In the Summer of 1978 science fiction writer Thomas N. Scortia and comics artist Jack Katz collaborated on a comic strip and published in The North East Bay Independent and Gazette (also known as The Berkeley Gazette). “Galactic Prime” would run six weeks for a total of 36 daily strips from July 5, 1978 (Wednesday) to August 15, 1978 (Tuesday).
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Above: The first four strips about young men’s virtue being tested for the galactic good.
Below: The last three strips.
Spoiler Alert
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© Tom Scortia and Jack Katz
From The Unseen Jack Katz interview.