Space Adventures #24

A spaceman in a blue pressure suit strides forward across a rocky alien landscape, carrying an unconscious or injured companion in his arms — while behind them a rocket ship blazes against a star-filled sky dotted with ringed planets. Charlton's Space Adventures #24 promises "Fast Moving Episodes" in true 1958 pulp fashion, with cover art by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia delivering a scene of urgent rescue that sets the tone perfectly for the "Moon-Run!" story inside, written by Joe Gill with art by Steve Ditko. Ten cents bought a lot of outer-space tension in 1958, and this cover makes that abundantly clear.