Out of This World Adventures #1

When Earth's atomic fuel supplies dwindle to crisis levels, a desperate mission launches toward the Moon's Lunar Station—only to be ambushed by mysterious criminals who've seized control and now threaten to obliterate New York City unless the world surrenders. Steve and Joan must infiltrate the fortified station to stop Organization X's ultimatum, but they'll have to navigate guards, alarms, and the shocking revelation that Joan's own father may be at the heart of the conspiracy. This high-stakes space thriller from Out of This World Adventures #1 (1950) races against the clock across two hundred thousand miles of danger.

In "The Man-Eating Lizards," two surviving airmen are stranded on a remote island after a plane crash, only to be captured by a savage tribe that worships two colossal lizards. Forced into a gruesome ritual, they face sacrifice—until the female natives rise up against their male captors, offering a desperate chance at escape. As the survivors flee, the island’s true horrors come alive in the most unexpected way.

Crom the Barbarian accepts a dangerous commission from the magician Dwelf: journey to the tower in the city of Ophir and retrieve the legendary Fountain of Eternal Youth. To reach his prize, the barbarian must scheme his way into the city jail, use cunning and a smuggled cord to scale the black tower under cover of darkness, and battle both the savage beasts and guards that stand between him and his goal.