Space Adventures (1952 1st series) comic books 1953

Cover art by Dick Giordano. "They Say It Really Happened" one-page story, art by Dick Giordano; Steve and another prospector are confronted by the landowner when they discover a meteorite filled with diamonds. "The Devil Masters of Algol," script by Walter Gibson, art by Dick Giordano; Rex and Speed of the Space Rangers investigate a strange ship; They discover it is from the distant planet of Dox; Leading the expedition is a Doxian woman named Erda. "The Moon Hoppers," pencils by Art Cappello, inks by Dick Giordano; Noxor, intent on becoming the Mighty Monarch of the Saturnian Satellites, is using "Repello Rays" to knock "Moon Hoppers" spaceships out of the sky. "Mars for the Martians" text story, art by Art Cappello. "The Monsters of Kalypso," art by Frank Frollo; Mighty Voz, is the leader of the half-robot, half-human creatures called the Mechans; The Mechans were forgotten miners of the planet, Kalypo; Van and Loa are captured human slaves. "The Great Gravitex Robbery," art by Art Cappello; Rex Clive investigates the disappearance of the gravity-repelling Plutonian product, Gravitex; Gravitex is formed by manipulating Cosmium ore mined by robots on Pluto. "The Man Who Saved Four Worlds" one-page Spiro the Space Spy story, art by John Belfi. "The Space Bandits," art by Lou Morales; Rujon and Dzartz hijack a load of gold leaving the tiny planet Juno, where gravity makes the bars extremely light; Stella Dawn confronts them, but is taken prisoner. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Stan Campbell. Stories and art by Stan Campbell, Art Cappello, John Belfi and Dick Giordano. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. A derelict spaceship from the 20th century returns to Earth in 2301, threatening to level Washington DC when it crashes. Rex Clive and his interplanetary space officers set out to capture space smugglers near Saturn. Rex sides with the planet Doz when "Choq, newly appointed master devil of the devil masters," from its twin planet Zod, threatens to "bombard them into submission with our volcanic tube-guns." That's some genuinely classic dialogue. Space Report; Smugglers of Saturn; Stronghold in Space; Rex Clive: The War Between the Worlds; The Creatures of Jarga. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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.

Cover art by Dick Giordano. "Transformation," art by Dick Giordano; Anticipating nuclear war that would leave Earth barren of life, Lars Kranston convinces his colleagues to go to Mars; His paramour Betty Stone insists that she go as well; The ship crashes on Mars. "The Doomed Civilization," script by Carl Memling, pencils by Frank Frollo, inks by Vince Alascia; Commander Krait's crew begins receiving transmissions from an inhabitable planet called X-3-Z; Dr. Triple interprets the message; The message states society living there faces immanent destruction through war; Krait sends ships to stop the senseless destruction. "Simtone Saves the Space Officers" text story. "Homecoming," art by Stan Campbell; In the summer of 1953, Edmund Cranston presents his designs for a rocket ship to Dr. Corning at a large aircraft corporation; Cranston's only request is to be on the spacecraft maiden voyage to the moon. "Fateful Fluid," art by Art Cappello; When a professor perfects an elixir to transmute all it touches into gold, Kryn uses a "paralyzo ray" to freeze the professor; Kryn takes the potion for his own purposes. "Eternity in Space," art by Art Cappello; The Earth-Moon space station is a city floating between the Earth and the Moon; The city is constructed on an artificial wheel; Dr. Tero and Dr. Orso create two synthetic children; One is named Nors, the other Gri. Lars works on a fuel for spaceships; Both plan to win a contest for amazing feats. "Invasion" one-page story, art by Tony Tallarico. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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.