4- Painted cover art by George Wilson. "Weapons for Tomorrow" one-page fact story, art by Joe Certa. "Operation Deep-Freeze Part I," script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Mike Roy, inks by Mike Peppe; Invader infiltrators have taken over a base on the DEW Line (Distant Early Warning) in the North American arctic; M.A.R.S. Patrol fights them out, but learns that they are striking again at another base, where they've made a "snow train" supply caravan vanish. "Monster Museum" cartoon, art by Vic Lockman. "Operation Deep-Freeze Part II," script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Mike Roy, inks by Mike Peppe; M.A.R.S. Patrol lets an invader escape so that they can track him back to his base, which turns out to be a climate-controlled teleportation facility hidden by image projection; An attack destroys the climate control, killing the invaders; But now M.A.R.S. Patrol must rush to thwart an expected attack on San Francisco. "G – Gaur" Picture Dictionary; Facts about the gaur. "New Weapons" fact story, art by Joe Certa. M.A.R.S. Patrol Pin-Up on back cover, painted by George Wilson. # on cover 10145-710 (no month listed).
5- Painted cover art. "Plastic Explosives" non-fiction story. "Mystery Beachhead" Part 1, script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Mike Roy, inks by Mike Peppe; The M.A.R.S. team assists West Coast defenders who are groping for a way to counter the invaders' earthquake weapon, and their sudden appearances; The admiral is skeptical about M.A.R.S. reports of an invader teleportation device; Meanwhile, Ken Hiro meets up with an old flame. "The Long-Tailed Weasel" Keys of Knowledge page. "Stegosaurus" fact page. "Part 2: The Secret of the Bay," script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Mike Roy, inks by Mike Peppe; When Admiral Danton decides to evacuate San Francisco, Patricia Chen is killed while escorting orphans to safety; Figuring that the secret invader base is nearby, the M.A.R.S. Patrol allows them to capture war materiel with concealed plastic explosives, then sets them off by remote control; This reveals that the invader base is concealed under Alcatraz Island. Magnus, Robot Fighter ad. # on cover 10145-80.
7- "The Death Wind," script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Mike Roy, inks by Mike Peppe; The "Crab" invaders use weather control to attack key sites; The President sends the M.A.R.S. team to fend off an attack on the Panama Canal, but the invaders flood New Orleans with a hurricane, killing thousands, wrecking the city, and destroying its defenses. Gold Key Comics Club News. "Part II: Guerilla Warfare," script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Mike Roy, inks by Mike Peppe; With New Orleans devastated, cut off, and occupied, M.A.R.S. Patrol gathers the remnants of other forces and starts guerrilla war from a lumber camp, operated by Joe's uncle, in the bayous; They strike back aided by Lisa Kane, who insists that in total war, women too must fight; Guerrillas blow up the enemy transport base and attack, paving the way for airborne to recapture the city. Fact page about plesiosaurs. # on cover 10145-811. (someone put holes on cover)