The Aliens (comics)
The Aliens is a 1963-1969 serialized science fiction story that ran in the back of Gold Key Comics' Magnus: Robot Fighter comic book series starting with issue #1. The series was produced by writer/artist Russ Manning. Originally, Manning assumed that the backup feature would be a one-shot, and borrowed the story from Murray Leinster's 1945 novelette First Contact. The publisher liked the story enough to make a regular back-up feature.
The series was left unresolved on a cliff-hanger at issue #28.
Premise
The Aliens is set is the far distant future. Captain Johner and his crew encounter an alien spacecraft 3,000 light years from earth. The aliens attack first, doing so as a precaution to protect their planet. Captain Johner fights off the attack and meets with Zarz, the alien commander. The Captain manages to convince Zarz that both species can co-exist if they learn to trust each other. To that end, half of Captain Johner's crew accompanies Commander Zarz's ship. Similarly, Commander Zarz and three of his crewmen accompany Captain Johner on their adventures through space.Chapters
- Untitled
- Space Derelict
- A Matter of Judgment
- Suspense in Space
- Forced Landing
- A Case of Nerves
- The Dream Makers
- An Alien Welcome
- Talk Down
- Fear of the Unknown
- False Men
- The Time Distorters
- The Day of the Nightmare
- The Conspiracy
- Defensive Weapon
- Rescue
- Crystals of Life
- The Crystal Crawler
- An Alien Phobia
- The Face of Time
- Into the Abyss
- The Incredible Jewels
- The Danger From Beyond
- The Seeds of Destruction
- The Frigid Intruder
- Cosmic Blight
- The Space Wizard
- The Ghost Planet