Space Adventures #36

When test pilot Captain Adam's experimental rocket-plane X-44 is sabotaged and destroyed in the upper atmosphere, he transforms into the indestructible Captain Atom and miraculously reassembles the wreckage to guide it safely back to base. But the saboteur Gerald Mudge, an electronics specialist, attempts a desperate escape—unaware that Captain Atom can move faster than any getaway. A tense manhunt unfolds as the mysterious powered being closes in on the spy behind the plot.

Captain Manton returns from a victorious space campaign bearing a gift of seeds from the vanquished plant people of Planet 4—a gesture of goodwill that soon threatens all of Earth when the seeds grow into a dangerous army. With Dr. Zomer at his side, Manton must find a way to stop the invasion before the plant men overrun Washington and beyond. A tense race against an impossible enemy unfolds in this 1960 tale of interplanetary consequences.

In "The Omnipotent Robot," scientist Siroco's creation, Tondo, returns from a three-year mission with haunting images of a dead world—images that thwart a would-be conqueror’s plans. Now, on a new mission to Earth, Tondo must use deception to shield humanity from a tyrant’s ambition, all while carrying the weight of his own uncertain fate.

Captain Atom races into orbit to defend the advanced surveillance satellite "Planet X" from enemy missiles determined to knock it from the sky. With his superhuman speed and strength, he must intercept wave after wave of target-seeking rockets before they can reach their mark. Time is running out, and one miscalculation could mean the loss of humanity's best chance for peace.