Ray Weapon Blasts Alien Terrain – Wonder Stories Quarterly Fall 1930
Directed-energy ray weapon technology takes center stage as armored explorers in bulbous helmet suits discharge a blazing red-orange beam that detonates against a rocky alien landscape. Two figures in the foreground wield lance-like ray projectors while a brilliant rainbow-colored energy arc streaks across a vivid sky of purple mountains and turquoise atmosphere. The explosion scatters boulders and glowing debris in classic pulp pyrotechnic fashion, conveying both the terror and triumph of future combat.
Holy smokes — those guys in the space suits are blasting the whole mountainside to kingdom come with their ray lances! I'd give my whole comic collection to be on that alien planet right now.
“WONDER Stories Quarterly FALL 1930 Hugo Gernsback Editor 50 Cents”
