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Brad Bennett

Landing on Venus, the President of the Universal Botanical Gardens tells famous actress, Miss D’Argot, about rare flowers called “Sandflowers of Venus”. He says nobody is brave enough to recover one. Miss D’Argot cajoles her boyfriend, Brad Bennett, to recover a Sandflower. Brad reluctantly agrees. Leaving the ship, Brad is pursued by Melinda Brown, who overheard the conversation. She tells him the Giant Swamp Spider of Venus cultivates the flowers to lure human beings to their doom. She asks Brad not to embark on the deadly mission, adding that unsavory characters would try to steal the flower from him if he found it. He wants to live up to his promise to Miss D’Argot and stays on course. He rents a jet car, traveling to where the flower grows. He finds one easily. Seeing no Swamp Spider, he takes it. The Swamp Spider appears, attacking him, which he narrowly avoids. The pursuit is relentless until the spider corners him hiding under his rented Jet Car. The spider destroys the car. Brad desperately uses one of the rocket tubes from the destroyed vehicle, driving the injured creature away. Back in the Venusian city, he fights off ruffians. A blast fires and scatters the thugs. Melinda leads Brad into the underground drainage tunnels to escape. Melinda tells Brad she was the daughter of the spaceport’s police chief, and used to play in the tunnels as a child. A ruffian recognizes the Sandflower in Brad’s possession, and shouts a signal to attack the pair. Brad and Melinda fight off multiple muggers, making it back to the ship before it takes off. Brad presents the Sandflower to Miss D’Argot, but she brushes it off as unimportant. The President of the Universal Botanical Gardens offers him a check for $10,000 dollars in reward. He donates the check to charity, saying he found his reward on Venus while looking knowingly at Melinda Brown. Miss D’Argot is furious.
Alias Brad Bennett
Real Names/Alt Names Brad Bennett
Characteristics Sci-Fi Hero, Ziff-Davis Universe, The Future
Creators/Key Contributors Frank Giacoia, Sy Barry
First Appearance Weird Thrillers #1 (Sept.Oct. 1951)
First Publisher Ziff-Davis [CB+] [GCD] [DCM]
Appearance List Weird Thrillers #1
Sample Read Weird Thrillers [DCM] [CB+]
Description Landing on Venus, the President of the Universal Botanical Gardens tells famous actress, Miss D’Argot, about rare flowers called “Sandflowers of Venus”. He says nobody is brave enough to recover one. Miss D’Argot cajoles her boyfriend, Brad Bennett, to recover a Sandflower. Brad reluctantly agrees. Leaving the ship, Brad is pursued by Melinda Brown, who overheard the conversation. She tells him the Giant Swamp Spider of Venus cultivates the flowers to lure human beings to their doom. She asks Brad not to embark on the deadly mission, adding that unsavory characters would try to steal the flower from him if he found it. He wants to live up to his promise to Miss D’Argot and stays on course. He rents a jet car, traveling to where the flower grows. He finds one easily. Seeing no Swamp Spider, he takes it. The Swamp Spider appears, attacking him, which he narrowly avoids. The pursuit is relentless until the spider corners him hiding under his rented Jet Car. The spider destroys the car. Brad desperately uses one of the rocket tubes from the destroyed vehicle, driving the injured creature away. Back in the Venusian city, he fights off ruffians. A blast fires and scatters the thugs. Melinda leads Brad into the underground drainage tunnels to escape. Melinda tells Brad she was the daughter of the spaceport’s police chief, and used to play in the tunnels as a child. A ruffian recognizes the Sandflower in Brad’s possession, and shouts a signal to attack the pair. Brad and Melinda fight off multiple muggers, making it back to the ship before it takes off. Brad presents the Sandflower to Miss D’Argot, but she brushes it off as unimportant. The President of the Universal Botanical Gardens offers him a check for $10,000 dollars in reward. He donates the check to charity, saying he found his reward on Venus while looking knowingly at Melinda Brown. Miss D’Argot is furious.
Source Brad Bennett – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki
Weird Thrillers #1 (pages 6-7) | Dan Barry, Frank Giacoia ?
Weird Thrillers #1 (pages 6-7) | Dan Barry, Frank Giacoia ?