Startling Comics #51

# Startling Comics #51 Lance Lewis, Space Detective battles marauders attacking a vessel and later confronts a tyrannical ruler named Scarpia on Venus. In a separate adventure, Jefferson Jones demonstrates a new jet propulsion system that malfunctions dangerously, reaching speeds of ninety miles per hour before crashing. The issue also features a story involving Lance Lewis being brought before a woman named Carla and Scarpia, where Lance offers his life in exchange for the freedom of the Venusian people.