Space Adventures (1952 1st series) comic books

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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 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.

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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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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.

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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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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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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 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 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.

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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.