Strange Adventures #161

In "Earth's Frozen Heat Wave!" from Strange Adventures #161, two men named Marvin X—strangers to each other—find themselves racing against time to thaw a planet locked in ice, their shared name mirroring the strange, converging forces behind the sudden freeze. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, the story unfolds with a quiet urgency, as science and coincidence collide in a world where the very air feels like a tomb.

In the 25th century, a haunting flashback reveals how Eric Horstman, stranded on the dead world of Vipsania, turns to the ancient weapons housed in its abandoned Space Museum to fight off the Krakkarans—invaders bent on eradicating humanity. The desolate planet, once home to a civilization now gone, holds the last remnants of a forgotten war, and Horstman must confront the past to survive the present.