(1961)
- Price:
- 0.15 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand:
- Dell Movie Classic
- Editing:
- Don Arneson
- Format:
- Color; standard Golden Age and later Silver Age formats; saddle-stitched; newsprint; was an On-Going Series
Issue Notes
Indicia title is "THE PHANTOM PLANET, No. 1234." No code number. Copyright 1961 by Four Crown Productions, Inc. Adapted from the 1961 movie "The Phantom Planet."
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
The Phantom Planet
cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- ? (painting); ? (photo)
- Inks:
- ? (painting); ? (photo)
- Colors:
- ? (painting); ? (photo)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Characters:
- A Solarite (as played by Richard Kiel, photo)
- Reprints:
Indexer Notes
Labeled "Movie Classic" on the cover. Painting with photo from movie as insert.
The Phantom Planet
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ? (photos)
- Inks:
- ? (photos)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Characters:
- Frank Chapman (as played by Dean Fredericks, photo); Ray Makonnen (as played by Richard Weber, photo); a Solarite (as played by Richard Kiel, photo)
- Synopsis:
- Preview of the story.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Five photos from the movie plus a cast list.
The Phantom Planet
comic story / 32 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Jack Lehti
- Inks:
- Jack Lehti
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Characters:
- Capt. Frank Chapman; Lt. Ray Makonnen; Sesom; Herron; Zetha; Solarites (villains)
- Synopsis:
- An earthman lands on an uncharted asteroid, Rheton, only to find it inhabited by miniature people. The atmosphere shrinks him to their size and he gets involved in a romantic triangle with two women and has to fight a duel. The asteroid is then menaced by alien Solarites, who aim to destroy it.
- Reprints:
Indexer Notes
Adapted from the 1961 movie "The Phantom Planet."
August 1960: The Greatest Month in Space History
filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- John Lehti ?
- Inks:
- John Lehti ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact
- Synopsis:
- Events of August 1960, which include the launching of the Echo satellite, the launching and recovery of Discoverer XIV, and the launching and recovery of Sputnik V, which had animals aboard which survived the trip.
- Reprints:
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Text and illustrations.
Killer Rays in Space
filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- John Lehti ?
- Inks:
- John Lehti ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact
- Synopsis:
- Theories about harmful radiation during space travel.
- Reprints:
Indexer Notes
Back cover. Text and illustrations.
Editing
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Merlin Haas
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Gene Reed
- Roger A. Budnick
- John P. Selegue
- Merlin Haas
- Ken Lemons
- Chris Launder
- Jim Walls
- Terry Vraspir
- Gary Perlman
- Jerry Hillegas
- Craig Delich
- James Ludwig
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Kenneth Blair
- Mike Nielsen
- David Porta
- Matthew Torrance
- Ken Kwilinski
- Gary L. Watson
- Gregg Whitmore
- Max Capp
- Tony R. Rose
- Lou Mazzella
- Rodney Hinkle
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Donald Dale Milne
- Karl Wilcox
- Darrel McCann
- Peter Croome
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