Space Adventures #35

When hostile aliens from another world land near a scrap metal yard to scout Earth for invasion, they disguise themselves in human clothing and slip into a nearby research facility to assess humanity's technological capabilities. But a chance encounter with carbon vapor during their reconnaissance mission sets an unexpected chain of events in motion that threatens not only the spies' mission, but their very survival. A young clothing store clerk named Albert finds himself unknowingly connected to an extraordinary cosmic drama unfolding right under his nose.

Major Tom Bracken is assigned to return to the mysterious planet Pluto with his trusted colleague Major Hal Corwin, only to discover that nothing—and no one—is what it seems. When a shocking revelation forces Tom to confront the true nature of the threat lurking on Pluto's frozen surface, he must act fast to prevent an invasion of Earth. This 1960 tale combines cold-war paranoia with science-fiction intrigue as the menace of an alien world becomes all too real.

When Earth discovers a mysterious ship in the Rocky Mountains, trigger-happy military forces destroy it—only to watch it rebuild itself and reveal an astonishing truth: it's an ally from Mercury, bound for Mars to stop the tyrannical nation of Luravia from conquering the solar system. As cold war tensions spiral across the planets, this unexpected visitor becomes humanity's unlikely savior in a conflict that threatens the entire solar system.