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nobody knows, buster ! although, someday, we will probably finpout;

WELL, IP BETTER SET TO WORK 1 ILL LEAVE YOU TWO HERE! LOOK AS

LONG AS YOU LIKE!

GEE. I WONDER WHAT SORT Of PEOPLE LIVE ON MARS? MAYBE LITTLE GREEN MEN WITH THINGS STICKING OF THEIR HEAPS !

OR, WHO KNOWS? MAYBE THEY HAVE POGS UP THERE WHO CAN FLY THROUGH THE AIR !

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WHY, I'P SIMPLY TELL HIM

TO ROLL OVER... JUST LIKE THAT!

HA! HA! DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE AFRAID OF AN OLD MARTIAN FLYING P06? YOU KNOW WHAT IP DO IF I SAW ONE ?

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THEN IP ORPER HIM TO... HUH?

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HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE A TRIP TO MARS, ■ ^ YOUNG FELLOW?

RIGHT NOW ! JUST CLIMB INTO THAT SPACE BRUISER AND WE'LL, BE ON OUR WAY!

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UNCLE COSMO HAS RI66ED UP FOR OUR/

'.BENEFIT' HEH,HEH! WE'LL SO ALONS,

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NO ! YOUR UNCLE HAP NOTHING TO PO WITH IT!

TOGETHER !

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AW .YOU'RE KIPPING, AREN'T YOU?

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE OTHER SIPE?

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WELL, ALL I CAM SAY IS, I'VE NEVER BEEN ON A RIDE LIKE THIS IM ALL AAV LIFE! LOOK AT THAT MOON*. IT SURE [S REALISTIC!

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THERE IS THE OTHER SIDE, WITH YOUR EARTH JUST BEYOND 1 TOO BAP THE SURFACE IS DARK fe FOR IT /S" RATHER INTERESTING

(5-GOSH! IFTHAT/WS THE MOON, THEN WE'RE REALLY G0IN6 TO M-MAR5.'

I WAS ATTRACTED BY THE OBSERVATORY AND LOOKED IN JUST WHEN YOU WERE

DEMONSTRATING THE CONTROL YOU HAVE

OVER YOUR D06!

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I'VE BROUGHT YOU TO MARS TO SOLVE A PROBLEM FOR US! WHEN I SAW YOUR PERFORMANCE WITH TI6E , I KNEW YOU'D BE ABLE TO DO IT/

I THINK VOJ WILL UNDERSTAND BETTER WHEN WE GET TO MARS !

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(HERE WE ARE , BUSTER ! WE WILL BE VJ-ANDING IN A FEW SECONDS !

WH/, HE LOOKS LIKE 3, SHAGGY

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NO ONE KNOWS WHERE HE CAME FROM ! HE JUST APPEARED ONE PAY ! WE SUSPECT THAT HE CAME FROM ANOTHER PLANET THROUGH SOME FREAK ACCIDENT .' HE'S BECOME A REAL PROBLEM

CHASING TAYIS ANP 5PACEM0BILES AND GENERALLY INTERFERING WITH AIR TRAFFIC I IT'S A WONDER THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS 1 pgi-ssg / CAN'T MDU

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HE'S AS FAST AS ANY OF OUR SHIPS! WE PONT WISH TO HARM HIM, BECAUSE HE REALLY ISN'T A MEAN CREATUREi

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SEE WHY SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT THAT BEAST ?

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WOW! YOU SAIPIT! BUT WHAT?

THAT'S WHERE YOU COME IN!

BUT,G-GOSH! I DON'T ^J KNOW ANYTHIN6 ABOUT CATCHINS SPACE HOUNPSj/

you know more than we do;

THERE ARE NO ANIMALS HERE ! ALL YOU HAVE TO PO IS TRAIN HIM TO OBEY COMMANDS SO THAT WE CAN CONTROL HIM .'

GOLLY! HOW WOULD I GO ABOUT (T?

WHERE WILL J. FIND HIM

THAT IS VOUR PROBLEM.' WE WILL ASSIST YOU IN ANY WAY WE CAN.'

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I CAN'T STAY UP HERE.' IVE GOT TO 60 HOME!

I'M AFRAID YOU WON'T BE ABLE TOGO HOME UNTIL THE SPACE HOUND IS TAMED! BUT DON'T WORRY ! "50U WILL BE QUITE COMFORTABLE > HERE, SO RELAY! YOU WILL ENJOY OUR -^f (GULP/)

MARTIAN HOSPITALITY! / \ I'LL TRY.'

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TO A MARTIAN CREATURE!

IMAGINE ! WE MIGHT NEVER SEE THE EARTH AGAIN! C SNIFF !J B-BUT WE'VE GOT TO BE BRAVE! WE MUSTNT CRY. ALTHOUGH I SURE

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I PON'TTHINK YOUR SNIFFER WILL HELP US, TIGE! VOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT HE SMELLS LIKE .'

OH, SURE! I STARTED. BY TEACHING YOH TO

CHASE. A STICK!

ATTABOY! NOW WHAT WAS^ THE NEXT THING WE USEP~/

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I BETTER START THINKING ABOUT HOW I'M GOING TO TRAIN HIM!. ..DO VOU REMEMBER HOW I STARTEP TRAINING VOU, TIGE ?

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AND YOU KNOW WHAT ? HE MUST HAVE SEEN VOU BRING THE STICK BACK TO /WE ! HE WANTS AAE TO THROW THAT 106 SO HE CAN

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TI6E ! CHASE YOUR TAIL AND DON'T STOP TILL YOU'VE CAUGHT IT!

6EE! HE'S GETTING DIZZY] HE'S NOT USED TO THAT TRICK LIKE YOU ARE, TkSEJ

CONGRATULATIONS, BUSTER ! YOU DID IT! YOU/W IT J YOU'VE CONQUERED HIM >

I THINK HE'LL TAKE ORPEPS FROM ANYONE NOW! HE'S 50 ANXIOUS TO PLAY!

(L NP SO, THE SPACE HOUNP BECOMES A PET INSTEAPOFA PEST!

WE WEREN'T ON EARTH, UNCLE COSMO I EARTH HAVE 1 WE WERE ON MARS! YOU BEEN?

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MARS ! SPACE HOUNDS ! EXALTEP ORDER OF HONORARY MARTIANS! i^GOOP GRIEF!

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I GIVE UP! SUCH IMAGINATIONS KIPS HAVE THESE PAYS! THEY FINP A MEPAL IN A BOX / OF CEREAL AND THEY THINK THEY'VE BEEN J TO MARS!

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