I am a big fan of both Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers, however, I am painfully aware of the Yellow Peril elements in both.
I am looking for stories that have that kind of optimistic adventuring spirit, preferably without the heavy racism . Does anyone have some ideas?
Answering my own question, I can think of two right off:
*- Pierre Christin's Valerian & Laureline
*- Star Wars Legends
This also might give more of an indication of what I am looking for.
What I DON'T want is "dark", "gritty", or "hard science".