Space Adventures #47

Charlton's Space Adventures #47 brings the alien unknown front and center with cover art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, depicting a menacing horned creature — the Beast of Bardo — looming over a group of terrified figures huddled against rocky terrain beneath an eerie alien sky. The creature's red, dragon-like form is rendered with real intensity, making it easy to understand why those unlucky explorers look ready to bolt. Written by Joe Gill with interior art also by Mastroserio, this 1962 Charlton gem delivers the kind of outer-space dread that made the era's science-fiction anthologies so much fun.