Today in Comics History, June 2: Tonight's rocket ship launch is sponsored by Ralston Purina

Remember one week ago when we saw this launch date announced?


from Tintin v.13: Destination Moon (Little Brown, September 1976), script, pencils, and inks by Hergé; translation by Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper and Michael Turner
Why, that's tonight...er, early tomorrow morning, but this happens today:


All hail the mighty checkerboard missile! Nf3 Nf6! Stay up late to see it blast off, because it's not a SpaceX rocket!