My Rating “Aporia” Ever since Ruby Takoda was a young girl, she wanted to reach outer space. Those nights when her mother would read stories to her about far away planets filled with adventurers battling intergalactic monsters were Ruby’s favorite memories as a child. It was one event, in particular, that would inspire the space-crazed […]
My Rating “Ashes to Ashes!” From the sky they fell, pulled through time by the power of three Necronomicons. Then Ash and his robot pals crash face-first into the broken pavement of a besieged London street, circa 1993 AD. Home! The man who survived the evil of three centuries finds himself back where he so
My Rating “Bog Beast” The monster had crawled from the dark ooze filling the La Brea Tar Pits, searching for knowledge of the surface world above him. His kind had tunneled deep into the earth during the last ice age, but their elders grew weary in the dark places not meant for the living. In
My Rating “Three The Hard Way” “Three Books?” Ash exclaimed. “No one said anything about three books!” With no digital wiseman to guide him through the apocalyptic lands of Earth 2093 AD, Ash is hopelessly trapped in an unforeseen future. The Necronomicon has been restored through a lengthy campaign fighting Droidites and contracting Morklock VD.
My Rating “What Is A UFO?” Inside the front cover, Gold Key provides the readers with a one-page dossier on UFOs, UFO sightings, and the current (1968) understanding of the phenomenon. Are all flying saucers of alien origin? The writer seems to think there are some earthly based explanations for the sightings. What are your
My Rating “Fall Far… Fall Deep” Now trapped on an alien planet covered in oceans, Captain Rex Venture and Lieutenant Scotty McKay are forced to scour the surface looking for any available landmass. With their starship completely destroyed, the two men have deployed the emergency escape module for their trek. All systems are a go
My Rating “Land Beneath the Sea” On a routine survey mission near the star classified as Beta 52, the spaceship U.S.A.F. 95711 takes heavy damage from a rogue meteorite. Inside Capt. Rex Venture and his lone co-pilot, one Lt. Scotty McKay scrambles to regain control of their guidance and communication systems, but it is no
My Rating “The Sea – Number 07 – Islands” In the interior front cover, readers and given another installment of “Keys Of Knowledge”. This was a way of teaching kids various science facts about the planet they live on. Islands are the topic here, with a very brief explanation of volcanic islands, reefs, and some
My Rating “…Necronomicon Ex-Mortis.” War has come to three timelines! While future Ash fights evil Droidites in the year 2093, Lady Shelia and her new ally Duke Henry the Red make a last-ditch effort to destroy the Necronomicon in the year 1300 AD. Meanwhile in the streets of 1993 Detroit, Michigan a U.S. Army General
My Rating “The Secret Of Franklin Richards” In space, no one can hear you scream…or see invisible asteroids rocketing towards Earth. Well, accept one Omega-level teenager meditating at a farmhouse in Benson, Arizona. Tonight is the one night of the year in which Franklin Richards allows himself to unlock his godlike powers to explore the
