Ron Turner's artwork emerged in the independent comic books of 1949. His first color work, like 'Giants of the Second World' and 'Terror of Titan', appeared in Tit-Bits Science Fiction Comix in 1953. That same year, he was offered a regular commission on a self-penned strip called 'Space Ace', published in the monthly Lone Star comic book. 'Rick Random, Space Detective' followed a year later.