Four Color Vol. 2 #1253

Plot

Painted cover art. How Far is a Star fact page; Glossary of various astronomical terms. The Secret of the Moon, script by Ken Fitch, art by Jack Sparling; Two astronauts make the first manned flight to the moon, only to find a base inhabited by cyborgs under the control of Colonel Hooper, who was thought lost in a moon flight 12 years earlier; The moon base is part of a top-secret effort to train Earth men to be part of the Galactic Guard and protect the solar system from the enemy--Garrak-Axos from Alpha Centauri. Maybes About the Moon, art by Jack Sparling; Some facts about the Moon and possibilities of some form of life existing there.