Space Adventures #45

Mercury Man confronts the warmongers of Earth at a global peace ceremony, where a bomb threat forces him to act decisively to prevent catastrophe. Convinced that showing world leaders the devastated remains of his former home on Mercury might change their hearts, he sets a secret plan in motion that requires building a specialized device. With the fate of two worlds hanging in the balance, Mercury Man races against time to make the warmongers see the true cost of their ambitions.

When Earth scientist Dr. Charles Monet is murdered in deep space by an unknown assassin, the Galactic Police turn to their finest detective—the android Operator 7—to track down the killer. Armed only with a mysterious body-wave signature that matches no known galactic race, Operator 7 must unravel the mystery behind Dr. Monet's death and confront a suspect hiding in plain sight. This detective story of the future races across the stars to expose a killer with a dangerous secret.

Humanity stands on the brink of encountering intelligent alien life, but our greatest obstacle may not be the unknown creatures themselves—it's our own ego and refusal to accept that superior beings exist beyond Earth. This thought-provoking exploration examines what happens when mankind finally can't deny the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations, and whether our society has the spiritual strength to face a universe where we are no longer alone.

When mankind faces extinction from overpopulation and dwindling resources, a desperate space program launches an audacious mission to break through the deadly Van Allen Belts and open a path to deep space colonization. Paul Janus, dismissed by his superiors as too imaginative for the job, becomes humanity's sole pilot when illness eliminates the other candidates—and his unconventional thinking may be exactly what's needed when he discovers the belts are far more than a natural obstacle. As he pushes through the lethal radiation barrier, Janus encounters something even more extraordinary waiting on the other side.