"Unusual Tales", a series presenting Steve Ditko's comics from 1957 to 1959 that are in the public domain.
The 6-page story "The Conquered Earth" is from Charlton's OUT OF THIS WORLD #4 [1957].
Alien invasion time, with a dramatic opening panel of the giant saucers attacking Earth. The hero of this story is Hal Douglas, who gets sent out to meet an alien ship detected approaching Earth. The green skinned aliens aren't overly friendly though, and it's up to Douglas and his fiancee Paula to figure out their secret.
The story fizzles a bit from the dramatic opening, but some decent work by Ditko in here. Hal Douglas seems to be another one of those one-shot heroes looking for an on-going feature that pop up in these 1950s stories a lot.
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This is another great story.
ReplyDeleteThe funniest part was when Tolo made that crack about Earth women.
Now talk about a can of worms opening up...