4GEMWORKS COMPLETE FOUR COLOR EMPORIUM
Four Color 1313

COMIC DETAILS

Comic Description: Four Color #1313 Universal
Grade: 9.6
Page Quality: OFF-WHITE TO WHITE
Pedigree: File Copy
Certification #: 0917580011
Owner: 4GEMWORKS

SET DETAILS

Winning Set: 4GEMWORKS COMPLETE FOUR COLOR EMPORIUM
Date Added: 5/3/2014
Research: See CGC's Census Report for this Comic

Owner's Description

Walt Disney’s Moon Pilot-Movie Adaptation 3/62 File Copy

Photo Cover: Capt. Richmond Talbot (photo of Tom Tryon); Charlie (chimpanzee, photo)
Script: Robert Buckner (movie story); Maurice Tombragel (screenplay); ? (comic adaptation)
Pencils & Inks: John Ushler

Table of Contents
1. 0. Walt Disney's Moon Pilot
2. 1. Moon Pilot
3. 2. Walt Disney's Moon Pilot
4. 3. The Explorers
5. 4. Moon Lore
6. 5. Nationally Famous Prizes for You
Junior Sales Club of America


Junior Sales Club Ad on back. A cartoon variety also exists on some copies of this edition.

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http://www.comics.org/issue/17353/

Wikipedia offers a biot more information on the original production:

Moon Pilot is a 98 minute Technicolor science fiction satirical comedy released in 1962 by Buena Vista Distribution. Based on Robert Buckner's 1960 novel Starfire, it was directed by James Neilson and reflects Disney's interest in America's early space program during the John F. Kennedy era.

Plot[edit]
Astronaut Capt. Richmond Talbot inadvertently volunteers to make the first manned flight around the moon. He is ordered to keep the upcoming moon flight a secret, even from his family. Due to the classified nature of the mission, he is placed under the watchful eye of several national security agencies.
Despite all of their precautions, Talbot is approached by Lyrae, a mysterious “foreign” girl who seems to know all about the astronaut's mission. She approaced Talbot to warn him about possible defects in his spacecraft. The various agencies assume she is a foreign spy.
Eventually Lyrae reveals that she is a friendly alien from the planet Beta Lyrae. She wants to offer him a special formula that will safeguard his rocket. Enchanted by the girl, Talbot sneaks away from the FBI, NASA, and CIA agents who have been guarding him to spend more time with Lyrae. Eventually, after his rocket is launched, Talbot discovers that Lyrae has stowed away. The two sing a romantic song about Beta Lyrae while mission control is confused by the bizarre transmissions.
Disney vs the FBI[edit]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation protested to Walt Disney about their portrayal in the film. First, they objected to an FBI Agent guarding an astronaut, as that was not a Bureau function. Disney changed the character into a Federal Security Officer. Once the film was released, the FBI complained the federal agent was portrayed in "a most slapstick and uncomplimentary manner".[1]
Production[edit]
Robert Buckner's novel Starfire had been serialised in The Saturday Evening Post and came to the attention of Disney. The screenplay took a satirical view of the United States Government, with someone chiding a politician with "Didn't you read our 'Simple Science for Senators'"? The same characters Disney deified in their Man in Space series were gently ridiculed in the film.[2]
For his leading man Disney chose Tom Tryon who had been starring in Texas John Slaughter on television, but for the space female Disney chose Dany Saval then touted as the "new Brigitte Bardot" for her American debut.[3] He surrounded his two young stars with many experienced actors and a chimp for children. Disney's songwriters the Sherman brothers contributed several songs to the film with Saval recording The Seven Moons of Beta Lyrae, which was released on a record with Annette's The Crazy Place in Outer Space.
Cast[edit]
• Captain Richard Talbot : Tom Tryon
• Lyrae : Dany Saval
• Major General Vanneman : Brian Keith
• McClosky : Edmond O'Brien
• Walter Talbot : Tommy Kirk
Sally Field makes her film debut as one of the beatnik girls in the lineup. She is the one in the oversized sweater, dark hair, and glasses.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Pilot
 
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