buck rogers

buck rogers comics, and more importantly rick yager - the illustrator and my old friend's grandfather - were the first to kick off an merchandising blitz based on a comic, then tv series etc etc. take a look at rick's bio here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Yager his thing was that he invented the spaceships which were a huge influence on george lucas. read all about the rayguns and artwork here http://www.toyraygun.com/buckrogersrayguns.html

pretty cool