Planet Comics #26

(September 1943)

["Strange, corpse-like creatures from Volta, ruling planet of..."] (Table of Contents)

The Lost World / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Thornecliffe Herrick] (signed)

Pencils:

Graham Ingels

Inks:

Graham Ingels

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Guest Star: Maxson; Broak (villain, introduction, death); Voltamen (villains)

["Daring Earthmen attempt exploration of the unknown void..."] (Table of Contents)

Mars / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Joe Doolin

Inks:

Joe Doolin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Mars; Captain Martin (introduction, death); Dr. Jason (introduction); the Quomans and their king (introduction); Eno Rex (villain, introduction, death?, engineer)

Synopsis:

An unsuccessful engineer (being used by the war god Mars) is accepted as a crew member aboard the "Spacemoor", but soon conducts a mutiny, takes control of the vessel, and heads toward Astelguese, an asteroid supposedly loaded with gold.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #81 (2010)

Moon-Thirst ["In Vanam city: Squadron, attention! Duty detail to report..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Douglas McKee] (signed)

Pencils:

Richard Case

Inks:

Richard Case

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Gale Allen; The Girl Squadron; Captain Saracen; Izmet (villain, a scientist, introduction); Queen Aza (villain, ruler of Margravia, introduction)

Synopsis:

Gale and her squadron are sent to Margravia on a mercy mission with a pardon for Izmet, but the mission nearly backfires.

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• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #85 ([April] 2011)

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

["On a frontier asteroid, where law and outlaw..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as George Vincent] (signed)

Pencils:

George Appel

Inks:

George Appel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Star Pirate; The Big Shot (villain, introduction, death, a woman)

Will Earth's Lost Race Return? (Table of Contents)

text article / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Theobald Parker] (signed)

Pencils:

Karen Karol (signed)

Inks:

Karen Karol (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

This is an article claiming that the builders of Angkor Wat in Cambodia were space aliens.

["From the dim wastes of Central Jupiter comes..."] (Table of Contents)

Auro Lord of Jupiter / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Dick Charles] (signed)

Pencils:

Robert Webb

Inks:

Robert Webb; shop ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Auro Lord of Jupiter; General Rami (introduction): Medna (villain, introduction); the Purple People (villains, introduction)

["Temporarily out of this world, the olympics have..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Olaf Bjorn] (signed)

Pencils:

Fran Deitrick (signed)

Inks:

Fran Deitrick (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Norge Benson; Jolie; The Gor Men (villains, introduction)

["Flash! Extra! In this corner, Flint Baker, ace..."] (Table of Contents)

Flint Baker and Reef Ryan Space Rangers / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Hugh Fitzhugh] (signed)

Pencils:

Lee Elias (signed)

Inks:

Lee Elias (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

The Space Rangers [Flint Baker; Reef Ryan] (introduction); Vara; Captain Gordon (introduction); Braxo (villain, introduction); Torga and the ape men (villains, introduction)