Space Adventures #34

Jun 1960 · Charlton · 0.10 USD

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This anthology issue contains multiple space-themed stories. One story follows earthmen who receive treatment aboard an alien ship; after sleeping, they awaken to discover their vessel has been repaired and learn that the aliens have found them to be infected with a hardy disease and plan to transmit immunity to their own people. Another story features a UN Space Patrol ship encountering a colossal living monster on a planet, which opens its mouth and devours the vessel before the crew can retreat, prompting them to consider their next course of action.

Contains 3 stories

The 2nd Man in Space

7 pp · Superhero

General EiningIgor Kriss (first appearance)

When a cosmonaut reaches orbit and falls gravely ill, Captain Atom races against time to deliver a life-saving medicine to the satellite—a mission that could shift the entire space race. But saving Igor Kriss comes with an unexpected price: the truth about who really reached space first threatens to upend Cold War propaganda on both sides. A tense story of heroism caught between duty and international politics, set in 1960.

Derelict of Doom

8 pp · Science Fiction

Captain Rod Marland and his crew of the United Nations Space Patrol stumble upon a derelict spaceship in Sector 42:A.15, only to discover its hull is being consumed by a mysterious space blight—a corrosion that threatens their own vessel. When a colossal alien medical ship intercepts them, the patrol officers must trust their mysterious hosts to save not only their ship, but their lives.

The Insatiable Monster Planet

8 pp · Science Fiction

When Earth's explorers journey to the nearest star system, they discover that the planets orbiting Alpha Centauri aren't worlds at all—they're ravenous living creatures that devour everything in their path. Space Chief Ogden and his crew must decide whether to destroy these cosmic monsters, unaware that invisible civilizations are watching and waiting for their help. A wild space adventure that proves the universe holds far stranger wonders than anyone back home imagined.