Planet Comics
#22
(January 1943)
Fiction House,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1942-10-22
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Love Romances Pub. Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
Fiction House Magazines
- Editing
- Larabie Cunningham (Editor); Gene Fawcette (Art Director)
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1943, New Series, Vol. 38, No. 1.
[no title indexed]
Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Wambi, Jungle Boy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
[no title indexed]
Mars, God of War / comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Under the impenetrable, cloud-hidden surface of the mystery planet...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Bill Taylor (introduction); unnamed scientist (an old scientist, introduction, death); Zagro (introduction, death, villain); Saturnians (villains); Mars; Flo Davis
- Synopsis
- Mars inhabits the body of Zagro; Zagro then plots to capture passengers from a space-liner to build a fleet of spaceships to conquer the solar system.
- Keywords
- kalomite; Saturn; vitrane
Sorceress of Xalan
Reef Ryan / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Exploring Neptune's strange and adventurous inner world, Reef...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Reef Ryan; Vara; Tabess of Xalan (guest star); Barda (introduction, villain); Wasel (introduction)
- Synopsis
- The Barda acquires a charm potion that allows him to influence the Tabess; the Barda convinces the Tabess that Reef Ryan was responsible for the death of her husband. Furthermore, with the aid of the charm potion, the Tabess is also persuaded to marry the Barda.
- Reprints
-
in Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #67 ([Summer] 1952)
-
- Keywords
- batar; Sylta Mines; tants; Xalan
Indexer Notes
The story title is taken from the cover blurb.
Mad Master of Venus
Gale Allen and Her Girl Squadron / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the unknown vastness of outer space, Gale...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Gale Allen; Girl Squadron; High Priestess of Har (introduction, death, villain); High Priest of Har (introduction, villain); Bull god worshippers (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Gale and her squadron recover the mummy of King Rogert.
- Keywords
- Endless Hills; Venus
Indexer Notes
The story title is taken from the cover blurb.
[no title indexed]
Auro Lord of Jupiter / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What fantastic wizardry takes place in the bowels...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Auro; The Frog People and their leader (introduction, death, villains)
- Synopsis
- Auro rescues a kidnapped girl from the Frog People.
- Keywords
- tyrannosso
The Ultimate Earthman
text story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- So you've been wondering the why and how of things.
- Genre
- science fiction
[no title indexed]
The Lost World / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Script
- ? [as Thorncliffe Herrick]
- Pencils
- Nick Cardy [as N. Viscardi] (signed)
- Inks
- Nick Cardy [as N. Viscardi] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Earth was a shambles when Hunt Bowman, the...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Hunt Bowman; Lyssa; Villains: Yak Bar (introduction); Snagg (introduction); Nupa (introduction); Lizto (introduction); Iqor; Voltamen; Basil
- Synopsis
- Hunt and Lyssa try to unite two tribes of humans, but find their way blocked by the Valley of Fire. Meanwhile, Iqor has returned to the Lost World to exact revenge on Hunt.
- Reprints
- in Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #67 ([Summer] 1952)
-
- Keywords
- spirax
Indexer Notes
One vertical third of one page is comprised of an ad.
[no title indexed]
Norge Benson / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Norge, Frosting, and Jolie return to Pluto after...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Norge Benson; Hatrack (deer); Frosting (bear); Guest Star: Jolie; Villain: Icthysaurus Tyrannosaurus Giganticus (introduction, death, a dinosaur)
- Synopsis
- Norge devises a plan to "save" Pluto from a horrible beast so that he can be hailed as a hero.
- Keywords
- penguins; Pluto
[no title indexed]
Star Pirate / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Star Pirate, bold Robin Hood of the space lanes...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Star Pirate; Trody; Roger (introduction); Margo (daughter of Dictator, introduction); Villains: Robber Red (introduction); the Dictator of Zev (introduction); One-Eye Pete
- Synopsis
- Star Pirate travels to Zev to help the inhabitants against the Dictator of Zev.
- Reprints
- in Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #67 ([Summer] 1952)
-
- Keywords
- Zev (planetoid)
Inferno on the Fifth Moon
Flint Baker / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Strife blazes into bloody war on the Fifth Moon...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Flint Baker; Mimi; Xuak and other miners (introduction); Queen Tehya; Gorelle; Madlyn (death); other Lunar Amazons; Ferot
- Synopsis
- Xuak leads a revolt by ore miners against their female overlords on the Fifth Moon.
- Reprints
- in Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #67 ([Summer] 1952)
-
Indexer Notes
Xuak is also spelled Xauk throughout the story - even within the same panel.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Inferno on the Fifth Moon
Flint Baker -
1.
["2 thrilling jungle books!"]
Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Wambi, Jungle Boy -
2.
["Under the impenetrable, cloud-hidden surface of the mystery planet..."]
Mars, God of War -
3.
Sorceress of Xalan
Reef Ryan -
4.
Mad Master of Venus
Gale Allen and Her Girl Squadron -
5.
["What fantastic wizardry takes place in the bowels..."]
Auro Lord of Jupiter -
6.
The Ultimate Earthman
-
7.
["Earth was a shambles when Hunt Bowman, the..."]
The Lost World -
8.
["It's free this new book of special interest to every boy and girl"]
The Age of Chemistry -
9.
["Norge, Frosting, and Jolie return to Pluto after..."]
Norge Benson -
10.
["Star Pirate, bold Robin Hood of the space lanes..."]
Star Pirate -
11.
Inferno on the Fifth Moon
Flint Baker -
12.
["Why guess? Get the best"]
-
13.
["The 97 pound weakling--who became "the world's most perfectly developed man""]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Michael Hoskin
- Mitchell Maglio
- Mike Nielsen
- Patrick Shaughnessy
- Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (R.I.P.)
- Jim Van Dore
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