Planet Comics #21

(November 1942)

["Looking down at the universe, Mars, god of..."] (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:

A first mate (villain, introduction); Capt. Jim Defi (introduction); Dave (introduction); an old man (introduction); Princess Neo (introduction)

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• in Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #66 (1952)

The Green Legions of Xaltan ["Reef Ryan, Earthman, and Vara, suddenly find themselves..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Hugh Fitzhugh]

Pencils:

Pagsilang Rey Isip

Inks:

Pagsilang Rey Isip

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Xalanites (introduction); Tab (introduction); Tabess of Xalan (introduction); Tab of Guirtha (villain, introduction, death); Rooka (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

["Gale's wrist receiver buzzes ominously."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Douglas McKee]

Pencils:

Saul Rosen

Inks:

Saul Rosen?; ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Lief (introduction); Vormants (villain, introduction); Jed Hukk (villain, introduction, death)

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• in Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #66 (1952)

Indexer Notes

Yet another permutation of this strip's title.

['What know we puny Earthlings of the weird..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Dick Charles]

Pencils:

Rafael Astarita

Inks:

Rafael Astarita

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Haga (villain, introduction); Dasa (introduction); Tona (introduction); King of the Sun People (introduction)

Will the Insects Conquer the World? (Table of Contents)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Kelsey Morrison, M.S., PhD.]

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

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• in Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #41 (March 1946)

["Only one man could win the fight for..."] (Table of Contents)

The Lost World / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Thorncliffe Herrick]

Pencils:

Rudy Palais

Inks:

Rudy Palais

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Hunt Bowman (introduction, origin); Lyssa (introduction, origin); Iqor (villain, introduction); the Voltamen (villains, introduction); Basil (villain, introduction)

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• in Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #66 (1952)

Pax Peace Conference (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Olaf Bjorn]

Pencils:

Al Walker (signed)

Inks:

Al Walker (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Jolie (guest-star); The Amazon Ambassador of Amazonia (introduction); Ambassador Fourflush of Mars (introduction); Secretary Minx of Jinx (introduction)

["Star Pirate, scourge of the ruthless space channel..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Leonardo Vinci]

Pencils:

George Appel

Inks:

George Appel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Muigela (villain, introduction, death); Gurn (villain, introduction); Mika (villain, introduction, death); Wista (introduction); Sir Gayda (introduction)

["Murderous intrigue via the milky way sets a..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Huxley Haldane]

Pencils:

Art Saaf

Inks:

Art Saaf

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Axtur (villain, introduction); his Locust Men (villains, introduction); Quinn (villain, introduction, death), a crash doctor (villain, introduction, death)

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #66 (1952)