Investigating a huge, strange spacecraft, Commodore Rex Clive and Adjutant Speed Lansing of the Space Rangers encounter a space-suited figure in the darkness. The figure’s “solidium” armor makes him immune to their “sun-bolt” pistols. The figure uses a “gravigun” on the lawmen. The weapon places Rex and Speed into a state of unconsciousness. They awaken to discover the spacecraft, called the Dox Explorer, is run by Erda, leader of a galactic expedition from the planet Dox. Erda introduces Dav, her bodyguard. The planet Dox revolves around the “great star Algol”. The Doxians are at war with its sister planet Zod, as well as the “Devil Masters” who live there, led by the Master Devil Master. Rex Clive defeats the Zodians by positioning a craft at the median point of gravitational balance between the planet Zod and Dox, using the advantage to render the gravitational weapons of the Zodian fleet useless.
| Alias Erda |
| Real Names/Alt Names Erda |
| Characteristics Charlton (Space-based), Extra-terrestrial, The Future |
| Creators/Key Contributors Dick Giordano, Walter Gibson |
| First Appearance Space Adventures #4 (Jan. 1953) |
| First Publisher Charlton [CB+] [DCM] [GCD] |
| Appearance List Space Adventures #4 |
| Sample Read Space Adventures [DCM] [CB+] |
| Description Investigating a huge, strange spacecraft, Commodore Rex Clive and Adjutant Speed Lansing of the Space Rangers encounter a space-suited figure in the darkness. The figure’s “solidium” armor makes him immune to their “sun-bolt” pistols. The figure uses a “gravigun” on the lawmen. The weapon places Rex and Speed into a state of unconsciousness. They awaken to discover the spacecraft, called the Dox Explorer, is run by Erda, leader of a galactic expedition from the planet Dox. Erda introduces Dav, her bodyguard. The planet Dox revolves around the “great star Algol”. The Doxians are at war with its sister planet Zod, as well as the “Devil Masters” who live there, led by the Master Devil Master. Rex Clive defeats the Zodians by positioning a craft at the median point of gravitational balance between the planet Zod and Dox, using the advantage to render the gravitational weapons of the Zodian fleet useless. |
| Source Erda – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki |
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