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Astronauts
Chris and
Craig invade the virus-infected vampires' stronghold only to discover Craig's wife (and fellow astronaut)
Brenda drained dry, as shown on the cover above.
(Except for the fact that Craig has a moustache and
both Craig and Brenda are African-American, as shown
HERE.)
Leaving Craig to mourn, Chris blasts his way into
the Proctor's office...
What was "the Secret Project"?
We never found out, since the book was cancelled!
But it was already going though the transition that almost all the Atlas books that lasted more than two issues went through.
Radical changes in creative staffs, plotlines, even characters themselves were the norm as mercurial publisher Martin Goodman began shaking things up.
It's a sordid tale best told by one who was there, so click
HERE for the details!
As for Planet of Vampires, the word was to make it more like Planet of the Apes and/or Kamandi.
This two-page spread in the back of the book by Larry Lieber and Al Milgrom gives an idea of what was to come...
Perhaps it's just as well there was no #4...
Next Wednesday:
Another Disease-Laden World of Wonder!
(There are a lot of them in sci-fi/fantasy!)
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