The Planet Which Had Everything -- Almost! Earth-cruiser CC-3 is on patrol in a neighboring galaxy... investigating the disappearance of a spacefreighter in the area of Venus and a prospecting expedition to Saturn. Now... Captain Hale discovers what fate befell them... when an alien space dreadnaught opens fire and forces them to land on a mysterious planet. Can they escape?
Artwork by Nicholas Alascia.
The Third Planet Earth's space patrols had picked up the strange space dreadnaught when it entered Earth's galaxy... ignoring the terrible battles raging on in deep space between Earth and the weirdly similar planet in Galaxy II.
Was it a peace mission? Or something far more diabolical?
The Ugly Earthlings A 1-page strip... the Kuarak spaceship came closer to the space platform... a lonely Earth satellite occupied by only two occupants where they waited helplessly to be over-run by the enemy. Can the two Earthmen survive?
Men On Mars A 1-page fictional strip that looks at Man's potential visit to the Red Planet and what we might find.
Star Thrust A 1-page text story. A wild space adventure involving Commander Fabbstreet (of the 2nd Earth exploratory patrol) and Roltop III (a female member of the Valtal intergalactic law enforcement council).
The story ends with... (Continued, Perhaps!)
His Own Little World Major Rudd, second in command of Earth Patrolcraft Omega GG, is at odds with his crew and uses his "Electrosimulator" with unexpected results.
Artwork by Steve Ditko.
