Hey, it's a space-filling feature page from
Lars Of Mars #12 (1951):
Let's check on the accuracy of these prophecies from 63 years ago!
I don't think they know what some of these words actually mean.
Grade:
FAIL!
Hmmmm...
no. Although 2020 is coming, and by then we'll have a
Sealab...
Grade:
FAIL!
Nope.
Unless, of course, I forgot to take my brain pills this morning, and so have forgotten this important bit of scientific progress.
Grade:
FAIL!!
Rocket trains traveling over 1000 miles per hour? Undoubtedly cool, but either the "
army authorities" never shared this technology, or it proved unfeasible, or it was hogwash.
The fastest feasible speed for Japanese bullet trains is currently only 200mph (
not 300 mph,
The Wolverine Movie!!). Meanwhile, we in the U.S. are stuck with
Amtrak.
Grade:
FAIL!!
Hey, they finally got one!! Granted, solar hasn't "
revolutionized all power sources now in use," but a non-trivial amount of our electricity and heating comes from solar, and that seems likely to grow higher in the not-too-distant future.
Grade:
B!!
Well, 1 out of 5 ain't good in the prophecy department. I wouldn't use the guys to pick stocks or football games, is what I'm saying.
One more chance--let's check out a panel from a story later in the issue:
Ah, yes, using the moon to rain nuclear devastation upon our enemies!! No wonder
President Bush wanted moon colonies!!
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