Starblazer - Space Fiction Adventure in Pictures was a British small-format comics anthology in black and white published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.

The comic book magazine was launched in response to the popularity of science fiction in the 1970s at the cinema and on television.

A science fiction comic had first been considered by Ian Chisholm and Jack Smith, editors at DC Thomson, in 1976.

The front cover was printed in colour while the back page featured an ongoing subject that was relevant to space.

This included pictures of astronauts, brief details of the missions they were on, artificial satellites and the planets and planetoids of the Solar System.

Prior to the new format, there had been several issues that had been classed as interactive fiction, with the title Starblazer - Space (or Fantasy) roleplaying game in pictures[3] similar in idea to the then popular Fighting Fantasy and Lone Wolf gamebooks, but this idea was quietly dropped after a few issues[4] when it proved unpopular.

In May 2007 Cubicle 7 Entertainment announced that they were producing a licensed Starblazer role-playing game using the FATE 3.0 system.

The game was released by Cubicle 7 in August 2008, at Gen Con Indianapolis,[5] followed by a hard-cover edition in June 2009.

An exhibition was held in Dundee in 2009 to mark the 30th anniversary of the title and attracted comics creators like Alan Grant and Warren Ellis.

There were also a number of European and South American artists who did other work in British comics, such as Enrique Alcatena.

Not to be confused with the DC Comics group of the same name, this series of stories, by W. C. H. Reed, follows the team of Lieutenant Steve Martin and his squad of misfits.

The remainder of his crew, Gunner Gee, Vidop (Computer operator) Bello, and Navigator Henry also had issues.

Formerly known as Jubal McKay, a member of the United Planets Security Service who was rebuilt by cyberneticist Dr. Hans Verringer.

Armed with a wide variety of weapons the Planet Tamer operates outside the normal jurisdiction of the law.

One of the more irregular and short lived of the reused characters, Matt Tallis is an investigator/agent for the Galactic Security Service.

Kayns first appearance in issue 45 ("Operation Overkill") makes no mention of his accident, or his disability, only that he is a former law enforcement officer.

Her most distinctive features are the extremely long hair, and three striped marks on her face which could be tribal style tattoos.

Frank Carter was a perfectly normal police officer until he received a gun blast to the head.

His basic no-nonsense attitude to lawbreakers, and some would say overly brutal methods are constantly bringing him into conflict with his superiors.

The Skald series of stories initially is set in the region of a castle where the population are enslaved by powerful 'warlocks'.

When Skald, a young herder, finds out that he is to receive the 'collar of manhood', basically a life sentence in the mines performing hard labour, he rebels.

This series of issues, set in the fantasy kingdom of Anglerre, follows the royal family and their conflict against various aggressors.

Much of the storyline of the Royal House of Anglerre is entwined with the god Vishena and the Demon Sword, Cerastes, who will make its user invincible, but will also kill its wielder after an unspecified period of time.

In the issue Demon Sword, Myrdan at one point seems to merge with Vishena, which hints that he could be an avatar of the god.

This series charts the adventures of Solo, the sole human survivor of a cryogenic sleeper ship.

Cubicle 7 released a licensed tabletop role-playing game called Starblazer Adventures using the Fate system in 2008, with multiple supplements coming out through to 2013.