Planet Comics #17

(March 1942)

3 Smash Hits (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

House ad for three Fiction House titles, including Wambi #1, with small cover reproductions

Indexer Notes

This is the inside-front cover

The Warrior-Maid of Mercury ["Mars, god of war, stares down at the..."] (Table of Contents)

Mars, God of War / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Ross Gallun]

Pencils:

Joe Doolin

Inks:

Joe Doolin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Anton (villain, introduction); Prof. Stone (introduction); Dave Stone (introduction); Commander Telma (introduction); a hermit (introduction)

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

["Things are mighty quiet with Sarku gone, Reef."] (Table of Contents)

Reef Ryan / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Hugh Fitzhugh]

Pencils:

George Appel?

Inks:

Al Gabriele?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Vara (guest-star); Nepon (guest-star); Repul (villain); Mordas Krad (villain, introduction); King Aquara (introduction)

[Our Solar System] (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

["On Pluto, the planet of ice and snow..."] (Table of Contents)

Norge Benson / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Olaf Bjorn]

Pencils:

Al Walker

Inks:

Al Walker

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Prof. Squint (guest-star); The Gooleys (villains, introduction, death?); Presto (a penguin magician, introduction)

["From the fetid core of Auto's realm arise..."] (Table of Contents)

Auro Lord of Jupiter / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Nick Charles]

Pencils:

Seymour Reit

Inks:

Seymour Reit

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

The Islandmen (villains, introduction); Marron (introduction); Ronno (introduction)

Invisible People (Table of Contents)

Jeff Drake / text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Bjorn Tagens]

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Blast Bragen

Indexer Notes

One third of second page is taken up by the Ownership Statement.

["As the space ship Rogue Star hurtles toward..."] (Table of Contents)

Flint Baker / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Al Schmidt]

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Erik (villain, introduction, death); other Vikings (villains, introduction)

["As Gale and the girl squadron explore a..."] (Table of Contents)

Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Douglas McKee]

Pencils:

George Carl Wilhelms

Inks:

George Carl Wilhelms

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Lura (a Girl Squadron member, introduction); Pocatl (villain, introduction, death)

The Graveyard of Space (Table of Contents)

Star Pirate / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Leonardo Vinci]

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Dagara (villain); Ted (introduction); his father (introduction)

Indexer Notes

Note that the strip title drops "The" and becomes simply "Star Pirate."

["Defeated and humbled, the arch fiend Rasnel, lord..."] (Table of Contents)

The Red Comet / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Cy Thatcher]

Pencils:

Saul Rosen

Inks:

Saul Rosen

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Rasnel; Dolores Taylor; Rusty

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #72 ([September] 2008)

The Big Six (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

House ad for sixe Fiction House titles, with small cover reproductions

Indexer Notes

This is the inside-back cover