by Louis Glanzman (Illustrator), Tom English (Introduction by), Carey Rockwell (Author)
Blast off ...for thrilling interplanetary adventures with courageous teen space explorer Tom Corbett and his pals, the brilliant but enigmatic Roger Manning & the affable Venusian engineer Astro. * * * Here's Carey Rockwell's fabulous first foray into the future world of the Solar Alliance - fully illustrated by Louis Glanzman - featuring the origin story of Tom Corbett and the crew of the rocket ship Polaris, their early days at the Space Academy, and their death-defying encounter on Mars - an encounter that forged three young cadets into adults, lifelong friends, and a legendary team of spacemen. Includes the new introduction "A Brief History of the Future" by series editor Tom English.