Space Adventures #7
In "Transformation," a 1953 Charlton classic, Lars Kranston and his lover Betty Stone flee Earth’s looming nuclear devastation for Mars—only to survive a crash that kills the others. Left alone on a foreign world, Betty awakens with no memory, while Lars, driven by necessity and devotion, undergoes a radical transformation. Dick Giordano’s bold artwork, both in the story and on the cover, captures the eerie beauty and emotional weight of this strange journey.
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Anticipating nuclear war that would leave Earth barren of life, Lars Kranston convinces his colleagues to go to Mars. His paramour Betty Stone insists that she go as well. The ship crashes on Mars. Everyone but Lars and Betty are killed, but Lars thinks she died too. Betty wakes up suffering total amnesia. Lars decides to use the supplies that survived the wreck. He manages a complete sex change. The tumultuous situation on Earth dies down. The predicted war never occurs. Betty remembers the journey. She finds Lars, who explains his sex change to a woman. Betty breaks down at the revelation.
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