Resource Title: Cover from "Super Science Stories", November 1941
This cover by "Super science stories" really captivated my attention for many reasons. The first thing that catches my eye are the angels. They seem to be taking away the gun from this spaceman, and he seems to be scared. Either that or has a rather alarming face. What I can also gather is that the spaceman is wearing protective gear, signaling that he could possibly be human and the angels aren't. So the angels are aliens, or at least they don't need any kind of protective gear when in outer space. You can also see that there is a recked ship in the back ground. And by the title "We Guard the Black Planet" by Henry Kuttner (The Revolt of the Machine Men) these angels could have attacked the ship and the spaceman could have escaped only to encounter them in person. The planet in the back reminds me of the moon, but it can easily be another "fictional" planet. During this time of period World War II was initiating, could the cover have any sort of representation towards the occurrences happening in the world? The angels could be represent America being guardian angels that protects from intruders, or it can have nothing to do with the beginnings of war and it can be me over analyzing it. But I find it interesting such a strong representation or protection form intruders in time of war.
This cover by "Super science stories" really captivated my attention for many reasons. The first thing that catches my eye are the angels. They seem to be taking away the gun from this spaceman, and he seems to be scared. Either that or has a rather alarming face. What I can also gather is that the spaceman is wearing protective gear, signaling that he could possibly be human and the angels aren't. So the angels are aliens, or at least they don't need any kind of protective gear when in outer space. You can also see that there is a recked ship in the back ground. And by the title "We Guard the Black Planet" by Henry Kuttner (The Revolt of the Machine Men) these angels could have attacked the ship and the spaceman could have escaped only to encounter them in person. The planet in the back reminds me of the moon, but it can easily be another "fictional" planet. During this time of period World War II was initiating, could the cover have any sort of representation towards the occurrences happening in the world? The angels could be represent America being guardian angels that protects from intruders, or it can have nothing to do with the beginnings of war and it can be me over analyzing it. But I find it interesting such a strong representation or protection form intruders in time of war.
Resource Title: Cover from "Super Science Novels", August 1940
I chose this as my second choice because it also has angels in its cover. Except, as opposed as making the angels look peaceful like the other did (even if they weren't really peaceful, they looked like it) this cover has one of them shooting at a man. I guess you can presume that they have a more hostile approach than the others. In this cover there are also spacemen that wear protective gear, telling us again that they are in outer space. I find their outfits quite interesting, the angels. This is probably the way people in the 1940 thought people in the future will dress, or at least how "aliens" would look. This comic is titled "Aerita of the Light Country" by Ray Cummings, for me when I hear light country I think of utopia, we'll not much utopia but a better place. As opposed to the "the black planet" from the other comic it sounds much more nicer. You can also see that there is a total of 4 angels and 4 space men, I don't really know if it matters but I found it funny to see an even amount of opponents for each other. And like the other cover, there also seems to be a shipwreck. They also seem to be surrounded by clouds, maybe implying that they are in a planet instead of wondering in mid space. But also, if I'm right and these spacemen are human, they are using repertories systems saying that this planet is probably not earth, and if they did crash land the angels are probably the inhabitants and that's why they are to hostile towards each other.
I chose this as my second choice because it also has angels in its cover. Except, as opposed as making the angels look peaceful like the other did (even if they weren't really peaceful, they looked like it) this cover has one of them shooting at a man. I guess you can presume that they have a more hostile approach than the others. In this cover there are also spacemen that wear protective gear, telling us again that they are in outer space. I find their outfits quite interesting, the angels. This is probably the way people in the 1940 thought people in the future will dress, or at least how "aliens" would look. This comic is titled "Aerita of the Light Country" by Ray Cummings, for me when I hear light country I think of utopia, we'll not much utopia but a better place. As opposed to the "the black planet" from the other comic it sounds much more nicer. You can also see that there is a total of 4 angels and 4 space men, I don't really know if it matters but I found it funny to see an even amount of opponents for each other. And like the other cover, there also seems to be a shipwreck. They also seem to be surrounded by clouds, maybe implying that they are in a planet instead of wondering in mid space. But also, if I'm right and these spacemen are human, they are using repertories systems saying that this planet is probably not earth, and if they did crash land the angels are probably the inhabitants and that's why they are to hostile towards each other.