POL 8145) OU MeL Ol Le LIVING PLACES—THE $33 SURFACES OF PLANETS. aA a VV) 0 i es ee Sn... VN 2 PS OL SATELLITE WORLDS WERE THE Prt SNA O) ae ANN i 7° AS FUEL-BEARING MINERALS EXISTED ONLY IN SMALL QUANTITIES, AN ALTER- NATIVE POWER SOURCE HAD TO BE FOUND . . AND FOUND IT WAS. THE NATURAL ETHER CURRENTS IN SPACE WERE USED LIKE THE TRADE WINDS IN SAILING SHIP DAYS—TO PULL AND PUSH SPACECRAFT AT GREAT SPEED THROUGH THE ENDLESS EMPTINESS BY MEANS OF “ SAILS.” IVAN RLY Wass eat ALL TAKING ANY CARGO THEY COULD CARRY. SHRAPNEL STEVENS NO Nto eee rm Yada a Re kon ALOE eae LAS KNEW HE WAS BOUND FOR . . .THE DOMES OF DEATH.CER dae eae CAUGHT AT THE AGE OLD GAME OF EVADING. EXCISE DUTIES WHICH HAD TO BE PAID WHEN A FREIGHTER PASSED THROUGH A SATELLITE’S AIR- SPACE TeFREIGHTER SKIPPER SHRAPNEL STEVENS HAD TRADED IN UNCHARTED SPACE FOR YEARS. CUSTOM’S STAR CLIPPER CLOSING ‘GET THE PASSENGERS STRAPPED IN, ‘MIDSHIPMAN KIDD. I'M GOING TO TRY AND BREAK THE TRACTOR BEAM THAT'S HOLDING US.EVERYONE IS STRAPPED "TE DOWN, SHRAPE i THIS IS SPACING, KIDDO! THE KICK IN OF THE SAIL AND THE HEAVE OF THE A WN ‘GRAVITY DECK! = KOTHE TRACTOR BEAM SNAPPED UNDE! EVASIVE HANDLING. aa WE'RE FREE! A SHIP THAT SIZE CAN'T TURN QUICKLY ENOUGH TO THE CLIPPER FIRED ON SHRAP’S CRAFT WITH DEADLY ACCURACY— { THEIR SHOOTING HAS IMPROVED. IT'S TIME TO CoE ITIN. °swees BY 2 See FOR ust TOR RISK gpl ma or 4 KO) i Bn THE NAME OF THEFIGH LORD, YOUR SHIPIS IMPOUNDED.) ——\ My FOR FAILURE TO PAY DUES. ey, ZA COOLTT KIDDO... DONT é DO ANYTHING RASH.a it ’ ee Lt a, PET. iE SPHERE OF THE GREAT ONE— THE HIGH LORD.THE HIGH LORD SAT IN HIS PLEASERE Gor10 SHRAP WAS DRAGGED BEFORE PAH! THIS ONE WILL NOT LAST LONG. THE HIGH LORD. IN THE ARENA—TAKE HIM AWAY! pa ian i aa — = ox FC. a Le, & 8 AY € yFOR YOUR INSOLENCE I’LL HAVE YOU KILLED... PUT HIM IN THE ARENA. THE ARENA WAS A SPHERE OF WEIGHT- (. SHRAP’S OPPONENT HAD BEEN DREDGED \\ LESSNESS FORMED BY ANTI-GRAVITY r FROM THE SARGASSO SEA OF SPACE PROJECTORS. -I'VE ONLY GOT ONE CHANCE TO GET OUT—AND THAT'S THROUGH THE DESPERATELY SHRAP PUSHED HIMSELF JOFF THE SPHERE’S WALL.GOTTA PULL FREE—QUICKLY. AT THE OTHER END OF THE ENTRANCE WAS A HORRIFIC ZOO.MUSH! GET DOWN THERE— \ oe YOUR PAL'S WAITING FOR aSHRAP WAS BROUGHT BEFORE THE HIGH LORD AGAIN SHRAPNEL STEVENS SET OUT ON HIS QUEST. AND NO MISTAKE. WHERE DO I START YOU ARE A RESOURCEFUL FELLOW—!1 WILL GIVE YOU FREEDOM, IF YOU BRING ME THE FACE OF FEAR! IF NOT, YOUR CREW DIES. THIS OLD BOOK SAYS THE FACE OF FEAR IS AN Al CIENT SOURCE OF POWER . LOCATION UNKNOWN. ae LT} eS2 WELCOME, SHRAPNEL STEVENS. COLLECTING KNOWLEDGE.NOBODY HAS SEEN THE FACE YOU SEEK AND LIVED—BUT 1 CAN IMAGES FORMED OF THE TIME BEFORE MEN LEFT THE PLANETS TO LIVE ON ARTIFICIAL WORLDS—BEFORE SHIPS WERE POWERED BY NATURAL FORCES AND WHEN AN EVIL HIGH LORD HELD SWAYSH LORD'S FLAGSHIP CARRIED A FIGUREHEAD OF HIS FACE, AND THE ACTIC EMPIRE TREMBLED UNDER ITS GAZE— IN AFINAL BATTLE, THE HIGH LORD'S RIVALS UNLEASHED DESTRUCTOR BEAMS SO BOVEERFUL THAT BOTH FLEETS AVEREDESIROYED, | ro if 4 ST. 2, ; aN OWE: OD; SSW REF ose FZ cs : a Coe, "sTHE FIGUREHEAD SURVIVED IMPREGNATED WITH Mi DEADLY RADIATION . . . BUT THAT DEADLY RADIATION Be SHRUNK THE HEAD TO HUMAN SIZE. 8 /_ 2 aegis oF aeTHE SPACE YACHT HAD BEEN SPOTTED LONG BEFORE , BY THE SATELLITE’S RADAR, T+ j rae THE COUNT OF THE DARK TOWER WISHES TO TAKE WINE WITH YOU. ee‘SO YOU WISH TO SEE MY, 2 ‘ HISTORICAL RELICS?’ - ——— <= iy IN FT AM INTERESTED IN Z ALL THINGS OLD AND q ¢ —— — EXOTIC. =, a ( LN a Hf \F THAT SUIT SURVIVED THE FINAL BATTLE AND ALL THAT RADIATION. . . THEN IT MUST BE.THE CLOAK OF Ji pA, PROTECTION. ma 7SHRAP WAS SUDDENLY SEIZED AND FORCED TO THE GROUND. HA! HA! HA! NOW YOU ARE MY PRISONER! YOU MUST SAMPLE MY. TORTURE CHAMBER! cg SORRY, THAT WAS BELOW THE BELT —BUT SO IS TORTURING GUESTS! . S - ahPLEASE YOURSELF, BUT | CALL IT A TRANQUILISER,ee VE G5 rua Obz Zz 225 oes #ES So 223 a any QOS =~ ASCLOAK OF PROTECTION, SO 1 KNOW WHERE IT 1S, BUT MY CREW HAVE ALREADY BEEN MURDERED BY THAT TYRANT.WITHOUT WARNING, AN EERIE_{ ATTENTION STEVENS. MY HOLOGRAMSHRAP FELT MORE CONFIDENT — ~/ BUT MAN HASN'T BEEN ON’ NOW MARINER HAD JOINED HIM, TS SINCE THE FIN, | KNOW WHERE A SOFT- erg ay LANDING SHIP CAN BE THE FACE IS LODGED ON THE PURPLE PLANET. M gs! |p ‘Ny SF DY z ep Cee } (IN THAT CASE, THE CONTROLS ARE ALL 4 YOURS MARINER MY Rey iT RE) THE DESTINATION WAS A ROBOT SATELLITE, KNOWN AS THE SILENT WORLD.HOUGHT THESE PLACES WERE AUTO-GUARDED.‘AS THE PHOTON POWERED CRAFT LIFTED S OFF, THE HEAT FROM THE ENGINES. > _ | TRIGGERED OFF A DEADLY NET OF LASERS. \_ - 7 PALTHE DEFENCES WERE OUTWITTED, [Tae 29h ale Ya ese S0 SDT)(ON THE SURFACE OF THE PLANET, LIFE IN ONE OF ITS MANY FORMS CONTINUED TO MAKE WAR. sy PUT YOUR BACKS INTO IT. THIS IS THE BIG PUSH!ST nN a pL alg a okra a ees eg CAUGHT THE EYE OF THE GENERAL. TING STAR. A SURE SIG! vl Se Se = THE SKY PEOPLE COME ) ~ * TO HELP US.ATHE NATIVES LOOK FRIENDLY, APART) FROM BEING ARMED TO THE ANTENNAE THE NATIVE LEADER EXPLAINED HOW POWERFUL ALIENS FROM THE CITADEL HAD ENSLAVED HIS PEOPLE. ONLY A FEW REMAINED TO FIGHT AGAINST THE EVIL AUENS, Te Rete STANDARD TRANSLATOR PACKS ENABLED THE ‘ SEEKERS TO TALK WITH THE NATIVE WARRIORS. berg ‘WE WITNESSED YOUR [7 TWIN FALLING STAR ff SIGN, GREAT ONES. q WHY ARE YOU FIGHTING f Iom A BOLT OF ENERGY FROM THE CREATURE'S FINGERTIP, CUT a THE GALLANT SOLDIER DOWN.“— Y iY Y A Vj Vy y SNA Oe SSS = Sn St SSCSNOW FOR A COUNTER ATTACK! IF | REFLECT THE RADIATION a BACK ATHIM... BINGO! Sa 7 Seen en ted _—_ GET YOUR LADS TO MAKE UP REFLECTORS LIKE THIS. Pl 37| BELIEVE THEIR RADIATION POWER IS LINKED 7 WITH THE FACE OF FEAR. = Z ZA ™ te POSSIBLY! THE ANSWERS )._ INSIDE THAT CITADEL. A— THE DISCUSSION WAS RUDELY INTERRUPTED BY ONE OF THE HIGH LORD'S HOLOGRAMS. THOPE YOU ARE CLOSE, STEVENS, BECAUSE MY HOSTAGE IS CLOSE TO. ee DEATH.THE TRANSMISSION FADED AS SUDDENLY AS IT HAD ARRIVED. FOR A HOLOGRAM BROADCAST HE WOULD NEED TO KNOW OUR CO-ORDINATES. HOW DOES THE TYRANT KNOW WHERE REMEMBER! THE FLY MEN SAID THAT THEY SAW TWO STARS FALL? WE'VE THERE IT IS! OUR RETRO-SCAN THE THEORY \ PICKED UP ANOTHER SHIP.42 \ RIGHT ON TIME, MARINER. AND NOW WE HAVE yy A PROTECTIVE BAG FOR THE FACE. f Me We THE CLOAK OF PROTECTION IS BY THE TREE. I'LL FEED FAISE DATA BACK TO THE TYRANT LONG, | HOPE! 4? ( \WON'T BE= % ie a. 3 5 3 8 9 £ = 5 z = + 6 S 3 2 E> ZA. Zn.ce . eS ? WHEW! THAT'S SOME CLIMB! M STRAIGHT UP THE GLASS MOUNTA! a rs x aWee — « EE tan, wi sso NOW GAS! SOMETHING UP THERE DOESN'T WANT VISITORS! _y#'s } 1 CORRS THIS 1S THE FIRST AND LAST PLANET | VISIT. THAT if CORRS EEOMBING.THE CENTRE OF THE MOUNTAIN WAS HOLLOW. / ’ jl ay TO APPROACH THE SANCTUARY OF THE FACE AA AA MANS DEATH.HE WHO LOOKS UPON THE FACE UT WHO AM ITO STOP YOU. RS SES SSS ~ Sh a ie | y Z Z Z ES YOU WILL BE “Z@Q ‘ FROZEN INA f POSITION OF PERPETUAL a * fea THE INNER SANCTUARY WAS. OPENED... PD48 THE FIGUREHEAD HAS RETAINED THE RADIATION FROM THE FINAL BATTLE AND” IS NOW A SOURCE OF LETHAL ENERGY! LOOK YOUR LAST ON THE FACE OF,WSSEns< Sssssss THE FEARFUL FACE WAS VEILED IN THE LEAD SACK, THUS CUTTING OFF ITS DEADLY RADIATION. |THAT'S THE BIG SWITCH OFF MY X FRIEND. YOU'RE GOING TO BLOW A FUSE. zy g ery WITHOUT THE POWER Z QUR WORLD WILL CRUMBLE! THE POWER CUT OFF AFFECTED THE WHOLE==> CITADEL AND ITS DEFENDERS.51 5 \ yi ITHE EVIL ONES ARE POWERLESS. WE SHALL BEA HEM. Te7 \ esSHRAP JUMPED BLINDLY INTO A WORLD INSTINCT CLOSED HIS HAND AROUND THE: OF SPRINTERING GLASS. | : TRAILING ROPE. ~ FULL AHEAD FOR DEEP WEA SPACE! THAT'S THE LAST, , | WANT TO SEE OF bm PLANETS!THE SEEKERS RETURNED TO THE SILENT WORLD, TRANSHIPPED TO THEIR YACHT, AND SET COURSE FOR THE HIGH LORD'S ees aaSORRY, MARINER. BUT YOU'RE NOT.I'M REALLY SORRY, ) BUT I MUST SAVE MY CREW.UNEXPECTEDLY THE ENTERTAINMENT HALTED . . . LOOK YOUR LAST! Pigeeerl i. y 7 YOU MURDERING: i , ‘SWINE. T HAVE RETURNED | 5 F FEAR. Z j \" | Ly | 3 4‘AM NOT OF HUMAN 7 STOCK. 717777 ——— 5 THE HIGH LORD WAS OF THE SAME RACE AS THE GUARDIANS = “>s OF THE CITADEL ON THE PURPLE PLANET.THE HIGH LORD SUDDENLY LUNGED AT == SHRAP WITH A CLAW ONE TEAR OF YOUR SUIT AND YOU'RE DEAD.. Hl ° HE'S GETTING TOO CLOSE! erI WILL BURN YOU OUT OF EXISTENCE!a hy lo)NOW THAT THIS Ty) FACE IS IN THE SACK qe ‘SEEMS | GOT LOOSE TOO LATE. AGAIN, I'LL HAVE TO. MAKE SURE THAT'S ITS, ALL OVER, BAR DISPOSING OF THIS SACKFUL OF TROUBLE i) THE FACE IS ALL YOURS. I'M GOING TO FIND MY CREW,KIDD AND THE PASSENGERS, ALTHOUGH ILL-TREATED, WERE STILL OK TIME ‘ ! T AHEAD! } 1 s GE ay i Ft SHRAP! 1 HAVE Quis : INC HAVE DECIDED TO MAKE Fase id WE 5 ci oe ee.THE STAR CLIPPER ACCELERATED AWAY FROM THE PLEASURE SPHERE. xs {YOU COULD’VE BEEN A HERO by IF YOU'D STAYED BACK THERE. a eB w pb YOU DON'T GET PAID FOR BEING A HER’ 17_ THIS IS MY LIFE... DODGING THE SPACE COPS, AND AVOIDING TAXES.STEVENS HEADED TOWARDS A NEW HORIZON. WITH HER SAILS PULLING ON THE WINDS OF SPACE, THE STAR CLIPPER AND SHRAP Printed and Published in Great Britain by D.C. THOMSON & CO., LTD., 185 Fleet Street, London, EC4A 2HS. .C. THOMSON & CO., LTD., 1979,MMA ee 3. Tae ee UAT + ee. NEWSAGENT'S/E CONQUEST OF SPACE (2) The first attempt by the Americans to launch a satellite was a failure—the rocket exploded on the launch pad on 6th December 1957. J Another rocket team were given orders to launch a satellite and | succeeded. The team, led by Dr Werner von Braun, fired a Jupiter C rocket which took Explorer 1 into orbit on 31st January 1958. The pencil-shaped satellite made a momentous discovery—the Earth was encircled by two belts of radiation-trapped particles from the sun. These were named the Van Allen radiation belts after the man who designed the equipment for the satellite