Starstream Comic Set 1-2-3-4 feat The Thing from Another World

Description: Starstream (1976) Comics Lot Whitman Comics Complete Series Starstream is an amazing collection of science-fiction stories by the greatest science-fiction writers and story-telling giants; Jack Williamson, Barington J. Bayley, Joan Hunter Holly, John W. Campbell Jr., Raymond C. Banks, Howard Goldsmith, Chad Oliver, Dean R. Koontz, Larry Niven, Robert Silverberg, H. E. Arloff, Mary Schaub, Jack Williamson, Harry Dawes, Theodore Sturgeon, A. E. Van Vogt, Anne McCaffrey, Poul Anderson, Isaac Asimov, Stephan Goldin, Roger Elwood, Robert Bloch, & Arnold Drake. With artwork featuring legends; Alberto Giolitti, Frank Bolle, Jack Abel, Jack Sparling, Garcia-Lopez, Adolfo Buylla, Alden McWilliams, Jose Delbo, Giorgio Cambiotti, Don Heck, & Nevio Zeccara. With four amazing science fiction art covers by; Richard Powers, Ron Miller, Alfred Jarnow, & Kees Romer. WOW... What a line-up!!! Starstream, a comic book adaptation of a science-fiction anthology, features adaptations from some of the greatest science-fiction writers. Starstream (1976) Full Run includes: Starstream #1 Cover by: Richard Powers “Dominus” 14 pages Story by: Jack Williamson & Barington J. Bayley Adapted by: Arnold Drake Artist: Alberto Giolitti On a planet where the fittest survive by instant evolution, can humans cope with culture shock of ever-changing species! Subsequently, A crew of space explorers are slowly killed off after they land on a strange new planet. Adapted from the story "Born of the Sun" first published in Astounding Stories (1934). “The Last Guinea-Pig!” 8 pages Story by: Joan Hunter Holly Adapted by: G. Cruz-Santos Artist: Frank Bolle Whose lives should be sacrificed for the general good? With all animals exterminated by mankind, humans are used for lab research. Adapted from the story "The Proper Study" first published in Long Night of Waiting (1974). “Who Goes There?” 17 pages Story by: John W. Campbell Jr. Adapted by: Arnold Drake Artist: Jack Abel The original un-Hollywoodized version of the story on which the classic horror movie “The Thing” was based. And later, the remake - John Carpenter’s The Thing… also a classic!! Awesome!!! “Who Goes There?”, the original story of a group of scientists who discover an alien being frozen in the ice in Antarctica. Adapted from the story “Who Goes There?” first published (1938). “Rabbits to the Moon” 8 pages Story by: Raymond C. Banks Adapted by: Steve Skeates Artist: Jack Sparling Goom zooms to the Moon and business booms! Victor Webb has created a process to transport a being from Earth to the Moon. Adapted from the story “Rabbits to the Moon” first published in Fantasy and Science Fiction (July 1959). “The Music of Minox” 6 pages Story by: Howard Goldsmith Adapted by: Paul S. Newman Artist: Garcia-Lopez The sounds of the planet were mystifying, enchanting, frightening. What ominous fate did they portend? A group of space miners land on a planet of silicon life-forms made of glass. Adapted from the story “Music of Minox” first published in More Science Fiction Tales (1974). “Shaka” 10 pages Story by Chad Oliver Adapted by: Ed Summer Artist: Adolfo Buylla Cultural manipulation backfires when merchants from Earth meddle in the tribal affairs of an alien planet! Space traders suffer the consequences when they interfere with a primitive culture. Adapted from the story “Shaka” first published in Continuum 1 (1974). ----------------------------------------------------------- Starstream #2 Cover by: Ron Miller “Night of the Storm” 13 pages Story by: Dean R. Koontz Adapted by: Wallace I. Green Artist: Frank Bolle A group of robots goes camping in the wilderness and encounters a mythical beast - Man! Adapted from the story “Night of the Storm” first published in Continuum 1 (1974). “The Brain Traveler” 10 pages Story by: Arnold Drake Artist: Alden McWilliams He was offered five million dollars to invade his brother’s living brain - and plunder the deadly secret buried within! The story “The Brain Traveler” is published in Starstream (1976). (Starstream original story) “Flight of the Horse” 9 pages Story by: Larry Niven Adapted by: Allan Moniz Artist: Jose Delbo The Department sent Svetz through Time to bring back an extinct species. But why were they so upset by what he brought back. Adapted from the story “Get a Horse” first published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1969). “Collecting Team” 13 pages Story by: Robert Silverberg Adapted by: Steve Skeates Artist: Giorgio Cambiotti The planet was a zoologist’s paradise, populated by an uncanny variety of animal life. The they discovered its awful secret! Adapted from the story “Collecting Team” first published in Super-Science Fiction (December 1956). “The Utopia Tree” 8 pages Story by: H. E. Arloff Adapted by: Arnold Drake Artist: Jack Sparling It promised a Garden of Eden but it bore bitter fruit! The story “The Utopia Tree” is published in Starstream (1976). (Starstream original story) “Phoenix Planet” 10 pages Story by: Mary Schaub Adapted by: Arnold Drake Artist: Jose Delbo He was driven by the obsession that the mineral he sought was more precious than life itself. He never realized whose! Adapted from the story "Serpentine" first published in Survival from Infinity (1974). ------------------------------------------------------------ Starstream #3 Cover by: Alfred Jarnow “Born of the Sun” 18 pages Story by: Jack Williamson Adapted by: Ed Summer Artist: Don Heck We're disintegrating while a religious fanatic was destroying Man’s only chance for survival! Foster Ross and June Trevor find out that the Solar System is about to be destroyed. The only hope is the space ark they have been building. Adapted from the story “Born of the Sun” first published in Astounding Stories (1934). “A Day in the Life of Dr. Moon” 10 pages Story by: Harry Dawes Adapted by: Arnold Drake Artist: Frank Bolle A fatal disease threatens to wipe out Lunar City unless the carrier can be found and destroyed. An infected person must be found before a plague wipes out a moon base. The story “A Day in the Life of Dr. Moon” is published in Starstream (1976). (Starstream original story) “Microcosmic God” 10 pages Story by: Theodore Sturgeon Adapted by: Arnold Drake Artist: Adolfo Buylla Kidder’s “people” were a race of super beings created to solve Man’s problems - but could they solve the ultimate problem? Kidder creates life from scratch and then selectively breeds them to become an ultra-intelligent race of beings. Adapted from the story “Microcosmic God” (1940). “Last Voyage of the Albatross” 13 pages Story by: A. E. Van Vogt Adapted by: Geo Kashdan Artist: Alden McWilliams Contact with aliens leaves a trail of mysterious clues in this sea adventure from one of science fiction’s most respected old-timers. Frank Wardell and his crew help a stranded alien spaceship battle a space monster. Adapted from the story “Not Only Dead Men” first published in Astounding Science Fiction (1942). “The Crystal Singer” 12 pages Story by: Anne McCaffrey Adapted by: Dan Weiss Artist: Frank Bolle A crystal singer could mine a fortune and live almost forever - unless a mach storm robbed her of her sanity! Killashandra learns how to mine "crystal". Adapted from the story “Milekey Mountain” first published in The Crystal Singer (1974). ------------------------------------------------------------- Starstream #4 Cover by: Kees Romer “Call Me Joe” 13 pages Story by: Poul Anderson Adapted by: George Kashdan Artist: Adolfo Buylla A strange symbiosis existed between the Jovian colonist and his human controller. But which was really the master? Adapted from the story “Call Me Joe” first published in Astounding Science Fiction (1957). “Benjamin Franklin, Martian" 8 pages Story by: Pamela Eckard Artist: Frank Bolle When the “shot heard from around the world” was fired, was an alien intelligence listening in? The story “Benjamin Franklin, Martian” is published in Starstream (1976). (Starstream original story). “Does a Bee Care?” 10 pages Story by: Isaac Asimov Adapted by: Allan Moniz Artist: Jack Abel Hammer, the chief Engineer, designed the ship down to the last detail. But it held a secret even he could not know! Adapted from the story “Does a Bee Care?” first published in If: Worlds of Science Fiction (1957). “The City” 7 pages Story by: Stephan Goldin Adapted by: Arnold Drake Artist: Jose Delbo The city was a dream world that had swallowed sixteen of JV-10’s comrades! Would this nightmare metropolis claim him too? Adapted from the story "Nice Place to Visit" first published in Vertex (1973) “Report to the Plenary Council” 15 pages Story by: Roger Elwood Adapted by: George Kashdan Artist: Alden McWilliams Man’s ancient cousins evolved into an advanced civilization. Now they had a grudge to settle with us! The story “Report to the Plenary Council” is published in Starstream (1976). (Starstream original story). “And the Blood Ran Green” 10 pages Story by: Robert Bloch Adapted by: Arnold Drake Artist: Nevio Zeccara An alien infection turns a routine exploration mission into a nightmare in this thriller from the author of “Psycho”. Adapted from the story "The Fear Planet" first published in Super Science Stories (February 1943). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comics lot contains: Starstream (1976) Issues #1- 4. Whitman Comics / Western Publishing Company Comics are bagged & boarded and will be carefully / securely packaged then shipped via USPS Priority Mail to ensure that it arrives to you perfectly and quickly. All First Printings Publisher: Whitman Comics / Western Publishing Company Publication Date: 1976 Format per comic: FC, 68 pages, Comic, 10.2" x 6.65" UPC: None Stated Collectible Entertainment note: Comics #1,2,3,4 are in Fine condition. Nice Set! Please See Scans!! A must have for any serious Science Fiction or Thing from another World collector / enthusiast. A fun & entertaining read. Very Highly Recommended.

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Artist/Writer: Jack Williamson, Barington J. Bayley, Hunter Holly, John W. Campbell Jr., Raymond C. Banks, Howard Goldsmith, Chad Oliver, Dean R. Koontz, Larry Niven, Robert Silverberg, H. E. Arloff, Mary Schaub, Harry Dawes, Theodore Sturgeon, A. E. Van Vogt, Anne McCaffrey, Poul Anderson, Isaac Asimov, Jack Sparling, Alberto Giolitti, Frank Bolle

Character: Thing From Another World

Product Condition: Fine

Tradition: US Comics

Cover Artist: Kees Romer, Alfred Jarnow, Ron Miller, Richard Powers

Series Title: Starstream

Universe: Starstream

UPC: None Stated

Publisher: Whitman Comics / Western Publishing Company

Intended Audience: General Audience

Story Title: Starstream

Publication Year: 1976

Type: Comic Book