Space War #25

Space War #25 The issue opens with a science fiction story featuring Peter Riley, who becomes America's first astronaut to land on the Moon aboard the spacecraft Traveler I. After landing, Peter discovers a civilization of underground Moon dwellers who reveal themselves to be descendants of an ancient Earth king, sent to the Moon thousands of years ago according to their legend. The Moon inhabitants attempt to persuade Peter to help them conquer Earth by controlling its weather patterns, but Peter refuses and manages to escape. A second story depicts a patrol officer who encounters a giant crocodile that has mysteriously appeared and begun destroying vehicles on a desert road, ultimately devouring a shipment of fruit before being dealt with by authorities.