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THE TRUTH IS HERE! Since the 1950 launch of the Russian satellite Sputnik, mankind has been curious and fearful of the possibility that there is intelligent life out there in space... and it has been visiting us. Men's adventure magazines published in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s reflected and amplified cultural trends of those decades. In the case of flying saucers, aka Unidentified Flying Objects, MAMs amped things to an 11. This edition of Men's Adventure Quarterly, reprints some of the best MAM stories, artwork and historic photos involving UFOs including: • The history -making exposé by Major Donald E. Keyhoe which popularized the belief that the US government was working to cover up the truth about UFOs; • A story about the world's first famous UFO "abductee," George Adamski; • Articles about “Men in Black” written decades before the movie series; • And, other classic examples of stories about sightings of flying saucers. underwater UFOs, and aliens. Also included in this issue is an article by paperback historian and author Gary Lovisi about "SPACE-SPLOITAITON" paperbacks that combined sleaze and sci-fi. Pop culture expert Jules Burt covers the British Sci-Fi show UFO and its many incarnations in print and the big screen! MAQ #11 has an eye-poppingly cool layout by co-editor Bill Cunningham, plus his regular "MAQ Gal-lery" feature showcasing sexy sirens who appeared in sci-fi movies. MAM expert Bob Deis provides story introductions on the writers, artists and publishers connecting the dots between the stories and related events, books and films-a favorite aspect of the MAQ among readers. Check out these extraterrestrial mysteries and more in this spaced out volume of the MEN'S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY!