I grew up reading Tarzan and John Carter books, real pulpy page turners, just right for a young kid dipping their toe into the world of non comics

My first encounter with Nova is from an old Spidey Super Stories. I thought he had a great costume and I liked the outer space angle but I never saw him in anything else. This was back before comic shops and you were at the mercy of an undependable 7-11 spin rack

Oh man I'd totally forgotten about that

My dad had this