Magnus, Robot Fighter #9
In "Robot Ghost," Magnus, Robot Fighter #9 (1965), the Earth-bound ship returns home only to be met with a mysterious pink cloud-belt that severs all communication. With Earth Space Control in chaos—anyone entering the psycho-gas cloud from a failed defense experiment is rendered helpless—Magnus and his crew face a crisis when the ship tries to land and the humans pass out. But when an alien, Zarz, contacts them, calm and clear despite the danger, he offers a surprising solution: a talk-down to guide the landing. Written by Robert Schaefer and Eric Freiwald, with art by Russ Manning and cover by George Wilson, this issue delivers a tense, atmospheric stand-off where trust and communication become the only weapons.
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The Earth-bound ship reaches home, but a strange pink cloud-belt cuts off all communication. At Earth Space Control, the staff panics: anyone who enters the cloud of psycho-gas, a backfired defense experiment, will be rendered helpless. The ship tries to land and the humans pass out. Zarz contacts Space Control, who freak to see an alien. Zarz calmly explains he can pilot with a talk-down - and by a miracle, lands safely.
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