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Alien Invaders!

• An Ancient Fear: Invaded by Cruel Strangers From Somewhere Else
• Space Age Paranoia
• Flying Saucers
• Martians Invade the Earth!
• War of the Worlds
• Earthlings Invade Mars! A Flying Saucer Lands on Mars?
• Planetary Protection
• Where Are All the Aliens?
• The Fermi Paradox

Cover by Chris Wisnia and Daniel Loxton. Interior art by Daniel Loxton and Jim Smith. Story by Daniel Loxton.

from the Introduction

Hello!

I’m Daniel, the Editor of Junior Skeptic. In this issue, we look at the topic of alien invasions. Where did we get our ideas about being attacked from “outside”—from other lands, or from outer space? How has this idea been expressed in stories? How do exotic species here on Earth “invade” new regions? Can life forms from one planet really invade another? And, as we look at those questions, remember: the space slugs are our friends! Obey all space slugs!