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Crusader from Mars (1952) 1

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    Crusader from Mars (1952) 1
    • 3.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Other - see grading notes
    • Scuffing to inner well.
    • Label #0247417014
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Painted cover by Allen Anderson. Stories and art by George Roussos, Marvin Stein, Henry Sharp, Ed Silverman, and Mike Becker. Martian criminals Tarka and Zira fight crime on Earth, as a form of cosmic community service. A crime of passion leads Tarka to commit murder on Mars, for which he is exiled to Earth to use his powers for good. Tarka and Zira battle Herzegovinian terrorists in their first Earth mission. Tarka investigates a plot to poison Earth's grain after a scientist disappears. Peek Into the Future; Mission Through Space; Death in the Soil; Noise! Tomorrow's Secret Weapon; The Tower of Jacob Dis; Escape to Nowhere; Professor Birdbrain. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.