You can always tell survivors; there's a certain look about them, a way they carry themselves, an attitude that says "I took the worst the world could throw at me and came out the other side, I can handle whatever today brings." I'm talking, of course, about the millions of viewers who endured the psychological torture of the "Syncro-Vox" process, a key element of the children's TV show "Clutch Cargo." Syncro-Vox is the nightmare process whereby actors' mouths are filmed as they recite dialog, and then that mouth footage is superimposed on top of cartoon drawings, thereby saving everyone the trouble and expense of animating lip flaps. The result is a horrifying abomination of moist, undulating orfices slapped onto stiff illustrations, a juxtapositional affront to culture, civilization, and the fundamental laws of space and time. Not content to subject the world to Clutch Cargo's adventures, the producer Cambria Studios also released other Syncro-Vox series, including the submarine-themed show "Captain Fathom" and today's topic, the outer space series "Space Angel."


Every cloud has a silver lining, and the cloud here is Scott McCloud, Space Angel, created by and illustrated here by absolute comics legend Alex Toth, as presented in the children's magazine Jack And Jill. Join us as he and his flight engineer Taurus prepare to blast off in a space ship that looks to be about fifteen or twenty feet tall. Or maybe they're giants. It's hard to tell.


The time: 2106 AD! The place: Earth Space Headquarters! You weren't fond of Santa Barbara, were you? Because it's not there any more, we knocked it down and built this wild post-modern Googie thing.


Quick, switch in the Chief! Anything to drown out these weirdos hollering "MAYDAY" at us!


The Chief was worried about Survey Two from the start. He didn't ACT on those worries, though, he just sent 'em out there. Press the "star" key on your phone to learn more about Earth Space Control!


Here's where this comic strip really captures the magic of the Space Angel TV show, in that all the speaking characters are shown facing away from the camera, or with an object obscuring their mouths, so that not only do they not have to pay for animation, they don't have to pay for Syncro-Vox, either!


They're losing, falling, AND ejecting all at once? Talk about multitasking!


Emergency! Emergency involving a professor's daughter! This is indeed a serious job for Space Angel! It's lonely out there in space.


The regulations say spacemen need two good eyes, but they don't say two EACH. Or that they both have to be on the same head.


"Stand off for blast off" is, uh, I guess you could say something like that. Not exactly traditional, though.


It's always like this, you head out on a long trip, but first it's a quick stop at the convenience store for Big Gulps and candy bars. Or oxygen and space suits, whichever.


This isn't the best time to be complaining about the lunch menu, Pluto Five!


Nothing says "science fiction" like a maiden in distress, growing faint, about to collapse onto her space fainting couch, her space petticoats fluttering.


Space triangles challenge space circles as Scott McCloud, Space Angel, blasts off in the experimental Dart II equipped with the Heavy Motorized Space Suit! Now is where we get to see all this amazing science fiction technology in thrilling science fiction adventure!!


And... that's it. Putting on a suit, picking up a girl, this is all the thrilling high-tech outer space action you're getting.

When WE spend all our time tooling around picking up girls, they call us sleazy creeps. But when Space Angel Scott McCloud does it, he's a brave science fiction hero! And remember ladies, when exploring new planets, always wear your pert little Space Hat.


Thanks to Space Angel, the Dart II, and the miracle of Syncro-Vox, this thrilling outer space Lyft pickup is accomplished. Be sure and tune in next week for another exciting episode of Space Angel! Don't look for him in Jack And Jill, however, because next issue is a feature story all about the kid actor from "Hazel." That's OK, by this time Alex Toth was over at Hanna-Barbera, working on cartoons that could speak for themselves, so to speak. And Scott McCloud? He left outer space and became the best selling author of "Understanding Comics!"

Become a Patron! Hey gang, thanks for reading Mister Kitty's Stupid Comics! If you enjoyed it and want to show your appreciation, you can now become a patron by hitting that Patreon button above! Or, you can turn off your ad blocker so's our advertisers know you're out there! And remember to visit our YouTube channel, our Facebook group and our Instagram? Why don't you.

PREVIOUS STUPID COMICS
NEXT STUPID COMICS

BACK TO STUPID COMICS INDEX



BACK TO MAIN INDEX