# Help? Space alien drawing in ''National Geographic.'' **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 20, 2003, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-space-alien-drawing-in-national-geographic/214245 "2003-11-20T03:29:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-space-alien-drawing-in-national-geographic/214245/1 "2003-11-20T03:29:33Z")
OK, about six months ago, I was sitting in my dentist’s office waiting for my cleaning, browsing thru the various magazines. I came across a NG magazine that had a cartoon published in, maybe, 1904, depicting a space alien. It also mentioned the cartoonists name. I thought that was interesting, so I wrote it down on a slip of paper and stuck it in my wallet. Well, guess what? I forgot about that one, and some time later, when I was cleaning out my wallet (you know, receipts and junk), I must have accidentally thrown out that slip with the info. If anyone here subscribes, and has a back issue, could you please supply the info on what issue it was. I remember only two things: 1. It was on the last page or so of the entire magazine, and 2. The only article that I specifically remember was something like “The World’s Most Beautiful Natural Wonders” or something like that. Bryce Canyon was one of the features; however, I don’t know for a fact that the cartoon was in that issue. That’s just the only article I can remember reading while I was waiting. Anyone??? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-space-alien-drawing-in-national-geographic/214245/2 "2003-11-20T03:35:12Z")
The magazines in your dentist’s waiting room are 99 years old? Jesus! And I thought _my_ dentist was bad! ---
**Author:** ![Erroneous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71c47a/32.png) [@Erroneous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erroneous)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-space-alien-drawing-in-national-geographic/214245/3 "2003-11-20T06:16:13Z")
[Ta-daa!](http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/flashback/0001.html) ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2003, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-space-alien-drawing-in-national-geographic/214245/4 "2003-11-21T04:24:58Z")
That’s the one! Many thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Gamaliel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b487fb/32.png) [@Gamaliel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gamaliel)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2003, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-space-alien-drawing-in-national-geographic/214245/5 "2003-11-21T05:38:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Erroneous \* > \*\*[Ta-daa!](http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/flashback/0001.html) \*\* The page says “This Martian has never before been published in the magazine.” How can that be the one? ---
**Author:** ![psychomonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@psychomonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychomonkey)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2003, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-space-alien-drawing-in-national-geographic/214245/6 "2003-11-21T08:10:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Gamaliel \* > \*\*The page says “This Martian has never before been published in the magazine.” How can that be the one? \*\* The Flashback is usually something out of their archives. You’ll see that that flashback is from 2000, flashing back to '01. In other words it’s a direct quote from the January 2000 magazine.