Space Adventures #6

Two Air Force pilots encounter a flying saucer and are brought aboard by Commander Gort, who reveals a sobering history: his people once inhabited two moons of Saturn until a thousand-year war and hydrogen bomb attack destroyed both worlds, forcing the survivors to flee to Mars generations ago. Now, with their Martian civilization struggling to survive, Commander Gort seeks Earth's help—but the pilots must decide whether to trust an alien visitor bearing such a dire tale.

In "Invasion from Venus," Drox, the Viceroy of Venus, launches a bizarre assault on Earth by seeding New York City with colossal Venusian plants. As the towering flora spread and cut off the city’s fresh water, the battle for survival hinges on the fragile balance between alien life and the ocean’s reach.

In "The Uncharted Planet," space prospectors Kenneth Baker and Robert Larkin, adrift for three years with a delinquent ship license, take a desperate gamble when they stumble upon an uncharted world with an Earth-like atmosphere. After a crash landing claims Bob’s life, Ken is left alone on a desert planet where gold glints beneath the sand and ancient ruins whisper secrets—until a strange mush from a broken pipe begins to change him, body and mind.

In a future where Earth-bound racing has lost its thrill, pilots fire up their souped-up rockets for the ultimate competition: a race to the Moon. Once the pack breaks Earth's gravity, the real challenge becomes navigating treacherous asteroid fields while falling at the same relentless speed, where skill and nerve separate the victor from the rest.