Ghost Ship Issue 53

Story Synopsis:

Skydiver gets warned to a UFO approaching their region in the Pacific Ocean. Captain Carlin launches Sky One, but his missile launching system fails as he approaches the UFO, forcing him to rely on cannon fire.

Carlin is forced to ditch in the sea after the UFO fires. Carlin is surprised to see an old cruiser nearby with no communications, and swims over in the hopes of finding a functional radio. When a SHADAir rescue plane is dispatched to look for Carlin, the captain discovers the warship vacant except for dummies and the crashed UFO’s Alien in the radio room. Carlin is now a prisoner, and the Alien has most likely requested assistance.

Carlin tries to battle the Alien, but the spacesuit acts as armour, and the captain is the one who suffers the most. The World Navy is launching its new ‘Barracuda’ tactical nuclear torpedo towards the target cruiser from 40 miles away! The SHADAir plane carrying Paul Foster is warned off as it approaches the strike zone.

Foster takes a gamble and spots Carlin on the warship’s deck, unconscious. However, the Alien reappears and shoots down their ladder as he tries to clear a shocked Carlin. As the missile destroys the cruiser, Alien, and arriving UFOs, Carlin and Foster dive over the side, return to Sky One, and take it underwater.

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  • Magazine Number: 53
  • Artists: Brian Lewis
  • Publication Date: February 18, 1972

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