A '''Martian''' is a fictional inhabitant of the planet [[Mars]]. Martians were popular villains in [[science fiction]] movies, books and comics of the 1950s and 60s since they came from the ''red'' planet, an obvious allusion to the [[Communist]] enemy of the [[Soviet Union]]. | A '''Martian''' is a fictional inhabitant of the planet [[Mars]]. Martians were popular villains in [[science fiction]] movies, books and comics of the 1950s and 60s since they came from the ''red'' planet, an obvious allusion to the [[Communist]] enemy of the [[Soviet Union]]. |