Space Adventures (1952 1st series) comic books 1959-1961

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.

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.

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.

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.

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Vince Alascia, Bill Molno and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. The crew of Spaceship 90 finds a strange object in deep space, in a story with early art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Mad scientist Professor Scraggs holds the world hostage with his ultra-powerful doomsday device. Humans abandon the Earth for space after a strange fungus destroys all food crops. The Deadly Cargo of Spaceship 90; Colossus from the Skies; Half a World?; The Last Ship from Earth; Visitor from the Void. 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.

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani and Joe Gill. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. Captain Atom uses his new atomic powers to enter space and save the first Russian cosmonaut, in a story with early art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Space Patrol officers find a derelict craft that has fallen prey to a mysterious metal-devouring force, and realize too late that it has spread to their own ship. Astronauts exploring the next solar system over realize that an alien planet is alive...and it's hungry. Captain Atom: The 2nd Man in Space; Derelict of Doom; The Insatiable Monster Planet; Message from Mars. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani and Joe Gill. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. Captain Atom's young friend Billy has a secret existence in outer space with a giant alien bird, in a strange story with early art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Alien agents try to decide if planet Earth is ripe for invasion. Future Earth wages interplanetary war against the forces of Pluto. Spies from Another World; The Enigma of Pluto; Captain Atom: The Unexpected Visitor; The Little Wanderer; Where Are They? 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.

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.

Cover art by Steve Ditko. "One Second Of War," script by Joe Gill, art by Steve Ditko; Captain Atom must stop Dr. Claudius Jaynes from firing nuclear missiles at all the big cities on Earth. "Backfire," script by Joe Gill, art by Steve Ditko; Captain Atom must stop the missles launched at the U.S. by Gustav Borlin and Dr. Skafic. "Common Denominator," pencils by Bill Molno, inks by Vince Alascia. "Martians, I Greet You!" text story. "The Force Beyond," script by Joe Gill, art by Steve Ditko; Captain Atom must stop an alien warship trying to start a nuclear war on Earth. 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.

Cover by Bill Molno, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and Vince Alascia. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. Space forces capture a fugitive "Ugling" alien during a war between the planets. A future astronaut makes an emergency landing on the Moon, only to encounter its long-hidden inhabitants. A man tries to sabotage a treaty between the people of Earth and those of the Moon. The Ugly One; I Am from Earth; Something Called Honor; The Android Maker; The Moon Trap. 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.

Stories and art by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. Future astronauts encounter space-knights who hail from warring castle-planets whose inhabitants have medieval dress and speech and futuristic technology. A comics history of astronaut Alan Shepard's first flight into space, based on the book First American into Space by Robert Silverberg. The Crusader's Sword; First In Flight; A-Okay. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.