Space Adventures (1952 1st series) comic books 1956-1969

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Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Steve Ditko and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. Aliens find they are invisible on Earth and try to observe its people, in one of three stories in this issue featuring early art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In another Ditko story with some cool spaceships but dubious ethnography, a Chinese teacher reveals that the Chinese people are actually survivors of an advanced alien race. The third Ditko story involves an attack by the Moon people on ancient Atlantis. A Visit to Planet 3; The Men From Hsin-Chiu; Destination Earth; Footprints of Fear; Menace From the Moon; Return From Saturn. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Bill Molno and Dick Giordano. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. Visitors from Neptune find Earthlings too warlike to communicate with, in one of three stories in this issue featuring early art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In another Ditko story, Venusians steal Earth's Moon. The third Ditko story has a visitor to Earth struggling to make himself understood. The Hostile Planet; The Moon Snatchers; The Wrong Planet; Elixir of Youth; The Great Escape. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Bill Molno and Joe Gill. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. In his first appearance, with early art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko, a hapless worker trapped on an experimental rocket is transformed into the atomic-powered superhero Captain Atom. Assigned to investigate an Earthlike planet, Earth astronauts are drawn to a nearby planet instead. The enslaved Kukons struggle to escape the aliens who have conquered their world. The Galactic Scourge; Introducing Captain Atom; Venture in Ventura; The Captive World. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Steve Ditko. "The Wreck of X-44," script by Joe Gill, art by Steve Ditko; The rocket-ship that Captain Atom is testing has been sabotaged. "The Galactic Souvenir," art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. "Penetro" text story. "The Omnipotent Robot," pencils by Bill Molno, inks by Vince Alascia; A scientist Siroco created Tondo, the Omnipotent robot, for space exploration; The planet where Tondo was created is not named, but a man whom Sirco calls 'Your Excellency' desires to use Tondo to explore possible worlds to invade and spread despotism. "Captain Atom On Planet X," script by Joe Gill, art by Steve Ditko; Captain Atom guards a new orbital satellite from enemy missiles. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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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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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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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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Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. Olsen is so fed up with the world, he takes off for space, but returning is not so easy. Lt. Lind crashes on an alien planet and is nursed back to health by Ishduba, who appears to be a beautiful redheaded human woman. An astronaut meets the Lutudanians, who look disturbingly like human crocodiles. The Space Dreamer; A Nice Place to Visit; The Incredible Brat; Dream On; Vanni the Vanisher; The Trip Back. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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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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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Bill Molno and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. Earth disregards the ethereal aliens from Orago until they attack, using science so advanced it's like magic. They turn Earth's animals against the humans - and that's just the first offensive. Humorless aliens prepare to wipe out "frivolous" humanity for its propensity for jokes, but then they get a look at animated cartoons. An analyst struggles to understand communications from the gigantic, impossibly advanced spaceship that is approaching Earth. Spell Casters; The Reformers; Exile on Exiloso; The Intruder; Victory of the Ditros. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Denny ONeil, Melonius Thunk, Pat Boyette, and Jim Aparo. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. A flying saucer ends a longstanding mountain-family feud and heals a dying boy. (The hilariously pen-named artist for this story, "Melonius Thunk," may actually be Norman Nodel.) Paul Mann, the new protagonist of "Space Adventures," gets help from an alien when a spy threatens to steal germ-warfare secrets. The alien then reveals himself to be from the future, seeking Paul's help in preventing a future war, in a story with early art by future Batman artist Jim Aparo. The entire issue is written by legendary comics scribe Denny O'Neil, billed as " Sergius O'Shaughnessy." Healers from Nowhere; The Plague; The Secret of the Saucer. Final issue of the series; followed by Space Adventures (1967 2nd series) less than a year later. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.