Ye | toe SPACEKNIGHTee 5 ot SLL MANTLO x SAL Rarist eZ NOVAK, LETTERS p 70 DUEFY ‘JIM SHOCTER NM -SEAN, COLORS EPITOR EPITOR-IN-CHIEF . FRIEND,# oe Ae eae UPMAAD OWT: OE A 4 Ponce Cee PRAET WABINE Mort. a % ee WETHS, ™ ee) By HOMEWORLD ;GALADOR ROMT™ Vol.-1, No. 4, March, 1960 issue. Published ty MARVEL-OCOMICS\GROUP, James E. Galton, President Stanilea, Publiuher. OFFICES OF F PUBLICATION: 675 MADISON AVENUE. NEW YORK: N.Y, 10022) Published montaly. ROMTMisia trademark cf PARKER BROTHERS, and likeness of the characters to which. that name is applied ls the property of PARKER BROTHERS, andthe tlademark and Ilkeness ara used with pernissian of PARKER BROTHERS. AOM™ copyright—1978 by PARKER BAOTHERS: All tights reserved. All other-matartal copyright ~ 1978 Marvel Comics Groyp,.a division of Cadence Industries Car- poe All righis reserved Price Ade. Ber Copy in oe US. and Canada. Subse Erptlal rate 35.00 for 12 USL. CRTs, $6.00. Foreign, $7.00. 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Pa at a ‘cme L 1 inn LS aeie oe Ses a a fi fe us Tam 4 ape | ' ARMOR OF ERNIE ROM 1S CAUGHT OFF -GUAK Fi - Ca Lars * 1 Sos heat ey F a if : | 4 ES 1 " | | i s i . i CAD x As I HAVE HELP BACK FROM FIGHTING YOL YOU'RE AIMING YOUR WEUTRAL- THUS FAR-- OUT OF REVERENCE FOR THE IZER THE PEATH-RAY YOU ARMOR YOU WEAR, ANP BECAUSE T A TUKNEP A HOST OF MY PLEDGEP.NEVER TC HARM [NNOCENT FELLOW HUMANS TO ASHES. LIFERORMS ! WITH c/ WV BUT ALTHOUGH YOu ARE ONLY A PUPE OF THE DIRE WRAITHS, YOU ARE DANGEROUS / oy, LEET IT Go HARD WITH You LATER.WHOSOEVER. DONS THE ARMOR CF FIREFALL BECOMES MASTER DF THE Wings FLAME ne atc i ) —ANP ITS 4 ROWER T INTEN? Te USE TO SEND YOU STRAIGHT To \ _ HEEL i ~—GALADOR'S Si Meet ENERGY SOURCE! =e GF VSS YOU NEUTRALIZED MY ; mis ri M yOW'RE GOO, ROM -- BUT T'M BETTER! ANP Tim FISHTING TO SAVE > WORLP ANP THE PECPLE. ON i FROM YOUR MLRPERO us ATTACKS.’ ar d | FIREBALL BEFORE IT. ’ COULP TOUCH You--2= 4 z Fg THAT MUST fs MEAN THAT 8 Mh ay COMRAPE. THE OR S/ NAL FIREFALL IS... PEAR! ALL I HAVE TO Po 1s HIT YOU HARP ENOUGH --OFTEN ENOLIGH-- AND. THE HEAT OF MY ARMOCR'LEL MELT THAT SILVER EUIT YOU'RE WEAKING.’ #4 oll na ae ed THE EARTHLING | MAY Be CORRECT’ | EVERY CONTACT WITH FIREPALLIS BLAZING ARMOR. |S WREAKING FAVOS ON MY CYBORs , CIRCUITRY! ra a a Peres Fi IT MUST CONVINCE THE HUMAN THAT T AM SO MURPERER--OR I MUST PEFENP MYSELF, EVEN Yr JF IT MEANS VIOLATINGS MY SWORN OATH NEVER TO KILL! 3 CONTINUED AFTER 2ND PAGE FOLLOWING ae : a F r = ait att ne ngA cetetentctet ate mratre ante ett at tte rmnrtetn tie yeaa eee = Tae MENS | hE FE ee | lHALE OV A WEST VIRGAIA SAY SOMETHING! WHY PIP YOU GOVERN: | | AGUAY Bit BELOW. At WENT AGENTS FISH ME AWAY FROM Maes Peo \COWFLUSED BRANDY CLARK | | MY_APART) PEAD : ABOVE CAUSES eae iT Bae |e a Poems nee) Pema | Te ; A eG HAT * . - : hoes BY THE DARK THIS_HAS SOMETHING TO PO WITH ROM) | | NEBULA-~/A POESN'T (T= WITH THE BACT THAT I'M | FLASH OF THE ONLY HUMAN WHOIS CON <—, | LIVING VERSED WITH HIM! FIRE WHO ARE YOu < WHERE ARE OU A TAKING ME = Se eel ee ee in 7 at a ie a's inte! ona SEVEN TO PROJECT SAFEGUARD -- WE HAVE THE GIRL A si ACCORDING TO PLAN. BUT HAVE ENCOUN- AT ALL -- YOu! Ane Yegae i RONAPPING ME se << TO STRIKE AT (5225 See Rowe! hs cee ae eo he ] ye aN = FL \ a a P ot ' ES am = a Q - i SS ee oP re 1 = a ee a 1 r & oe ee i =e moe : : i : a ae oe 7 a tue . a a = cate ee i in a =o _ a i. wo 5 ——o a = h = i i at ae ae ae a e a H a] i 4 E : , 7. : = all ie A 7 Sele at . i. . | oe ie! aad lat po icine te mae a maiz ul 1 " = hoe ee E A : ~ we) 7 io chat & . Ft aoe = 1 #, i] 1 a “i A YES, WE BELIEVE IT | TO BE ROM | WAITA MINUTE! I've COMBATTING | NEVER SEEN A COMMUNI- FIREFALL/. {CATOR LIKE THAT BEFORE! [y . é a - Br : ye a \ EARTHLING WITCH / Po YOU WANT TO KILL US ALL 2 GET YOUR HANDS OFF THE STEERING WHEEL/ KNOW YOU FOR WHAT You W@PnTA Foe are =" pen [ i V. erin ee - asth ~ Lie WANT ENSLAY AND THE UNIVERSE, BuT ROM LET WO! i = et nm = Se Pat gs Soe a ee a ae beers fe ai foe se cs . PRUNE | forces serge ance ence ‘ . See ee mt a4 ae Bh eee a 4t a a NS coke etee er a a eee aren Saeed mo : s, aeanea one ee PERHAPS NOT! BUT VAX) AS a ae THE GALADORIAN'Ss ‘Wie Se Sar datas eae SC ene ne | ISSION. WILL BE SREATLY HINCERED ----|F THE GARTH WOMAN FOR WHOM HE'S 60 CARELESSL’? PEMONSTRATEP OONCERN WERE Tj BE HELP A SOS TAGE iN Ser HAM BREATHE PEEPLY, BRANDY CLARK! Yes: THE OTHERS ARE ARE EAGERLY AWAITING Hee ARRIVAL AT PROJECT J SAFEGUARD | 5 ae " oad AT See jeer iW Be A MINUTE AGO THE ee ll = a oe om 2 AT THAT SAME - P THE EARTH ING CKS RELENTLESSLY, 6 AIMS ME. FOR WHAT HE VIEW ED AG My "MURDER” OF Hie FELLOW HIMANS=- : fs ni — |, : + WHEN IN BEALITY MY NEUTRALIZER MERELY PANISHEP DIRE WRAITHS PISGUISED AS HUMANS TO LIMBO! = 1 The EARTH WOMAN Lo UNCONSCIOLIS / LET Us PROCEED oP Se we ,, ee ee . far JACKS Saar ow Aes f HM CO - AGAIN! BUT - WHERE ARE THEY TAKING HER? AND WHYS! CONTINUED AFTER 2ND PAGE FOLLOWINGLE AAERY COMET STUNNED THe He 4c {7 TAKES ROM SEVERAL ROM PLOWS A OWE Pe REALIZE eT Wi AAS LANDED NEAR CASTER IND THE (ME HOY A OY FE S4ME AVAE SHAFT VES EARTN... ise PSsTROvVES A ORE WRAITH TRAAEMIS- THEN PERHAPS NOW, BEFORE We 8)\HE RECOVERS, WE CAN REPAY JT \WEAKENED Hi FOR OUR SHAMEFUL rss FRO HIS FIGHT WITH 45°> FIRERALL ! THE LIVING FIRE HAS ALL BUT PARALYSED | Lit cIrRCU et --BY EXACTIN EH = WHILE MY INTERNAL CIRCUITRY STABI- vee ee LIZEP ITSELF I HAVE COME LINGER ATTACK BY MORE Pike \WRAITHS i pi os SINCE THEY HAVE ANNOUNCED WHAT THEY ARE, T HAVE NO NEE? TO | ExPode THEM WITH MY BNERGY AMALYZER/ MY cessNey 5 ALL THAT is. NECESSA Sy he AW feta a hs i Lath a coe rT Base eeesae? MONSTER == AND WE'KE GOING ie an iy THE ee en 0 FiSGHT ss aha a Til DO ANYTHING To \ WEAR TH STOR THAT MURDERER. tek Rom! MAITRING 2 M1 7 CONTINUED AFTER 2ND PAGE FOLLOWING4, AWAKENIAG LATER FROM A PRUGTNOCUCED SLEEP. AE pea A Rp oeeay NORE FOWER THAN HE'C EVER EP of {THE eee OF A/REFALL Ey OE ARE n- a ¥i| | PEOPLE DOWN ae ay 4 ARTHLIN th me) fee } HAVE SAIN NO Wes bee SUREAM UNTIE I WANTED ONE O STOP UP MY EARS WHAT "OU eaWw Was iy UTRALIZER BANISHING : WRAITHS ic Peay owe ige (T WAS THE’ WHO GAVE YOu THE ARMOR OF FIREFALL ! You HAVE BEEN Bic ICALLY GAAFTED AT ARMOR, HUMAN! EACH sare Tsou a To FORCES TH RO“LINKS Be WEEN SRAVHS AVE sl YOU Sones BOND TRE kK WILPEST TAYE GIVEN | “a BUT iN GO POING, THEY HAVE KOBBEP YOu OF YOUR HUMANITY ~- MARING YOU EXACTLY Like Ale:ee 4 oe Ta a r'M MOT LIKE YOU = J CAN'T . * ASH | - Ak AW Cones A SHORT De ne BE! ANP SOON THE DIFFERENCES , . ~ vi TO r BETWEEN US WILL BE EVEN > | . GREATER, PECAUCE T'LL GE ALIVE = is soos fe aa og ra ”. of ee ie - 1 pease Pe: el Re eee. oat ik faa t L, * rs eae nn ea a | Ca no ,‘| TH-THAT WAS NO_EARTH / AND THAT MEANS... WHOEVER'S KIDNAPPED BRANDY ISN'T FROM ee THE GARTH FOOL If \:°- S=-| STILL COMING / HE /e. a AVOIPEP, MY HEAT | BLAST ! THE ENEMY 1S HERE, A ReEVING ROM ve TINGLY HELPED THEM FIRE ASAIN, WRA BROTHER’ YOU K oe a = ee : eee “ enceet eee se Se Rats pi psceeaectean es setae asetieeatonsecees ss wie es pee ies zi ean selutet tatoo ee a fee ey petiosatae osieos Stans eee = : es = rs =i a feck Se ees roe a oe ee 4 eae 1 ome oon at aoe L Becta erent ae sea Ba teigcca annie cence age San ae es ponemce eee eco tenon Ase eee =e seh aetoiaeciene asst ae enact Beroeoectsnsnhr Mga tense atte cee 4 BEAD OW STEVES | r Zev THE OX Mie or CHLOROFORM es Se ee FROM MY JOB AT THE SCIENCE LAB-- AND | “= WOE. HELO My BREATH, SO x ONLY INHALED = NOU TO _MAKE = BELIEVABLE " PE WE sTOPPE?D, BUT T'VE ooT To il ASNT CET. THESE 7 CAN'T \ a MONET ERS HURT STEVE!HAVE UB-ZEKO CoOLP ce! Es SPA er te 2 E = < "hw & ie Lu) = o | COOLING LINIT MAY — LOW ATURE 5 l &/ ix Re . ET=FODpsS Fe , AND CARRY THis _BAT- on TLE TO THE Sh WHEREIN T MAY FIRE ANY AN 7 QVING ME 4 MOMENT" “ ag un, BUT NO MATT Su WHEREYOU CAN NEVER BE ES, OU 7 Ep EU UY 4S OANGE CETECTED ay THE UMAN AcAIN! A/a - iL iT me rai eM i=: SROs 4Aq1CR é ae = ; a iy WHAT ARE YOU er, Ay, oe o y “| ROR PITIFUL / \, TRYING TO PULL= Ni ' - ‘Ly A ot FOOL ! | iy z's AS HUMAN | | AA \f saad EVER 7 > POWER STOLEN FROM ONE FAR MORE DESERVING OF IT ay ui > TILES AN EN-RACE THAT WOULD LONG SINCE HAVE ENSLAVEP THe XY sh zt CAN'T SEE! TENSE <<.a _—= = = Psat ce > 2 — Fa ra hgd= ial TAS. Woke. ites = ey an uRbeRER a =—. ANOTHER iS A SACRED Si|\TUATIONS BEBN ResPonsiaility =~ Li KIN REVERSED, ROM. | TWO INPIV! UALS AS SURELY aye AS MAKE i hl Loy ‘ees. i F =o Wy KARAS! THEN YOU, TOO, HAVE SEEN CHOSEN FROM AMONGST THE MILLIONS WHO VOLUN- TEEREP TO PAPEGUARE Rp GALAPOR AS A “EKNIGHT ! \ Yes, ROM! YOU ARE TO FaSsseESss iNCOMITABLE STRENG? ft AND THE WEAPONS OF _ BANISHMENT..: aX “TANSETHER, KARAS ANP Tu PERWENT THE CHANGE FROM HUALAN Te CYBORG / TOGETHER \WE MANNEP THE FRONT LINE, AWAITING THE FOE / AM TO WIELD | THe LYING. f Me he s “BUT AT FIRST GLIMPSE _OF THE ONCOMING a2 THEN THE WRAITH FLEET ‘ ew WRAITH FLEET, KARAS BROKE RANKS ANP WAS LIPON Lis / SPA SS ae ATTACKED ALONE |! a KNIGHTS FELL ALL AROUND ) ee “YET IN THE END, WE Bee ater lane DROVE THE DIRE WRAITHS FROM OUR SECTOR OF THE OF GALAPOR, ROM, FIRST BLOOP WILL Fe MINE . P COSMOS 76HEN THE PATTLE ENPEP THGucH L aa LONE AND AAS pon es AL L ARMOES ON L NOW. an TL) —HING STORY, ALIEN | SEAL TOUCHING! (ef BUT I PON'T BELIEVE A ~ / STINKING WORD OF {T-- _ i ‘CAUSE A MONSTER Ee YOu CAN'T HAVE ANY FRI OR TRUE FEELINGS 1] Te KARAS ? Maat a HE MOULP NEVER e He DEREP L_ THE Vas Ané Acai AT. THE — ae eet Ve ‘ LIFE- — LEse METAL? : i sal } re i i SRA a Y-YES YOUIVE HURT ME! T-T IR FEEL PAIN ALL OVER MY") IE go OH, 2 ie 4a hea co loos : NO, HLUMAN-- NOT LIKE E FOR » TO THE FIREPALL = ARMOR... ad fy f # HA, PP Fs PS CONTINUED AFTER 2NO PAGE FOLLOWINUNLESS YOU TURN FROM THOSE LEY Mh BUT YOU SERVE AND SEEK INSTEAD Ti Ts SAVE HUMANITY FROM THE READ - | FUL PIRE WRAITHS--__ lt THOUGH PERHAPS EVEN Z AM NO LONGER WHAT T WAS. IT_IS THE YET, TODAY NEARLY CLAIN A HUMAN z DEFEATED HE WHO CALLED HIMSELF BUT TH E TRUE VICTORY C ERED MY OWN DESIRE. TD FOR HAD HE DIED 2 | +. Pa : Ents r WOULD Dames at AE ss oF BELIEVED 5 a 7 DIRE Ww Rs WADE HAA --YOU WILL NEVER BE ANYTH/ bE WOULD F HAVE Eilep YOU, ROM _ A SENT AT YOu BY WRAITHS! A POE EREUL AS YOU ARE! SUCH IS THE PANGER oF MY Qu STI THAT IN FRSHTING EVIL T WILL BE CORRLUPTEP BY IT. ON THAT PAY, py, GOAL OF PEACE WILL ANer L| [he A PREAM,.; ANP MY SOUL WILL OF var! TO THE SAVACER) y TH-THE ARMOR, |T PON T COME OFF! 7 a CAN'T GET /T OFF/