Flash Gordon #18

The measure of a Mortifact! Flash Gordon, Dale Arden, and Hans Zarkov face a hostile alien species — a timeless science fiction adventure story with brand-new twists. This time they aren't the only humans in space: their fellow explorers are of the "shoot first, research later" sort. That philosophy works only when your guns are bigger than your opponents' — and the mysterious Mortifacts are very well equipped. Who fires the last shot? Or will words save the day in the end?