"Art Larkin was a theatrical promoter striving to make a solar-dollar and a name for himself -- when he dreamed up the biggest idea of the 22nd century!"
Storyline
Art Larkin goes broke when his interplanetary beauty contest provokes a riot. He surreptitiously enters the closed planet Athena to spirit put a renowned musician. His success leads to Athena opening relations with the Brotherhood of Planets.
Story Notes
Pencils and inks credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics. The "Space Curtain" takes its name from the contemporary so-called "Iron Curtain," sealing most European communist nations from much outside influence.