The year is 2103. Lieutenant Steve Halden is on duty at the “magnetoscope space scanner” with his fiance, “code analyst” Kara Lane. Steve tells her his two-weeks of leave is approved, which pleases Kara because now the two can be married. Steve points out an odd “batship” to Kara as a spacecraft enters the Earth’s atmosphere. He reports this to his superior, who orders the Lieutenant to “Alert every proton-powered, anti-gravitator vessel available”. The aged Captain Dane Bartok also sees the enormous bat-like spaceship. The craft releases several smaller ships, otherwise identical in appearance. Halden plans to attack, but Bartok wants to run from the fight. Bartok relinquishes responsibility and action to Halden. The batships are chased back to their mothership by the Earth forces. Meeting with an expert in extra-sensory perception, the earth forces manage to speak to a Batman prisoner captured in the fight. The Batman says they are from Luna and want to kill all the humans and take over the Earth, but their Chief was killed in the first fighter craft. Missing its leader, the Mothership has given up the expedition and returned to Luna. Bartok is charged over his failure in such a crucial moment in history. He is asked to explain himself, but says he will not and expects no mercy. The next day, Halden and Kara Lane tour an “All-Earth Air Force” rocket. Halden feels bad for Bartok, whom they see on the tour. Instead of talking to the Captain himself, Halden encourages Kara to engage Bartok in conversation. The Batmen attack again, and in the furious battle, in which the Earth is on the verge of defeat, Bartok takes the one remaining spacecraft on a suicide mission, rediscovering his courage. Bartok ends up the hero.
Description The year is 2103. Lieutenant Steve Halden is on duty at the “magnetoscope space scanner” with his fiance, “code analyst” Kara Lane. Steve tells her his two-weeks of leave is approved, which pleases Kara because now the two can be married. Steve points out an odd “batship” to Kara as a spacecraft enters the Earth’s atmosphere. He reports this to his superior, who orders the Lieutenant to “Alert every proton-powered, anti-gravitator vessel available”. The aged Captain Dane Bartok also sees the enormous bat-like spaceship. The craft releases several smaller ships, otherwise identical in appearance. Halden plans to attack, but Bartok wants to run from the fight. Bartok relinquishes responsibility and action to Halden. The batships are chased back to their mothership by the Earth forces. Meeting with an expert in extra-sensory perception, the earth forces manage to speak to a Batman prisoner captured in the fight. The Batman says they are from Luna and want to kill all the humans and take over the Earth, but their Chief was killed in the first fighter craft. Missing its leader, the Mothership has given up the expedition and returned to Luna. Bartok is charged over his failure in such a crucial moment in history. He is asked to explain himself, but says he will not and expects no mercy. The next day, Halden and Kara Lane tour an “All-Earth Air Force” rocket. Halden feels bad for Bartok, whom they see on the tour. Instead of talking to the Captain himself, Halden encourages Kara to engage Bartok in conversation. The Batmen attack again, and in the furious battle, in which the Earth is on the verge of defeat, Bartok takes the one remaining spacecraft on a suicide mission, rediscovering his courage. Bartok ends up the hero.
