Space Adventures #42

When a flying saucer attacks an unmanned bomber over Pennsylvania, Captain Adam of the U.S. Air Force takes to the skies in the experimental X-44 to investigate—only to discover he's facing an interplanetary threat that forces him to transform into Captain Atom. As he pursues the alien craft across the country, Captain Atom must outmaneuver a foe whose weapons match his own superhuman speed and strength.

Naval Lieutenant Calvin Nickerson volunteers for a one-way manned mission to Jupiter, knowing the odds of survival are slim but determined to gather vital scientific data for Earth. As his rocket tears through space past Mars and into Jupiter's crushing gravitational field, he braces for the worst—only to discover that the planet harbors intelligent life with plans of their own. What unfolds challenges everything Nickerson believed about his doomed voyage and the true nature of his mission.

When a defiant statesman named Andrei Rotov is secretly launched into orbit around Saturn by his enemies, Captain Atom must race across the solar system to locate him before time runs out. The nuclear-powered hero discovers Rotov trapped on one of Saturn's moons and faces a fateful choice about what comes next. This tale combines space-age adventure with Cold War intrigue as Captain Atom works to reunite a symbol of freedom with those who desperately need him.

When mysterious television personality the Silver Lady from Venus begins captivating the men at Cape Canaveral, Captain Adam discovers a sinister pattern: every time she appears on screen, the base's Titan missiles fail. Captain Atom must uncover whether her otherworldly allure is coincidence or something far more dangerous—and stop her before she cripples Earth's nuclear defenses entirely.