Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 3

Cover art by Dick Giordano. "The Crazy Planet" one-page story, art by Frank Frollo. "The Hollow World," art by Art Cappello; Ships mysteriously disappear near the planet Marduk; Marduk is five times the size of Earth but has extremely low gravity; Captain Larq of the Lunex Luna sends a message as his craft is pulled in; Clive and Lansing investigate. "The Vixens of Venus," art by John Belfi; The Vixens of Venus, with their chief Delva, intend to invade the Earth; They must first plant Venusian vegetation to feed the giant insects that thrive on their planet; Rex Clive and Speed are captured while investigating the island where the Venusian Vixens have planted their flora. "War Cry of Mirza" text story. "The Cloudships of Magonia," art by Dick Giordano. "Convoy to Mars," art by Dick Giordano and Rex Clive; Space King leads the Space Rangers through the narrow pass between the Sun and Mercury, attempting to discover the hijackers there; The passage is taken as the best option to get to Mars at distant spots in its orbit. "The Time Skipper Travels to Ancient Rome"; The Time Skipper ends up in ancient Rome with Queen Ula and Professor Tempus; They encounter Cleopatra, who hears a prophesy from the absurdly-wrong soothsayer Rapidus. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.