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Book cover: Pulp magazine-style art depicting a Godzilla-like monster.

Roar of the rocket

Date1950s
FormatBook
Notes
"Strange cosmic drama unfolds when seven daring spacefarers rocket off on a star-spangled passage - the first non-stop flight to the Moon!" - from first page. The cover art is not related to the story.
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    Books
    DimensionsCover size: 20 cm x 14 cm (7 7/8 in. x 5 1/2 in.)
    Language
      ProvenanceGift of Bruce Robbins.
      CollectionMerril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation and Fantasy
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object Number37131181050881D
      Catalogue Record for Print Book https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Ntt=3837310
      The two rockets: Rocket Ismail: who runs like the wind: gets Rocket Richard: who skated like the wind: to make some minor adjustments prior to going on the ice
      The two rockets: Rocket Ismail: who runs like the wind: gets Rocket Richard: who skated like the wind: to make some minor adjustments prior to going on the ice
      Ismail, Raghib, R. (Rocket), 1989-
      12/13/1991
      Rocket clipped: Rocket Ismail shows off new haircut at practice yesterday
      Rocket clipped: Rocket Ismail shows off new haircut at practice yesterday
      Hunter, Paul
      7/11/1992
      On its launching platform is a German Viper, a piloted, rocket-propelled missle designed to attack aircraft with cannon, rockets and by ramming. The p(...)
      On its launching platform is a German Viper, a piloted, rocket-propelled missle designed to attack aircraft with cannon, rockets and by ramming. The p(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      11/12/1945
      Model rocket, Adam Kalicak, 9 of Elizabeth Simcoe Public School, shows his home-made Saturn rocket at the Scarborough Area 8 Science Fair last week at(...)
      Model rocket, Adam Kalicak, 9 of Elizabeth Simcoe Public School, shows his home-made Saturn rocket at the Scarborough Area 8 Science Fair last week at(...)
      Irish, Paul
      3/7/1991
      Toronto Argo receiver Rashid (Rocket) Ismall Jokes with that first-generation deadly weapon, the retired Montreal Canadiens' hotshot Maurice (Rocket) (...)
      Toronto Argo receiver Rashid (Rocket) Ismall Jokes with that first-generation deadly weapon, the retired Montreal Canadiens' hotshot Maurice (Rocket) (...)
      Bull, Ron
      12/12/1991
      Lift-off time for rocket fans, Space enthusiast, 5-year-old Thomas Reuter, runs his model rocket through a field test (left) while a somewhat more sop(...)
      Lift-off time for rocket fans, Space enthusiast, 5-year-old Thomas Reuter, runs his model rocket through a field test (left) while a somewhat more sop(...)
      Ross, Fred
      6/20/1971
      Left-off time for rocket fans, Space enthusiast, 5-year-old Thomas Reuter, runs his model rocket through a field test (left) while a somewhat more sop(...)
      Left-off time for rocket fans, Space enthusiast, 5-year-old Thomas Reuter, runs his model rocket through a field test (left) while a somewhat more sop(...)
      Ross, Fred
      6/20/1971
      A mechanical card. A dog stands on his hind legs behind a baby carriage. In one arm he cradles …
      I can't bark, I can't roar
      between 1930 and 1939
      Raging torrent: Ganaraska River roars through downtown Port Hope in worst floods to hit the town in memory last night
      Raging torrent: Ganaraska River roars through downtown Port Hope in worst floods to hit the town in memory last night
      Lennon, Frank
      3/22/1973
      Anne Murray, She's at O'Keefe Centre this week and last night's crowd welcomed her back to Toronto with a roar of pleasure. She never fails to please, Bruce Blackader says
      Anne Murray, She's at O'Keefe Centre this week and last night's crowd welcomed her back to Toronto with a roar of pleasure. She never fails to please, Bruce Blackader says
      Lennon, Frank
      8/26/1980
      Enough, already, Premier David Peterson's wife, Shelley, watches as daughter Chloe, 7, plugs her ears against the roar of the crowd cheering her fathe(...)
      Enough, already, Premier David Peterson's wife, Shelley, watches as daughter Chloe, 7, plugs her ears against the roar of the crowd cheering her fathe(...)
      Peterson, David, 1943-
      8/8/1987
      A charge of motorcycles. A roar of motorcycles comes charging up a hill near Raglan yesterday, urged on by an excited crowd of onlookers, as they sppe(...)
      A charge of motorcycles. A roar of motorcycles comes charging up a hill near Raglan yesterday, urged on by an excited crowd of onlookers, as they sppe(...)
      Dexter, Brian
      5/19/1975