Buck Rogers And I
December, 1977
The rest of you can fight your way into theaters showing Star Wars. I just want to remind you that the movie was heavily influenced by the exploits of an earlier epic--the Buck Rogers series. Recently, I grew misty with memories of a time when, for half a year. I was the unseen power behind Buck--the invisible puppetmaster putting him through his paces.It was 1960. I was having a drink with a friend named John, who happened to be the features editor of a prominent newspaper syndicate. He seemed...
