Monday Mars Madness WAR OF THE WORLDS "Part IV: Earth Under the Martians"

It's almost Halloween, and in any language...

...this ain't no treat, but the mother of all tricks, as the Martians have effectively conquered the Earth!

(Though you have to admit, this painted cover for the German edition, based on Gil Kane/Dave Cockrum's pen-and-ink art, is a treat, indeed!)

...what's the answer?

Another trick?

Or a life-saving treat?

Be here Next Monday for the answer!

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Edison's Conquest of Mars

by Garrett P Serviss

(the First [and extremely-unauthorized] sequel to the HG Wells novel)

Monday Mars Madness WAR OF THE WORLDS "Part III: the Rout of Civilization"

When Last We Left our Protagonist...

...as this amazingly-kool Gil Kane/Dave Cockrum cover for the British edition shows, the Martians are here, and they're kicking Mankind's collective ass!

That's really all you need to know!

...we're safe for the moment...only...as we shall see>>>

NEXT MONDAY!

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The 1938 War of the Worlds Radio Dramatization

recreated by LA Theatre Works

(Including Leonard Nimoy, Brent Spiner, Gates McFadden, John DeLancie and other Star Trek castmembers!)

Monday Mars Madness WAR OF THE WORLDS "Part II: The Conquest of Earth!"

Yeah, we could've called this chapter...

...but then HG Wells' ghost would've risen from the grave and bitch-slapped us!

(and rightly so!)

We Have Already Seen...

...projectiles from Mars have landed on Earth in 1898, unleashing aliens with heat-rays destroying everything in range of their landing sites.

Unfortunately, the aliens are now mobile...

To Be Continued...
NEXT MONDAY!

Adapted by Chris Claremont, penciled by Yong Montano, and inked by Dino Castrillo, it's a pretty straighforward visualization of the original novel, without updating to the present, as most adaptations of the tome have done.

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Complete War of the Worlds

(Mars' Invasion of Earth from HG Wells to Orson Welles)

Monday Mars Madness WAR OF THE WORLDS "Part I: The Coming of the Martians"

In October 1976, Marvel's sequel series to HG Wells' War of the Worlds had just been cancelled...

...and the publisher released this adaptation of the original novel just in time for Halloween!

To Be Continued...
Next Monday!

Adapted by Chris Claremont, penciled by Yong Montano, and inked by Dino Castrillo, this never-reprinted (in America) 45-year old tale is a pretty straightforward adaptation of the original novel, which was the basis for Marvel's just-cancelled KillRaven: Warrior of the Worlds series!

Note: it's not meant as a tie-in to the series, so Dave Cockrum, who was aiding Art Director John Romita as his Associate while also drawing X-Men, deliberately designed the tripods and Martians to look different from the ones in KillRaven!

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Essential KillRaven

(Includes everything involving the character in the Marvel Universe up to 2006)

Baker Reading Room LASSIE "Isle of Adventure"

Besides being a superb "good girl" artist, Matt Baker was also a superb nature illustrator!

This tale from the era between the movie series and the TV show demonstrates Baker's amazing artistic range!

This page is black-and-white because it's the inside back cover.
Dell (and most comic publishers) printed the inside covers as b/w or two-color to save money.

After the last movie in the original series came out in 1951, the comic continued, with Lassie linked to new humans, including photographer Rocky Langford and his girlfriend Gerry Lawrence on their trip to South America!

Penciled by Matt Baker and inked by long-time artistic partner Ray Osrin (who inked, among other Baker stories, It Rhymes with Lust), this tale from Dell's Lassie #22 (1955) is from the final issue of Matt's four-issue tenure as the feature's primary artist.

The writer is unknown.

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Matt Baker

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