Astounding Stories #190
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"The Worlds of Kirby" delivers a clever sci-fi twist in this 1988 Alan Class issue, where Volarnian scouts misjudge Earth’s geography with tragic results—landing in the ocean instead of dry land, their mission ends in a watery fiasco. With art by Ken Landau handling both pencils and inks, the story blends humor and suspense in a tale that hinges on a simple miscalculation. The cover by Charles Nicholas, inked by Dick Giordano, captures the moment of doomed arrival with striking clarity.
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Scouts from the planet Volarnus go to Earth to size it up for invasion. They try to land on a patch of uninhabited territory that their ships echo detector confirms. They land only to realize that this uninhabited territory is the Ocean and they sink. When they don't radio back to their home planet, the other Volarnians believe that Earth is too dangerous and call off the planned invasion.
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