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Space Action #2 (1952)
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When a stranded spaceship crashes into a giant, hollow asteroid, the crew discovers it's not a lifeless rock but a living, carnivorous world of immense, intelligent flora. As they search for ore to repair their ship, they realize too late that the entire planet is a vast, coordinated network of predatory plants, and their only hope lies in escaping before the jungle itself closes in.
When a mysterious, brilliant planet appears in the solar system, Earth launches an expedition led by Captain Brant and his daughter Zoa, a skilled chemist, to investigate. Upon landing, they encounter the planet’s inhabitants—massive, invisible beings known as the Graeki—who reveal their intention to conquer Earth using a Vornex-based invisibility formula. As the Graeki begin their invasion, Brant and Zoa must find a way to expose and stop them before Earth falls under their control.
Jut Drago, a notorious space outlaw, hijacks Professor Poole’s scientific expedition to the uncharted planet Baal, intent on stealing its secrets and resources. As the crew lands on a mysterious world of mountains and hidden dangers, they soon discover a vast underwater city ruled by enigmatic, telepathic beings whose advanced technology threatens to unravel the balance of planetary energy.
Jon Valyon, a renowned space pilot, is sent on a perilous mission to investigate the fate of two lost expeditions to the Alpha Centauri system, arriving to find a mysterious alien city protected by a glass dome. Inside, he discovers the survivors of the previous missions—huddled and chained under the control of strange, silicon-based alien beings who seem to view him as a threat. As he attempts to communicate and free the captives, the aliens prepare to attack, forcing Valyon to defend himself while unraveling the terrifying truth behind the silence from space.