Marvel Mystery Comics #3
In "The Menace from Mars," the Raider finds himself caught in a dangerous game of deception and greed when a gang of outlaws tries to drive a rancher off his land to seize hidden gold and oil. Written and illustrated by Al Anders, this 1940 adventure blends frontier tension with early superhero flair, while Alex Schomburg’s striking cover captures the story’s high-stakes drama.
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The Raider has to deal with a group of outlaws, who are trying to run a man off his run-down ranch in order to get to gold buried in the hills and oil deposits as well. The outlaws decide to frame the owner and have the sheriff run him off.
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