World of Fantasy #2: "Inside the Tunnel" (Al Williamson art)

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More late night weirdness: I am miserable with a bad cold or the flu and can't sleep, so here's some more Al Williamson artwork from years ago.

Crypt of Shadows #17: "They Lurk in the Cave!"

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Genre: Science Fiction

Reprinted from Astonishing (Marvel, 1951 Series) #57 (January 1957).

Strange Tales #84: "They Met On Mars!"

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Two beings in grotesque space suits fight on Mars. One of them destroys the other's ship and escapes, with the two never knowing that they were both humans: one from the US, one from the USSR.

Reprinted:

• in Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 1971 series) #24 (August 1973) [retouched into a SHIELD vs Hydra story]

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Synopsis: Two unrecognizable beings land on Mars and fight. One of them destroys the other's ship and escapes, with the two never knowing that they were both human space travelers: one from the United States, one from the Soviet Union.

Reprinted from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #84 (May 1961).

Story has been altered to add references to S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra.

Fear #5: "Rocket Ship X-200" Vs. Rocketship X-M!

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Rocket Ship X-200: An aging space pilot is mocked for his slow ship, but when an invading armada approaches Earth his ship is the first to see it. Art by Don Heck. Reprinted from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #69 (June 1959).

Rocketship X-M (1950) was the second of the American science fiction feature films of the space adventure genre begun in the post-war era, in 1950. Because expensive special effects and production value delayed the release of Destination Moon, this black-and-white film from Lippert Pictures was quickly shot (in 18 days) so as to be able to make it to the cinemas first with the story of a moon expedition that instead lands on Mars.








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World of Suspense #3: "The Green Man!" (Al Williamson art)

"The Green Man" is penciled and and inked by Al Williamson and is reprinted from World of Suspense (Marvel, 1956 series) #3 (August 1956). Synopsis: Some force on the moon turns an astronaut's face green for twenty-four hours.