Strange Adventures #26
In "Captain Comet vs. Miss Universe!", Bob Tarrant’s curiosity with a strange TV set opens a channel to Mars—unbeknownst to him, a portal for a Martian invasion. When a desperate filmmaker, Eric Mills, murders Tarrant to steal the transmissions, he unwittingly becomes part of a larger alien scheme. Written by Gardner Fox and illustrated by Carmine Infantino with inks by Sy Barry, this 1952 Strange Adventures standout features a thrilling clash of science and deception, with a cover by Ruben Moreira that captures the cosmic tension.
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Bob Tarrant experiments with his television set until he can receive transmissions from Mars. When washed-up movie director Eric Mills learns about this he kills Tarrant so that he can use the Martian transmissions as the basis for a new movie. However, he finds out that the Martians were using Tarrant, and now him, to help them invade Earth.
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