(Cover Date: November, 1987)

Summary: Ken unsuccessfully tries to make a diamond. Ken visits Deb, who was injured when he pushed her away from a car. Myron calls Ken to tell him that a nuclear bomb has gone off in Russia. Ken flies to Russia to investigate. When he arrives, he sees another nuclear bomb go off. He finds a destroyed tank battalion. He follows some deep footprints to find Randy Kellog, AKA Gladiator. Randy is really heavy & strong & is on his way to Moscow to overthrow the government. The Russians were trying to stop him. They get into a fight after Ken tells him that he will start a nuclear war. Unable to physically beat him, Ken picks him up & carries him into space. Ken decides to throw him into the sun, but he then changes his mind, not wanting to kill him. He throws him into deep space instead & feels guilty about having to do so. more