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The Sun Smasher
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The Sun Smasher

A Cosmic Identity Crisis in a Pulp Sci-Fi Classic

Welcome to The Rocketeer Podcast—your weekly dive into the slickest stories ever printed on cheap paper! This week, Podcast #55 — “The Sun Smasher: A Cosmic Identity Crisis in a Pulp Sci-Fi Classic.”

The first release of the story that later became, “The Sun Smasher”

The Sun Smasher (1959) by Edmond Hamilton

Like what you see here? Toss in nickel, dime, or saw buck into the newsstand till to keep the presses rolling.

Within the next two weeks, I’ll have my cover reveal for the second edition of my illustrated pulp story “Anchor.” It’s pure pulpy goodness, and the story uses the same trope of an amnesiac hero who is more than they appear. Watch for it!

For an earlier reference to the trope discussed in this week’s podcast, please refer to this earlier post: https://lucinarocketeer.substack.com/p/podcast-3-calling-all-starseeds

Catch you the flip side, Space Explorers!

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