Captain Johner & The Aliens

    (Valiant, 1995)
™ and ©1995 Western Publishing Company, Inc.

Some of Valiant Comics most popular characters were first published by Dell Comics. Captain Johner & The Aliens originally appeared as a backup story in the pages of Magnus, Robot Fighter (Gold Key). Valiant re-colored the art and created new covers for the reprinting in 1995.

The story chronicles the adventures of space traveler Captain Johner and his crew. The crew discovered a new planet where the strange inhabitants welcomed the Earthmen. Half of the crew traveled with their new alien friends back to Earth. The other half of the crew stayed behind to learn the alien customs. Certain of the aliens decided that Captain Johner and his crew were a threat and attempted to disintegrate the contingent left on the planet. Meanwhile, the aliens on board Johner’s ship actually saved him while entering Earth’s atmosphere. The whole saga was a great morality play about the need for tolerance, and how friends can be found in any culture.
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Captain Johner & The Aliens #1

May, 1995
Cover Price: $2.95
6 copies available from $4.50 		Cardstock cover by Paul Smith; Reprints back-ups from Magnus, Robot Fighter (Gold Key) #1-7 Russ ManningRuss Manning
Captain Johner & The Aliens #2

May, 1995
Cover Price: $2.95
5 copies available from $3.75 		Cardstock cover by Paul Smith; Reprints back-ups from Magnus, Robot Fighter (Gold Key) Russ ManningRuss Manning