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Space Adventures (1952 1st series) comic books

  • Issue #2
    Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 2
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Color touch.
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    Cover art by Frank Frollo. "Talk About Speed" one-page story, art by Frank Frollo. "Operation Pluto," art by Art Cappello; Queen Anyana is leader of the country of Delonia on the planet Pluto; Two space traders, Wix and Gurkus, have taken over Delonia; The Space Rangers, including Rex Clive and Speed Lansing are sent with their scout crafts in the cargo hold of a massive ship called the Solario; It is threatened by Wix, the self-proclaimed ruler of Pluto. "Trouble on Phobos," art by Dick Giordano; Captain Norgo is attempting to smuggle a powerful alcohol called Fluvia to Mercury; Fluvia is illegal on the planet of destination; Space Rangers Barry and Jones investigate his ship. "The Graveyard of the Sky," art by Frank Frollo; Tyranno, with his assistant Fodor, operates a plan to take over the governorship of the planetary system from one of Jupiter's moons, Ganymede; To do so, he uses radar to trick the Staritania to Jupiter. "Down to Earth" text story. "Revolt of the Robots," art by John Belfi; Newlyweds Jak and Maida Barv go to Decima, the tenth moon of Jupiter, to run an iron mine; They are alone except for the robot labor force; A robot tries to kidnap Maida. "The Smugglers of Callisto," pencils by Frank Frollo, inks by John Belfi; The Space Rangers run across a scheme by Soq to steal methane shipments from Jupiter. "The Land of Perpetual Light" half-page story, art by Frank Frollo. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $195 Space Adventures #2 [1952, Charlton] CLASSIC Frank Frollo COVER VG- 3.5

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  • Issue #6
    Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 6
    • Chew. Water damage. Centerfold detached at one staple. 3-1/8" Cumulative spine split.

    Cover art by Stan Campbell. "Two Worlds," art by Dick Giordano. "Invasion from Venus," art by Frank Frollo; Drox, the Viceroy of Venus, attacks the Earth by planting enormous Venusian plants in New York city; The fresh water is cut off from city supplies and the plants, some 600-feet-tall, die out when the roots reach ocean water. "Commander Rex Clive and the Twelfth Moon" text story. "The Uncharted Planet," art by Art Cappello; Kenneth Baker and Robert Larkin have been out prospecting in space for three years; A license for their space ship is delinquent 30 months; Bob Larkin wants to call it off and return to Earth; They spot an uncharted asteroid and decide to check it out. "The Black Doom," pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Art Cappello; The Earth's climate is freezing, caused by the sun's inexplicable, sudden dying; Rex and Speed must solve the mystery; An alien race in the ionic atmosphere is responsible, focusing Black Ray on the capital city of Earth. "Race to the Moon" one-page story, art by Tony Tallarico. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $399 SPACE ADVENTURES #6-CGC 6.5 FINE+ 1953-CHARLTON LYING SAUCER CVR

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  • Issue #8
    Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 8
    • Mold.

    Cover art by Dick Giordano. "All for Love," script by Carl Memling, pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Art Cappello; Jason Casan is rescued from his wrecked spaceship when it crash lands on an asteroid named Vulca; His rescuers are the aged Doctor Artuk and the young and beautiful blonde woman named Clio. "Pet Hate," art by Stan Campbell; A group of settlers land on the planet Pharisee; They encounter a large predator dubbed a piranosaur attacking a small, cute creature; The expedition leader calls it a winky due to its rapid eye blinking; The colonists attach to their winkies as pets. "World without Children" text story by Dick Giordano. "The Cycle of Death," pencils by Frank Frollo, inks by John Belfi; Peter Fresno and Hugh Mason explore a desolate city on Mars; They discover a museum and a statue; The statue informs them by telepathy that the Martians were wiped out by a deadly red dust. "First Contact" one-page story, art by Tony Tallarico; Foodie Somak and his friends are taken aboard a spacecraft by aliens called the Denebians; The extra-terrestrials can't survive in the atmosphere; Instead they take the trio along with them to their planet, saying they intend no harm. "Flower from Pharaoh," pencils by Frank Frollo; World War V has ended. The people of Earth-2 in a solar system where they fled to escape the dying sun now face overpopulation; A space station is built; Dr. Flyk returns with a flower from the planet Pharaoh. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $895 Space Adventures #8 Robot Cover Pre-Code Golden Age Charlton Comic 1953 CGC 8.0

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  • Issue #9
    Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 9

    Cover art by Dick Giordano. "Speed-Up!", script by Carl Memling, art by Art Cappello; The aggressive and ambitious Dr. Eric Bruno, along with his assistant Norman Durocher, creates a microscopic society similar to the Neanderthals of Earth's past; Speeding up the process, Bruno and Durocher watch as the microscopic society develops in a progression nearly identical to that of humanity; Progressing past the atom, hydrogen, and cobalt bombs, Bruno pushes the society to the year 2153. "A Fistful of Doom," script by Carl Memling, art by Dick Giordano; Astro-Botanist, Ned Brovo, wealthy Carl Monat, and veteran space pilot Burt Loog take a trip to Venus; The purpose is to recover an example of the nearly-extinct Spider Flower of Venus, for which a million dollar reward is promised. "The Thought Space Ship" text story. "Out in Space" one-page story, art by Tony Tallarico. "The Good Old Days," script by Carl Memling, pencils by Frank Frollo, inks by Vince Alascia; War threatens Earth in the year 1995; Vann tries to protect Lori, but the pair are separated; Lori returns to the lab of her scientist father who works with Dr. Kron; They escape the planet's demise in a spaceship and head for the planet Mantor, the only planet that can sustain human life. "The Day Fido Sang," script and art by Carl Memling; Herman Lindsay gives his new dog, Fido, an injection to cause the canine to talk; Fido learns to read and write; Herman tells the dog he is to stay with his friends, Ted and Marion Kent. "Discovery," Tony Tallarico. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #11
    Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 11
    • 1" cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached. Cover oxidation.
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    Cover art by Steve Ditko. "Interplanetary Safari!", pencils by Bill Molno (as Joe Shuster), inks by Dick Giordano; Ron Adams, Interplanetary "Bring 'Em Back Alive" Explorer, demands a half-million dollars to build a spaceship and go to the planet Xarto; There he hopes to capture a giant, carnivorous plant that is worth a great deal of money. "You Are the Jury," art by Steve Ditko; Ogu is an alien assigned a guard post in space; He notes a small planet, Earth in actuality, and goes there to investigate; He runs across a circus. "Moment of Decision" one-page story, art by Steve Ditko. "Machines versus Mars" text story. "Dead Reckoning!", art by Steve Ditko; Airman Andor is a police officer in space; He goes to a disturbance call; An elderly man is angry at his maid for attempting to steal his treasure map; She is a young and attractive blonde woman named Kyt. "Case of the Sweating Swami" one-page story, art by Tony Tallarico. "Legions of Atlantis," art by Seymour Moskowitz; The Navy submarine R-93 dives; Something goes wrong and it goes too deep; Captain Small, Huey, and Robert Crane are rescued by fishmen from the city of Atlantis. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $270 Science Fiction Space Adventures # 11 - COMIC GOLDEN - WOrn
    $411 Space Adventures #11 - Charlton Comics 1954 CGC 5.5 Joe Shuster, Dick Giordano a
    $550 Space Adventures #11 CGC 6.0 OW/W Classic Ditko Sci-Fi
    $580 Space Adventures 11 CGC Graded 6.0 FN Charlton Comics 1954
    $685 Space Adventures #11 (Charlton 1954) CGC 6.0 STEVE DITKO Sci-Fi Golden Age

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  • Issue #12
    Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 12

    Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Carl Memling, Vince Alascia, Joe Shuster, John Belfi, Seymour Moskowitz and Dick Giordano. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. Mad scientist Dr. Cabot uses his new shrinking serum on his wife and his assistant after learning that they've been having an affair. An experimental vessel probes beneath the Earth's crust for the most dangerous element ever discovered, in a story with art by Superman co-creator Joe Shuster. Quentin's new invention is a chemical treatment that will grow hair anywhere, but that's not always a good thing. Another legendary (and hilarious) cover by Ditko. Too Much to Swallow; The Unknown Element; Devolution; Saucers from Saturn; The Morning After; The Alien Raider. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #13
    Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 13
    Auction opens January 3
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4639938002

    Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Carl Memling, Vince Alascia, Joe Shuster, John Belfi, Seymour Moskowitz and Dick Giordano. Ahead of the Comics Code, Space Adventures switches from horrific tales of sci-fi to super-heroics, reviving 1940s hero Blue Beetle, in what proved to be a long and influential series for both Charlton and the Blue Beetle himself. In the far-off future year of 1988, Blast Baker and Astra Adams of the Planet Police battle a tentacled monster from outer space. Someone tries to frame reporter Joan Mason by planting a bag of cocaine in her purse. Blue Beetle: Murder in the Ring; The Thing in Outer Space; From Planet Rathe to Planet Earth; The Beauty Parlor Murders; Minit Mystery; Heritage. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $65 Space Adventures #13 (Charlton 1954) Golden Age Blue Beetle VG/FN 5.0
    $140 Space Adventures, Blue Beetle Issue #13: Charlton Comics, 1954, CGC 7.0
    $175 Space Adventures #13 CGC 7.0 Golden Age Charlton Group 1954 Blue Beetle Cover
    $330 Space Adventures (1952, Charlton) # 13 CGC: CGC 9.0 (4329895017)

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  • Issue #15
    Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 15
    • Cover coming loose at both staples.

    Cover by Ted Galindo and Vince Alascia (with a photo of Richard Crane as Rocky Jones). Stories by Joe Gill? and unknown. Art by Ted Galindo, Vince Alascia, Dick Giordano, Frank Frollo and unknown. Featuring: Rocky Jones, Space Ranger in "Space Infantry," "Velocity X," "First Landing" and "Too Many Meteors"! Plus: Space Facts filler "Now You Can Fly a Real Down-to-Earth Space Ship" by Michael Ressner; Inventions of Tomorrow filler by Ressner; 2-page text story "Space Ship Courage"; 1-page fillers "The Ringed Planet," "Broadcast to the Universe" and "Earth's Veiled Sister"; and the 1-page story "Out-Post of Empire"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $55 SPACE ADVENTURES #15 VG 4.0 CHARLTON COMICS 1954 *ROCKY JONES SPACE RANGER
    $700 Space Adventures presents Rocky Jones Space Ranger #15 CGC 7.5 Charlton 1955

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  • Issue #21
    Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 21
    • Near-complete spine split with cover detached. Water saturation.

    Stories and art by Charles Nicholas and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. Humans stranded on an alien planet struggle to communicate with the strange globe-like creatures who live there. An astronaut goes on a 90-day tour around the solar system. In a comedic story, aliens from Mercury go joy-riding in their borrowed spaceship and explore the weird people of Earth. Symbiosis!; Solo Flight; Anyone Could Have Done It?; Meddlers from Mercury; The Peace Planters. Final issue under this title; series continues as War at Sea (1957) #22, while Nyoka The Jungle Girl (1955 Charlton) becomes Space Adventures with issue #23 two years later. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $35 Space Adventures # 21 (GD 2.0) 1956
    $485 Space Adventures #21 - CGC 5.5 Last in Series / Charlton Comics 1956

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  • Issue #25
    Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 25
    • Five center wraps detached at one staple. Cover oxidation. Water damage.

    Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia and Sal Trapani. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. Venus tries to keep tabs on its warlike neighbor planet Earth, in a story with early art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Astronauts struggle to make repairs after a meteor strikes their ship, in a story that presents life in space fairly accurately for 1956. Drought-stricken Martians seek water and help from Earth, in a story with early art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. The First Satellite; Rescue in Outer Space; Dredge from the Unknown; Gordons Genius; The Great Martian Drought; The Agent Among Us. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $1,000 SPACE ADVENTURES #25 CGC 6.0 1958 AMAZING SPACE DINOSAUR COVER NEVER PRESSED!

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  • Issue #28
    Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 28
    • Cover detached at one staple. Oxidation.

    Cover by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno and Ernie Hart. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. A macho astronaut and his wimpy brother crash-land on the Moon and are captured by a space pirate, in a story featuring early art by comics legend Matt Baker. Aliens return to Earth after thousands of years to reclaim their ancient idol, New Hampshire's Old Man of the Mountain. A scientist discovers that alien "Galactites" have invaded the Earth, disguised as ordinary humans. Plus a vintage ad for a replica hand grenade. Moon Trap; Visitor from the Void; Space Shift; An Idol of Their Own; The Invaders. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #29
    Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 29
    • Cover oxidation. Water damage.

    Cover by Maurice Whitman. Stories and art by Dick Giordano and Ernie Hart. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. Astronauts visiting Mars are captured by the Martians, and imprisoned with the astronauts of many visiting worlds. Hyper-speed beings from Saturn visit the Earth, puzzle over the slow-moving Earthlings, and collect some shrubbery. The US military captures a flying saucer, and tries to figure it out before the mother ship returns. First Stop... Mars!; The Long Wait; The Space Master; In a Twinkling; Captive from Space. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $22 Space Adventures (1952) # 29 (1.8-GD-) 1959
    $28 Charlton - SPACE ADVENTURES 1952-64 #29 - Grade 4.5 - Comic Book
    $440 Space Adventures (1952, Charlton) # 29 CGC: CGC 8.0 (2123027003)

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  • Issue #30
    Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 30
    • Cover oxidation. Water damage.

    Stories and art by Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. The crew of UN Space Patrol ship No. 72 must survive being stranded in the Asteroid Belt. The appearance of a strange, lens-like disc in the sky causes the people of a warring world to unite and try to figure out what it is. The first humans on the Moon realize that it is actually a gigantic egg, once it begins to hatch. Marooned in Space; Peril in the Sky; The Monstrous Egg; So Easy!; Fugitive from Mars. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #31
    Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 31

    Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. A spoiled 26th-century adventurer finds new direction when he discovers a damsel in distress on an exotic alien planet, in a story with early art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Astronauts set out to learn what lies at the edge of the universe, and find a Bizarro-like cube planet and a strange barrier beyond. The Space Patrol tries to figure out how to keep a gigantic meteor from destroying the Earth. The Edge of Space; The Enchanted Planet; Nightmare in Space; Professor Accuracy; Juggernaut of Doom. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $120 Space Adventures #31 CGC 4.5 1959 Steve Ditko Early Silver Age Enchanted Planet!

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  • Issue #37
    Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 37
    • Cover detached at one staple. Cover oxidation. Sharpie marking.

    Cover art by Steve Ditko. "The Space Prowlers," script by Joe Gill, art by Steve Ditko; Captain Atom stops an alien invasion; President of the United States app. "Flight 101 to Nowhere," art by Bill Molno. "The Super-Men from Space," art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. "Enemy Overhead," pencils by Bill Molno, inks by Vince Alascia. "Quaxonite" text story. "A Victory for Venus," script by Joe Gill, art by Steve Ditko; Captain Atom travels to Venus to see who destroyed an American satellite. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $485 Charlton - SPACE ADVENTURES 1952-64 #37 - Grade 9.2 - Comic Book

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  • Issue #39
    Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 39
    • 2" Cumulative spine split. Water damage.
    • 3" Spine split from bottom reaching 3 interior wraps.

    Cover art by Steve Ditko. "Test-Pilot's Nightmare," script by Joe Gill, art by Steve Ditko; Captain Atom must save a test pilot when his experimental rocket-plane has problems. "The Third Man," pencils by Bill Molno, inks by Sal Trapani. "Peace Envoy," art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio; Captain Atom must stop an alien invasion. "The Magic Box" text story. "An Ageless Weapon," script by Joe Gill, art by Steve Ditko; Captain Atom is captured by some East German agents while taking important papers to the West Berlin embassy. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $330 Charlton - SPACE ADVENTURES 1952-64 #39 - Grade 8.5 - Comic Book

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  • Issue #40
    Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 40
    • Water damage. Cover oxidation.

    Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and Joe Gill. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. Atomic-powered superhero Captain Atom tries to escort a dignitary to a peace conference, in a story with early art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In another Ditko story, Captain Atom learns he can cure radiation sickness. A man visits New York City, capital of the world in the far future year of 1995. Captain Atom: The Crisis; The Friendly Planet; The Stolen Hero; Captain Atom: The Boy and the Stars. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $145 Space Adventures #40 CGC 5.0 1961 Charlton Captain Atom Steve Ditko Silver Age!

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  • Issue #42
    Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 42
    • 6" Spine split from bottom. Tape along spine. Staple added (not manufacturing).

    Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Bill Molno, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Joe Gill and Vince Alascia. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. Captain Atom encounters The Silver Lady from Venus, a sort of space-siren who mesmerizes Earth's military forces, in a story with early art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In another story, Captain Atom learns the truth about UFOs when he meets them in combat. These stories are accompanied by a non-fiction piece about the state of rocket science in 1961. Captain Atom: The Saucer Scare; They Said He Would Die; The Rocket Comes of Age; Captain Atom: The Man in Saturn's Moon; The Other Side of the Mirror; Captain Atom: The Silver Lady from Venus. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $100 Space Adventures 42 CGC 5.0 1961 Charlton Captain Atom Steve Ditko Art!
    $182 Charlton - SPACE ADVENTURES 1952-64 #42 - Grade 7.0 - Comic Book

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  • Issue #44
    Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 44

    Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and Joe Gill. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. Veterans of a centuries-long space war learn the truth about the alien race that humanity has been fighting all these years. Future astronauts encounter a disabled ship and its alien pilot, who looks like a beautiful human woman. Scientist Dr. Erika Penn learns that the mysterious force preventing wars on Earth is Mercury Man, last survivor of the planet Mercury and Earth's newest superhero. The Underdog; The Human Element; Magic Skates; Introducing: The Mercury Man!; Make Mine Moonport. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $75 Space Adventures #44 - CGC 6.5 (1962, Charlton Comics) 1st Mercury Man, DCU?
    $930 Space Adventures 44 CGC 9.4 1st Captain Mercury

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  • Issue #45
    Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 45

    Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. A very special space cop sets out to solve the murder of the scientist who invented human-like robots. A serious look at the possibility of life on other planets reveals the attitudes of the era (1960). Mercury Man takes some of Earth's military leaders to Mercury see the results of the war that wiped out his people. Galactic Assassin; When the Day Comes; Judgment Day. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #46
    Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 46

    Cover by Bill Molno. Stories and art by Bill Molno and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. A Soviet space-spy in an everlasting Cold War encounters aliens while trying to deliver a message to his superiors. A serious look at the first manned mission to the moon correctly predicts that the Cold War will produce a Space Race, but misses the mark when it comes to the killer Lunar robots. Joe loves fishing so much, he is transformed into a fish. The Message!; Unknown Friends; The Fisherman; Above the Iron Curtain; Spaceship Success; Man on the Moon. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #47
    Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 47

    Cover by Rocke Mastroserio. Stories and art by Bill Molno and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. A mad scientist is exiled from Earth for plotting to replace world leaders with robot duplicates, but all is not as it seems. Humanity collectively freaks out when a second moon suddenly appears in the night sky, and astronaut Johnny Meade is sent into space to find out what it is. Space colonists on the supposedly idyllic planet Bardo discover a horrifying monster. Man or Pseudo-Man?; One More Moon; Wars End; The Empty Seat; The Beast of Bardo. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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    $25 Charlton SPACE ADVENTURES No. 47 (1962) The Beast of Bardo! VG+

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  • Issue #51
    Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 51

    Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Bill Molno and Maurice Whitman. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. Only one man knows that human-appearing robots are plotting the takeover of Earth. An astronaut's cousin is contacted by strange aliens in his dreams, in a story that makes an early reference to "the NASA." Gary and Paula are captured by aliens collecting human specimens. Plus a comics biography of frontiersman Daniel Boone. Dream On; Terror Dynasty; Never Talk to Strangers; The Thought Taker; The Visitors; You Could Be One; American Pioneer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #53
    Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 53

    Cover by Bill Montes and Ernie Bache. Stories and art by Maurice Whitman, Dick Giordano, Bill Molno, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. As the other planets make friendly offers to communicate, Earth's militant xenophobia leaves it isolated and shunned among the people of the galaxy. A female astronaut meets crystal-beings after crash-landing on a diamond-like planet. Invading aliens move so fast that human perception cannot register them. Island Earth; Awaiting World; Still Alive - In 1965?; The Wink of an Eye; The Men in the Moon; American Pioneer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #55
    Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 55

    Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and Dick Giordano. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. Mysterious rains cause anyone they touch to fall deeply asleep with silly smiles on their faces; then the aliens attack. In another story, aliens desiring Earth's resources just pick up the whole planet and move it to their solar system. Astronauts exploring a new planet are attacked by dinosaurs, and even more weirdly, the beasts seem controlled by a human voice. The Sleep Rain; Conversations in Space; The View from a Satellite; The Earth Snatchers; World of Terror. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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    $8 Space Adventures #55 (Charlton, 1964) in GD
    $40 SPACE ADVENTURES #55, 1964 CHARLTON, FN+ CONDITION

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  • Issue #56
    Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 56
    • Water damage.
    • Only one staple (manufacturing). Cover oxidation. Water damage.
    • 2" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation with chipping. Water spotting.

    Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Bill Molno and others. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. Astronauts exploring beneath the "seas" of Jupiter are attacked by gray Gill-Man-like creatures. Eartrhmen feel they're braving the dangers of the universe to explore new worlds - but the women of the planet Lugo don't quite see it that way. One lone human is all that stands between Earth and an alien invasion. The Fishermen of Jupiter; The Captive; When the Air Froze; The Birthday Present; All Alone; Space Narcosis. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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    $13 Space Adventures #56 (Mar 1964, Charlton) - Good

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  • Issue #59
    Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 59
    • Water damage.

    Cover art by Dick Giordano. "The Imitator's War," pencils by Dick Giordano; Cydan is a planet with a race of master imitators; They seek to make the cold war between Earth and Lustra an all-out war by imitating and attacking. "Mistake of the Finites"; The Finites think that man will have evolved into a smaller weaker being; They attack Earth and find mankind larger than they are so they turn tail and fly home. "Capture Earth" text story. "The Throwbacks," pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Vince Alascia; An 835 year old time capsule is opened releasing three criminals into a nonviolent world; A man finally fights back and the criminals are returned to suspended animation. "City of the Future," art by Bill Molno. "Forbes Force," pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Vince Alascia; Earthman Forbes is captured by the Venusians and stranded on a planet; He imagines an army of his fallen comrades defeating the enemy. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.