Orbit #2

Plot

Painted cover by John Pound. "Windwagon Smith and the Martians," script by Lawrence Watt-Evans (original story) and Fred Burke (adaptation), pencils by Darick Robertson, inks by Mark Pacella; A Victorian "windwagon" inventor is transported to Mars and challenged to a "windwagon" race. "Silent Night," script by Ben Bova (original story) and Fred Burke (adaptation), art by Rafael Kayanan; A UN peacekeeper pilot tries to prevent a war between Eritrea and Sudan. "Marooned Off Vesta," script by Isaac Asimov (original story) and J. D. Scott (adaptation), art by Michael Davis; Survivors of a spaceship crash try to land their ship on an asteroid. Back cover illustration by Michael Davis. 52 pgs., full color. $4.95. Cover price $4.95.