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"The Emissary" is a novelette written by Jim Brown and first published in the July 1952 edition of Astounding Science Fiction. The story focusses on an alien taken captive by humans after humans invade the alien's home planet, Sirius A.

The story makes a lot of references to the cold war and threat of nuclear weapons. Also alludes to a third war that was potentially in the midst of occurring.

The audience of Star Wars comics ranges from children to adults, as their narrative is easy to comprehend, consume, and relate to. The comic highlights various tropes, such as intergalactic space adventures, action, and drama, that are common to…

A Canticle for Leibowitz is set in a Catholic monastery in the desert of the southwestern United States after a devastating nuclear war; the book takes place over the course of thousands of years as civilization attempts to rebuild itself.

Killraven's artwork and panels draw from ideas pertaining to the Civil Rights Movement. The panels show a representation of the African American community seen through the character Mishulla.

The cover of Bitch Planet displays artwork associated with the feminist movement. Feminist ideals are conveyed through the color and style of artwork.

Bitch Planet is a modern comic book series written by Kelly Sue DeConnick. It takes place in a dystopian society where women are imprisoned for being "non-compliant."

A story about a US laboratory working on Nuclear Weapons. This development driven by the cold war.

A new inorganic-oil-like substance has been discovered on Venus, but this "oil" has also completely destroyed two installations of groups trying to harvest it. The story shows that the process of gathering materials to advance technology can be just…

Cyborg is about Steve Austin, an astronaut and test pilot. After suffering a catastrophic crash, a secret department in the US government uses bionic implants to "fix" his body and turn him into a living weapon. It relates to the collection as it…

Damnation Alley is a story about a man named Hell Tanner being pardoned for murder in exchange for going on a suicide mission from what was formerly Los Angeles to what was known as Boston before the war, across a nuclear wasteland where winds are…

Deadly Image follows a man transported from the 20th century to the future where man has become reliant upon machines and androids. This reliance could lead to complacency among the human race, allowing the androids to eventually take over, and they…

Many Science Fiction stories that portray man-made apocalypses use nuclear war as the inciting incident. The Doomsday + 1 comics are an example of this in displaying a possible outcome of a nuclear war between two of the world’s most powerful…

The comic book takes place in the future where a South American ruler launches missiles at Russia and US. Thinking that the other is at fault, both countries retaliate by launching more missiles before realizing their faults. The story focuses on…