Joe Palooka Comics #15
In "With a bullet that was meant for me!", Joe Palooka’s world takes a wild turn when Dusty is flung 500 years into the future, landing in the futuristic City of Peace—where atomic power fuels a society of long-lived citizens who work just one hour a day. There, historian Atoma reveals a world of advanced comfort and peace, yet one where only soldiers enjoy true freedom, and the Governor’s rule echoes the tyranny Dusty knows all too well. Written, drawn, and inked by Bob Powell, with a striking cover by Ham Fisher, this 1947 Harvey Comics gem blends pulp adventure with a surprisingly prescient look at utopia’s hidden costs.
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Dusty accidentally projects himself 500 years into the future, where Atoma the historian acquaints him with the year 2446. The City of Peace is a domed habitat powered by atomic plants. People only work an hour a day, spending their leisure time reading on the solar deck. Modern medicine keeps people alive for hundreds of years. However, only the soldiers have the freedom of the city. Atoma regards their Governor was little better than Hitler from Dusty's time.
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