Gwandanaland Comics #186

This 2017 Gwandanaland Comics collection brings together the complete stories of Drift Marlo, Dell's space detective, in one handy volume. The cover — reprinted from the original Dell publication — sets the mood perfectly: a determined astronaut clutches a helmet and pistol beside a towering rocket on its launch pad, while an enormous, ghostly alien creature looms ominously over the entire scene. It's a striking piece of painted science-fiction art that captures exactly the kind of eerie, outer-space adventure promised by the cover copy: "The unknown reaches of outer space appears more menacing as a frightening new presence looms over the project site.