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| TVTornado Annual 1966 Cover |
This annual (probably published around 1966?) features reprints of Western Publishing's comics of the day (The Saint, The Lone Ranger, Tarzan, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Submarine Seaview and Magnus Robot Fighter). Interspersed between the comics are various text stories, puzzles and editorials.
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| TVTornado Annual 1966 Page 71 |
This gem is on page 71 titled "Man in the Moon Suit" and features some funny pictures of Allyn Hazard wearing the suit walking down a side walk and riding in the back of a convertible Corvette. Martin Gainsford also turned me on to this annual (thanks Martin!).
Transcript below:
MAN IN THE MOON SUIT
In the everyday streets of an unnamed American city a strange sight stopped the traffic and made the passer-by stand and stare... a huge robot-like figure marched down the high street with a masterful but casual air.
Who was he? What was he? A new monster? A man from Mars? No... just an ordinary human trying on a suit designed for use on the moon's surface.
Scientists have been pondering how best to equip an explorer to the moon. Mr. Allyn B. Hazard, an engineer with Space-General Corporation, has come up with some of the answers.
First explorers on the moon, he thinks, will wear overside (sic), hardshell space suits, which will allow continuation of all normal body functions, including eating and sleeping. Likely to be built into the suit are a cooking-stove, camera, instrumental panel, heat controls and a communications system.
Other problems faced by the suit designer include the need for pressurisation (sic), an oxygen supply, and protection from extreme temperatures and ultra-violet rays.
A suit in the 'moon style' fashion looks heavy and clumsy. But every effort has been made to achieve the maximum mobility of arms and legs, and the fact that the pull of gravity is less on the moon should make movement easier.
What the first man to land on the moon will be wearing nobody is sure yet... but it will be something very like this.
