Commander-in-Chief Buzz Corry takes Cadet Happy for a ride in Buzz’s spaceship to the planet Terra, to visit Space Patrol headquarters. Happy won the “Corry Scholarship”, making him a full cadet in the Space Patrol. Major Gorla, Corry’s erstwhile rival for Commander-in-Chief, waits in his fortress on Mars for the arrival of Tonga, the Lady of Diamonds. Informed of Corry’s departure from Earth on the way to Terra, Gorla fires a “cosmic missile” at Corry’s ship. Tonga arrives to pass on stolen documents to Gorla. Gorla points out Corry’s immanent demise from the missile. Corry orders Hap to fire the “repellor ray”, which destroys the missile. Corry plans to land on Mars to investigate the missile’s origins. Gorla orders F6 to have his captain of the guard “liquidated” for the failure to destroy Corry. The Major then discusses his plans with Torga to use the documents to destroy the Space Patrol unit on the “Peritian” peninsula of Mars. He plans further to raid the interplanetary freighters and use the spoils to launch a campaign to control the universe. Landing on Mars, Corry and Hap attempt to sneak into Gorla’s fortress. Gorla anticipates this, and prepares with F6 to surprise the commander. Major Gorla and F6 get the drop on Corry and Hap, but the tables turn quickly and Gorla and F6 are taken prisoner. Corry plans to use a “brainograph” on the prisoners to find out the depths of their plans, but Gorla is terrified at the thought. The Lady of Diamonds watches, planning to ensure her involvement is not revealed.
Description Commander-in-Chief Buzz Corry takes Cadet Happy for a ride in Buzz’s spaceship to the planet Terra, to visit Space Patrol headquarters. Happy won the “Corry Scholarship”, making him a full cadet in the Space Patrol. Major Gorla, Corry’s erstwhile rival for Commander-in-Chief, waits in his fortress on Mars for the arrival of Tonga, the Lady of Diamonds. Informed of Corry’s departure from Earth on the way to Terra, Gorla fires a “cosmic missile” at Corry’s ship. Tonga arrives to pass on stolen documents to Gorla. Gorla points out Corry’s immanent demise from the missile. Corry orders Hap to fire the “repellor ray”, which destroys the missile. Corry plans to land on Mars to investigate the missile’s origins. Gorla orders F6 to have his captain of the guard “liquidated” for the failure to destroy Corry. The Major then discusses his plans with Torga to use the documents to destroy the Space Patrol unit on the “Peritian” peninsula of Mars. He plans further to raid the interplanetary freighters and use the spoils to launch a campaign to control the universe. Landing on Mars, Corry and Hap attempt to sneak into Gorla’s fortress. Gorla anticipates this, and prepares with F6 to surprise the commander. Major Gorla and F6 get the drop on Corry and Hap, but the tables turn quickly and Gorla and F6 are taken prisoner. Corry plans to use a “brainograph” on the prisoners to find out the depths of their plans, but Gorla is terrified at the thought. The Lady of Diamonds watches, planning to ensure her involvement is not revealed.
