The Adventures of Buck Rogers
Printed and published by Fitchett Brothers Pty. Ltd., Stanley St., West Melbourne, Vic. Formats: Nos. 4 & 13 – 48 pages each | Nos. 7 & 8 – 48 pages each | Approx. 21.5 × 27 cm Price: $300 per issue
A fine group of four original 1938–1939 Australian editions of The Adventures of Buck Rogers, printed by Fitchett Brothers Pty Ltd. Each issue captures the golden-age excitement of interplanetary adventure and early science-fiction storytelling that defined the Buck Rogers phenomenon.
Beautifully illustrated throughout with bold futurist imagery, ray-guns, rocket-ships, and dynamic pulp-era typography, these magazines showcase the imaginative reach of pre-war science-fiction publishing in Australia. Each number contains a mix of comic-strip sequences, short adventure tales, and advertisements that vividly evoke the period’s fascination with space travel and technology.
Well-preserved surviving issues are uncommon, particularly in such continuity. These four stand as superb examples for collectors of vintage comics, pulp magazines, or early Australian science-fiction ephemera.

