Gil Gerard SpaceConSA October 2025

I returned to San Antonio the weekend after Big Texas ComicCon for another show. The show that made me drive another 4 ½ hours was SpaceConSA. I have been to this show before, along with its sister convention, Superhero ComicCon. These shows are well organized solid shows with exciting guests not often seen across the country.

This particular show was less than thrilling for me as I had met many of these guests. I have attended a lot of ComicCon over the decades. Most of these people, I have bumped into in the past.

One of them I had seen before was Gil Gerard. As I was checking my list of autographs, I noticed, I had him on a photo with Erin Grey but not by himself. This was my time to correct that.

Gil arrived a little late. He apologized. He was in a wheelchair. When I got there, he was still trying to get comfortable in the chair used at the table. He mentioned he fell a while back and is still recovering.

He signed and I thanked him. I mentioned my sister and I always watched Buck Rogers as kids. He thanked me and I was on my way.

And of course, after I left, I remembered I wanted to ask about the episode with Buster Crabbe.  I’m sure he’s been asked a million times. I do remember watching Buster in Buck Rogers AND Flash Gordon on a UHF channel in Philly. It was one of the reasons, I watched Gil’s version in the 70’s.

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