Gwandanaland Comics #484

This 2019 Gwandanaland Comics collection reprints Strange Planets No. 11, and the cover — penciled by Ross Andru and inked by Mike Esposito — sets the tone brilliantly: a towering, menacing giant ant looms over two fleeing figures, a young woman in red (Princess Lilla) and a man in black, their word balloons crackling with urgency as they scramble across an alien landscape. The cover copy promises man-eating plants, giant ants, and plotting villains awaiting the "Earth Man on Venus," which pairs nicely with interior work by the formidable team of Wally Wood and Joe Orlando. If you have a soft spot for the pulpy wonder of early science-fiction comics, this is a thoroughly satisfying package.