[1] In the 1980s, Bill Mumy (who played Will Robinson on the series) had tried, and failed, to convince Irwin Allen to allow production of a Lost in Space film for theatres or TV.
The comic also established a romantic triangle between Judy, Penny (now depicted as someone in her late teens), and Don that was not present in the original series.
Also suggested is the idea that Dr. Smith is working with some of the aliens encountered in the early episodes, rather than with any terrestrial source, as evidenced by his efforts to make radio contact with some third party after the Jupiter II has left Earth.
These never filmed scripts were adapted by Holly Interlandi into a series of comics, with art by Kostas Pantoulas and Patrick McEvoy.
They featured captions on their front covers such as #58's: "An Emergency Landing on a War-Torn Planet Brings the Robinsons their strangest experience in Space!
In 1966 the weekly UK publication Lady Penelope, the comic for girls who love television, printed Space Family Robinson stories.