Lars of Mars #10

When an H-bomb explosion on Earth threatens interplanetary peace, the Martian Supreme Council dispatches their most daring operative, Lars of Mars, on a dangerous mission to prevent war. Landing on Earth with advanced technology and telepathic powers, Lars quickly finds himself tangled up with television producer June Conway, who's casting for a new sci-fi show—and hires him on the spot, believing his claims of Martian origin to be brilliant method acting. Now Lars must balance his secret mission to combat evil while posing as the lead in a TV series about himself, all while the real threat from Earth looms larger than anyone suspects.

Lars of Mars discovers that his real Martian identity—which everyone on Earth dismisses as a publicity stunt—becomes the perfect cover when the criminal mastermind Schemer Bixby forces him into helping with a jewel heist. What begins as coercion takes an unexpected turn when Lars must decide whether to play along or use his genuine Martian powers to stop the gang, risking the world's perception of what he truly is in the process.

Captain Ken Brady's eagerly anticipated vacation is cut short when his boss orders him and co-pilot Buzzy Bell to transport a shipment of the valuable metal maratonium to Asia—a cargo coveted by the notorious space pirate Mitros Barrakan. As their rocket transport faces a devastating assault from Barrakan's black war ship, Brady concocts a desperate plan involving their last reserves of power, only to discover a shocking betrayal aboard his own vessel that forces him to make an impossible choice.

In "Modern Miracles," a non-fiction account from Lars of Mars #10, we explore unexplained events that defy ordinary explanation—from the mysterious armored bowman who appeared above the British infantry at Mons during World War I to the bewildering rain of fish that fell on the Australian town of Longreach in 1924. The piece also recounts the remarkable journey of actor Charles Coghlan's casket, swept from its grave in Texas by a storm and carried across two thousand miles of ocean. These cases challenge the assumption that the age of miracles belongs only to history.

When a communist plot to sabotage the atomic plant at Oak Ridge is discovered by the Interplanetary Intelligence Department on Mars, they send an urgent distress call to their operative on Earth—Lars of Mars, who moonlights as a television actor in New York. Racing against the clock with his jet unit set to super-sonic speed, Lars must intercept the enemy spies descending on the facility before their devastating explosive can detonate. It's a high-stakes mission that will test every ounce of his Martian skill and courage against the Cold War threat closing in from above.