Chapter I: Front Matter

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DANGER IN DEEP SPACE

THE TOM CORBETT
SPACE CADET STORIES

By Carey Rockwell

STAND BY FOR MARS!
DANGER IN DEEP SPACE

A TOM CORBETT Space Cadet Adventure

DANGER IN
DEEP SPACE

By CAREY ROCKWELL

WILLY LEY Technical Adviser

GROSSET & DUNLAP _Publishers_ New York

COPYRIGHT, 1953, BY
ROCKHILL RADIO

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

_Illustrations by_
LOUIS GLANZMAN

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ILLUSTRATIONS

_Frontispiece_

The three weary cadets assembled on the control deck 13

The junior spaceman maneuvered the great rocket ship toward the air lock 36

The jet cab raced along the highway to Venusport 54

Tom could see two space-suited figures floating effortlessly 76

Mason was frozen into a rigid statue, unable to move 133

"Remember," Astro cautioned, "set the fuse for two hours" 161

Landing, they would tumble out of the jet boat and begin their frantic digging 180

"I know we're going to be sent to the prison asteroid and we deserve it," said Loring 206

DANGER IN DEEP SPACE