Mystery Tales #37
In "The Martians!", eight men fleeing Earth’s justice take refuge on a gold-rich world, only to discover they’ve landed on the very planet hurtling toward a catastrophic collision. Written by Carl Wessler and illustrated by Joe Sinnott with inks by Bob Bean, this 1956 tale of cosmic dread and desperate choices unfolds with tense suspense. The cover, a striking piece by Carl Burgos, captures the moment of dread as the rocket descends into an alien landscape.
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Eight men choose exile aboard a rocket rather than face trial for plotting to begin another war. They land on a planet rich with gold and plan to buy up industries when they return to Earth at some point. They must flee, however, when another planet appears on a collusion course. They argue for a day where they should travel and then use their instruments to pick a planet that has even more gold than the one they just left. Unfortunately, once they set the rocket down they realize that they've landed on the planet that is going to collide with the one they just left.
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