Warren Presents: Galactic Wars Comix - Warren

No theme or purpose stated from posting this book--it was a case of reaching into the ol' b/w box and seeing what I pulled out.

This was another one of those one-shot Warren collections they did a lot of in the late seventies, which made total sense to do since they had so much good material in their back catalog, so why not pick the best and put it together?

The well-drawn but a little dull cover is by Patrick Woodroffe, and then the book opens with "Killer Hawk" by Bill DuBay and Wally Wood. A classic tale Mars vs. Earth tale, full of Wood spaceships, space suits, heroic men, and buxom women.

Next is a text article about Battlestar Galactica, called "All About Galactica", yet titled "Star Warriors, Alert! Battlestar Galactica Girds Its Loins!" Loins....? And this was pre-Tricia Helfer Galactica!

The next story is "Star-Slaughter", by Richard Margopoulos and Ramon Torrents, is a fanciful tale of a robot who has grown tired of being Humanity's plaything. Following that is "Star-Bright Lantern 909", by Gerry Boudreau and Jose Ortiz. It's the tale of a very lonely space lighthouse keeper. Very lonely. Ortiz drew some amazingly beautiful and nobile women, a fine example of which is in this story.

"The Time Eater!" by Jack Butterworth and Paul Neary is next, an interesting tale about the mystery that is time itself. Bruce Jones and Al Williamson do the honors on "Mothers Knows Best!", a funny take on what Christmas might be like in the future.

The final story is also by Jones and Williamson, "Now You See It...". One of Warren's best, it's the story of a couple trying out their new little toy which allows the user to enter whatever world they dream of. Holy holo-deck! This story gives Williamson to draw all kinds of fun stuff, like dinosaurs, futuristic landscapes, and comely women.

The sci-fi theme even extended into the Captain Company ad section, this time selling only science fiction stuff, like Star Wars bedsheets(I had those!), Shogun Warriors(I had those, too!), and lots of Close Encounters of The Third Kind tie-ins. Nice touch, Warren!