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Space Adventures #38 (1961)

Charlton · 1961 · 36 pages

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ContinueSpace Adventures #39 →
Contains 4 stories
One Second Of War
5 pp · superhero
President of the United StatesDr. Claudius JaynesRoberto

When a mysterious uranium operation hidden deep in an African jungle threatens global peace, Captain Atom races against time to uncover Dr. Claudius Jaynes' sinister plot before it's too late. With the fate of civilization hanging in the balance, the superhuman defender must stop a madman's doomsday arsenal—but the cost of failure would be measured in millions of lives. This pulse-pounding Cold War thriller puts one man's incredible power to the ultimate test.

Backfire
5 pp · superhero
President of the USAGustav BorlinDr. Skafic

The President sends Captain Atom on an urgent mission to stop the mad Premier Gustav Borlin and his brilliant but vengeful chief scientist Dr. Skafic, who are preparing to launch a devastating missile strike against America. Racing to Borlin's country to witness the demonstration firsthand, Captain Atom must find a way to prevent the atomic weapons from reaching their targets without causing catastrophic collateral damage. With twenty missiles primed for launch and time running out, the indestructible hero springs into action to neutralize the threat.

Common Denominator
8 pp

When mankind's reconnaissance ship encounters an alien vessel in the Theta Gisol system, Captain Adley and his crew face an impossible crisis: both ships are drifting helplessly into the sun, with neither side willing to fire engines first for fear of triggering a catastrophic battle. With time running out and temperatures rising, the crew must find a way to communicate with the mysterious humanoid aliens—or watch both races perish together in the solar inferno. "Common Denominator" asks what it takes for two intelligent species to trust each other when everything hangs in the balance.

The Force Beyond
5 pp · superhero

Captain Atom races to prevent a global war when a mysterious force in space begins redirecting armed missiles toward Earth's cities, but discovers an unknown hostile intelligence controlling the attack. With world powers on the brink of conflict and a deadly countdown already underway, he must track down and confront the sinister force before it's too late. S. Ditko illustrates this tense Cold War thriller from Space Adventures #38.

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