14/1957) 126 strips D047 Eye of the Needle (09/16/1957 – 11/16/1957) 54 strips D048 Return to Pura (11/18/1957 – 02/22/1958) 84 strips D049 Deep Danger (02/24/1958 – 06/07/1958) 90 strips D050 X-S-S-16 (06/09/1958 – 09/13/1958) 84 strips D051 The Search for Doctor Eastland (09/15/1958 – 01/24/1959) 114 strips D052 Man on the Moon (01/26/1959 – 06/06/1959) 114 strips D053 The Sound (06/08/1959 – 09/19/1959) 90 strips D054 Mission to Maga (09/21/1959 – 01/23/1960) 108 strips D055 Steppingstone (01/25/1960 – 09/24/1960) 210 strips D056 Tattletale Tiros (09/26/1960 – 03/04/1961) 138 strips D057 Silent Search (03/06/1961 – 10/07/1961) 186 strips D058 Bradford's Bondage (10/09/1961 – 11/25/1961) 42 strips D059 Botanical Warfare (11/27/1961 – 04/28/1962) 132 strips D060 Adventure in the Aqua-Mole (04/30/1962 – 09/15/1962) 120 strips D061 The Proxima Centauri Run (09/17/1962 – 02/16/1963) 132 strips D062 Lady Loot (02/18/1963 – 05/18/1963) 78 strips D063 Adventure in Andromeda (05/20/1963 – 10/19/1963) 132 strips D064 Operation Chaos (10/21/1963 – 12/28/1963) 60 strips D065 Return to Panola (12/30/1963 – 05/16/1964) 120 strips D066 Cold Caper (05/18/1964 – 10/24/1964) 138 strips D067 Journey to Procyon (10/26/1964 – 01/23/1965) 78 strips D068 Saturn Sadie's Side Trip (01/25/1965 – 07/03/1965) 138 strips D069 Silverslinger (07/05/1965 – 10/23/1965) 96 strips D070 The Treasure of Toolee Tooee (10/25/1965 – 04/30/1966) 162 strips D071 The Agrarians (05/02/1966 – 08/27/1966) 102 strips D072 Strange Sargasso (08/29/1966 – 03/25/1967) 180 strips D073 Search for a Samaritan (03/27/1967 – 08/12/1967) 120 strips D074 Destination Laza (08/14/1967 – 09/23/1967) 36 strips D075 The Radiant Ruins of Ramdan (09/25/1967 – 05/04/1968) 192 strips D076 Ardun's Ark (05/06/1968 – 07/06/1968) 54 strips D077 Flight of Fantasy (07/08/1968 – 09/28/1968) 72 strips D078 Solitary Journey (09/30/1968 – 12/07/1968) 60 strips D079 Gathering on Gwaymus (12/09/1968 – 03/01/1969) 72 strips D080 The Evil Enkar (03/03/1969 – 05/03/1969) 54 strips D081 Galileo's Ghost (05/05/1969 – 07/26/1969) 72 strips D082 Revenge (07/28/1969 – 10/04/1969) 60 strips D083 Tabby's Tantrums (10/06/1969 – 12/13/1969) 60 strips D084 Return to Gwaymus (12/15/1969 – 03/14/1970) 78 strips D085 The Treasure of Tarabagara (03/16/1970 – 05/23/1970) 60 strips D086 Purple Pintar (05/25/1970 – 08/29/1970) 84 strips D087 Search for Urubu (08/31/1970 – 10/31/1970) 54 strips D088 Time and Trouble (11/02/1970 – 01/30/1971) 78 strips D089 Tenacious Tempo (02/01/1971 – 04/03/1971) 54 strips D090 Hoppy's Re-Migration (04/05/1971 – 06/12/1971) 60 strips D091 Tardy Tempo (06/14/1971 – 09/04/1971) 72 strips D092 Double Trouble (09/06/1971 – 11/13/1971) 60 strips D093 Stranded (11/15/1971 – 01/08/1972) 48 strips D094 Phoenix Fever (01/10/1972 – 04/08/1972) 78 strips D095 Going Home (04/10/1972 – 07/08/1972) 78 strips D096 Then There Were Two (07/10/1972 – 09/23/1972) 66 strips D097 Trail of the Tonabera (09/25/1972 – 12/02/1972) 60 strips D098 Polar Poltergeist (12/04/1972 – 03/03/1973) 78 strips D099 Long Way Home (03/05/1973 – 06/23/1973) 96 strips D100 A Change of Plans (06/25/1973 – 10/20/1973) 102 strips D101 A Flight of Ghosts (10/22/1973 – 12/08/1973) 42 strips D102 Old Masters (12/10/1973 – 02/16/1974) 60 strips D103 Cygnus Two (02/18/1974 – 04/27/1974) 60 strips D104 Lore (04/29/1974 – 08/03/1974) 84 strips D105 Search for Succor (08/05/1974 – 10/05/1974) 54 strips D106 Rescue (10/07/1974 – 12/28/1974) 72 strips D107 Stronger Force (12/30/1974 – 02/22/1975) 48 strips D108 Holiday on Hokuku! (02/24/1975 – 05/31/1975) 84 strips D109 Sea of Secrets (06/02/1975 – 08/16/1975) 66 strips D110 The Folly of Petro Leur (08/18/1975 – 12/27/1975) 114 strips D111 Lore Revisited (12/29/1975 – 02/14/1976) 42 strips D112 Beyond Bucala (02/16/1976 – 05/29/1976) 90 strips D113 The Way Home (05/31/1976 – 10/09/1976) 114 strips D114 Eye Spy (10/11/1976 – 01/29/1977) 96 strips D115 Rescue (01/31/1977 – 04/23/1977) 72 strips D116 Dead End (04/25/1977 – 08/27/1977) 108 strips D117 Lost (08/29/1977 – 01/07/1978) 114 strips D118 Dolphins of Dahgara (01/09/1978 – 04/22/1978) 90 strips D119 Wild Wet World (04/24/1978 – 08/05/1978) 90 strips D120 Space Trace (08/07/1978 – 12/16/1978) 114 strips D121 Emigres’ Reversion (12/18/1978 – 04/07/1979) 96 strips D122 Web of Life (04/09/1979 – 09/22/1979) 144 strips D123 Two, Too Many (09/24/1979 – 01/19/1980) 102 strips D124 Runagate (01/21/1980 – 06/07/1980) 120 strips D125 Loose Ends (06/09/1980 – 10/25/1980) 120 strips D126 Iona Incursion (10/27/1980 – 01/17/1981) 72 strips D127 Solar Power Play (01/19/1981 – 04/18/1981) 78 strips D128 Time Trials (04/20/1981 – 07/25/1981) 84 strips D129 The Realm of Ram (07/27/1981 – 01/02/1982) 138 strips D130 Jeopardy (01/04/1982 – 04/17/1982) 90 strips D131 Search for Saturn Sadie (04/19/1982 – 09/18/1982) 132 strips D132 Prekarius Plot (09/20/1982 – 04/16/1983) 180 strips D133 Topaz (04/18/1983 – 09/17/1983) 132 strips D134 Beyond the Limits (09/19/1983 – 12/31/1983) 90 strips D135 The Penny Black (01/02/1984 – 05/19/1984) 120 strips D136 Burawa Bondage (05/21/1984 – 08/03/1985) 378 strips D137 Aggression at Agwon (08/05/1985 – 12/21/1985) 120 strips D138 The Save of Saturn Sadie (12/23/1985 – 04/26/1986) 108 strips D139 What Next? (04/28/1986 – 07/26/1986) 78 strips D140 Mind Over Matter (07/28/1986 – 12/20/1986) 126 strips D141 Flight Tests (12/22/1986 – 04/25/1987) 108 strips Sunday strips by Clarence Gray and William Ritt [ edit ] S001 The Land Of The Lost (11/25/1934 – 08/11/1935) 38 strips S002 In The Middle Of The Earth (08/18/1935 – 12/29/1935) 20 strips S003 Nameless Empire (In The Middle Of The Earth) (01/05/1936 – 08/09/1936) 32 strips S004 Forest Of Terror (In The Middle Of The Earth) (08/16/1936 – 10/11/1936) 9 strips S005 The Mayan Empire (In The Middle Of The Earth) (10/18/1936 – 01/31/1937) 16 strips S006 Land Of The Swan (In The Middle Of The Earth) (02/07/1937 – 10/10/1937) 36 strips S007 The Time Top (10/17/1937 – 12/05/1937) 8 strips S008 Travel Through Time (Traveller In Time) (12/12/1937 – 07/10/1938) 31 strips S009 Pirates Of The 17th Century (World Of 1685) (07/17/1938 – 02/05/1939) 30 strips S010 The Mummy (02/12/1939 – 11/12/1939) 40 strips S011 The Crown Of The Desert's Kings (11/19/1939 – 10/06/1940) 47 strips S012 On The Seas Of China (In China Seas) (10/13/1940 – 03/23/1941) 24 strips S013 The Southern Treasure (Martin Bloodstone) (03/30/1941 – 09/28/1941) 27 strips S014 Lost People (The Lost World) (10/05/1941 – 12/28/1941) 13 strips S015 Cities Of Future (Futura) (01/04/1942 – 10/11/1942) 41 strips S016 The Men Of The North (The Ice King) (10/18/1942 – 04/25/1943) 28 strips S017 Ultrasphere (05/02/1943 – 11/21/1943) 30 strips S018 The Thief Of Light (11/28/1943 – 08/27/1944) 40 strips S019 The Ageless Voice (09/03/1944 – 09/16/1945) 55 strips S020 The Third Millenium (Millennium Three) (09/23/1945 – 10/06/1946) 55 strips S021 Cities In The Precipice (The Cone Dwellers) (10/13/1946 – 01/05/1947) 13 strips S022 The Lord Of Doom (01/12/1947 – 08/10/1947) 31 strips S023 Birth Of a Legend (08/17/1947 – 10/26/1947) 11 strips S024 The Aztec Migration (The Aztec Ancestors) (11/02/1947 – 01/25/1948) 13 strips S025 Among The Incas (02/01/1948 – 09/19/1948) 34 strips S026 The Land Of The Unicorn (09/26/1948 – 10/23/1949) 57 strips S027 The Healing Ray (10/30/1949 – 01/01/1950) 10 strips S028 The Way Of Stars (In Quest Of Crystal Q) (01/08/1950 – 08/20/1950) 33 strips S029 Shada, Prince Of The Black Planet (08/27/1950 – 03/18/1951) 30 strips S030 The Metropolis In Space (Planet Platter) (03/25/1951 – 11/04/1951) 33 strips S031 The Wonderful Meteor (11/11/1951 – 06/08/1952) 31 strips S032 Coral Labyrinth (06/15/1952 – 02/01/1953) 34 strips S033 Sargasso of Space (02/08/1953 – 11/15/1953) 41 strips S034 Trespassing in Space (11/22/1953 – 07/11/1954) 34 strips S035 The Blue Interlude (New-Look Interlude) (07/18/1954 – 10/03/1954) 12 strips S035A Ominous Ods at Ostar (10/10/1954 - 05/29/1955) 24 strips S036 Stay In Relaxa (Sojourn At Relaxa) (06/05/1955 – 02/19/1956) 38 strips S037 Recalled – Earth (Recall) (02/26/1956 – 05/13/1956) 12 strips S038 World Of The Future (Quest Of Quentin Quado) (05/20/1956 – 04/21/1957) 50 strips Sunday Strips by Paul Norris [ edit ] S039 The Return Of Brick Bradford (04/28/1957 – 11/10/1957) 28 strips S040 Travel In Space (11/17/1957 – 04/27/1958) 24 strips S041 Beyond The Stars (05/04/1958 – 10/12/1958) 24 strips S042 Iperspazio! (10/19/1958 – 03/29/1959) 24 strips S043 Forced Landing (04/05/1959 – 09/13/1959) 24 strips S044 Meteor Rain (09/20/1959 – 02/28/1960) 24 strips S045 A Castle Of Papers (03/06/1960 – 05/01/1960) 9 strips S046 The Indians Of The Space (05/08/1960 – 07/31/1960) 13 strips S047 The Father Of Saturn Sadie (08/07/1960 – 09/25/1960) 8 strips S048 One Undeclared Submarine War (10/02/1960 – 01/01/1961 14 strips S049 Saboteurs Of The Missile Bases (01/08/1961 –04/02/1961) S050 The Search for Willa Ware (04/09/1961 to 06/18/1961) S051 to S101 with date in European format. [ edit ] S051 The Big Red (25.06.1961 - 29.10.1961) S052 Mission on Magna (05.11.1961 - 20.05.1962) S053 Derelict Spaceship (27.05.1962 - 02.09.1962) S054 The Venus Viking (09.09.1962 - 30.12.1962) S055 untitled 06.01.1963 - 02.06.1963 S056 untitled 09.06.1963 - 03.11.1963 S057 untitled 10.11.1963 - 26.01.1964 S058 untitled 02.02.1964 - 09.08.1964 S059 untitled 16.08.1964 - 25.10.1964 S060 untitled 01.11.1964 - 17.01.1965 S061 untitled 24.01.1965 - 28.03.1965 S062 The Big Hunt 04.04.1965 - 25.07.1965 S063 untitled 01.08.1965 - 28.11.1965 S064 untitled 05.12.1965 - 06.02.1966 S065 untitled 13.02.1965 - 24.07.1966 S066 untitled 31.07.1966 - 26.03.1967 S067 untitled 02.04.1967 - 03.09.1967 S068 untitled 10.09.1967 - 31.12.1967 S069 untitled 07.01.1968 - 30.06.1968 S070 untitled 07.07.1968 - 13.04.1969 S071 untitled 20.04.1969 - 20.07.1969 S072 untitled 27.07.1969 - 18.01.1970 S073 untitled 25.01.1970 - 14.06.1970 S074 untitled 21.06.1970 - 30.08.1970 S075 untitled 06.09.1970 - 28.02.1971 S076 untitled 07.03.1971 - 16.05.1971 S077 untitled 23.05.1971 - 25.07.1971 S078 The RHO IV 01.08.1971 - 03.10.1971 S079 The Strait of Sibod 10.10.1971 - 26.12.1971 S079A Gwatara 02.01.1972 - 12.03.1972 S080 Silent Satellites 19.03.1972 - 11.06.1972 S081 Mission to Makahabe 18.06.1972 - 01.10.1972 S082 A New Order of Makahabe 08.10.1972 - 14.01.1973 S083 Stranded 21.01.1973 - 29.04.1973 S084 Another World 06.05.1973 - 23.09.1973 S085 Journey to Jurisik 30.09.1973 - 09.12.1973 S086 Haloes 16.12.1973 - 05.05.1974 S087 untitled 12.05.1974 - 14.07.1974 S088 Earth Bound 21.07.1974 - 08.12.1974 S089 Lost 15.12.1974 - 27.04.1975 S090 Strings Attached 04.05.1975 - 21.12.1975 S091 untitled 28.12.1975 - 04.07.1976 S092 untitled 11.07.1976 - 21.11.1976 S093 The Treasure of Tropoleetz 28.11.1976 - 03.04.1977 S094 The Botanist 10.04.1977 - 03.07.1977 S095 untitled 10.07.1977 - 02.10.1977 S096 Power 09.10.1977 - 15.01.1978 S097 Retaliation 22.01.1978 - 07.05.1978 S098 Night Raiders 14.05.1978 - 12.11.1978 S099 Astral Armageddon 19.11.1978 - 18.02.1979 S100 Phool's Folly 25.02.1978 - 20.05.1979 S101 Trial of Tempo III 27.05.1979 - ??.??.1979 Sundays end date : 09 May 1987 [ edit ] Brick Bradford was reprinted in comic-book form as King Features began to expand into that genre, includingKing Comics David McKay Publications ), starting from April 1936 (along withBarney Google Henry Popeye Bringing Up Father Ace Comics Standard Comics , but the series was soon canceled after 4 issues.
Brick Bradford reappeared by 1966 in original comics published byKing Comics .Brick Bradford stories appeared as back-up strips inThe Phantom Mandrake the Magician [ 6]
In the 1970s, thePacific Comics Club reprinted several Brick Bradford stories in book form.[ 7] [ 7]
Collections of comic strip stories [ edit ] Brick Bradford in the Fortress of Fear: Daily Strips Jan. 8, 1938– Feb. 11, 1939 . Club Anni Trenta, Genova, 1971, (English-language reprints).Brick Bradford : Voyage In A Coin by William Ritt and Clarence Gray. New York, NY : Comics Stars in the World & Pacific Comics Club, 1976.Brick Bradford in the City Beneath the Sea by Ritt and Gray. Papeete-Tahiti (Polynesia), Pacific Comics Club, 1976.Brick Bradford in The Middle of the Earth by Ritt and Gray. Papeete-Tahiti (Polynesia), Pacific Comics Club, (J. Taoc), 1976.Brick Bradford with Brocco the Buccaneer by Ritt and Gray. Papeete-Tahiti (Polynesia), Pacific Comics Club, 1976.Brick Bradford in The Land Of The Lost by Ritt & Gray. Papeete-Tahiti (Polynesia) Pacific Comics Club, 1981.Brick Bradford and the Combustion Furnace: Daily Strips 2/8/1937-1/8/1938 by Ritt and Gray. Toronto,Dragon Lady Press , Issue 5, 1987.Brick Bradford: Flight Tests by Paul Norris, in theStrip Adventure Special anthology, Forest Hills, N.Y. : JAL Publications, 1992.The strip also had a book series produced byWhitman Publishing 'sBig Little Books .
Brick Bradford serial film starringKane Richmond , was produced byColumbia Pictures in 1947.[ 8]
Brick Bradford was referenced in the 1965The Dick Van Dyke Show flying saucer with the "Brick Bradford insignia" on it, which he describes as being like a lightning bolt (in the actual comic strip Brick's insignia was a "B" in a circle[ 5]
Before his death from cancer, Canadian artist Jerry Pethick (1935–2003) conceived a large bronze sculpture in the shape of the Time Top as depicted in later installments ofBrick Bradford . In 2004, his widow, Margaret Pethick, took over the project. It was submerged in sea water for two years while connected to an electrical source to accelerate barnacle and mineral accretion on its surface for an aged look. In August 2006, the sculpture was installed on its permanent site at False Creek,Vancouver ,British Columbia .[ 9] [ 10]
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