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ILLUSTRATIONS


_Frontispiece_

"Great galaxy! There must be a hundred ships!" 27

The giant Venusian held up the oil-smeared test tube 63

"Yeow!" bawled Astro. "Thanks, sir. Thanks a million!" 102

Tom got down on his knees and felt around for an opening 131

"Look!" Strong cried. "It's Brett's ship!" 151

It would be a rough ride, but at least he was hidden 165

Slowly and cautiously he began climbing 181

"Proceed to quadrant five and seize the _Space Knight_!" 196