Planet Comics #26

(September 1943)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

? [as Thornecliffe Herrick] (signed)

Pencils

Graham Ingels

Inks

Graham Ingels

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Strange, corpse-like creatures from Volta, ruling planet of...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Mars / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Doolin

Inks

Joe Doolin

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Daring Earthmen attempt exploration of the unknown void...

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

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

Moon-Thirst (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

? [as Douglas McKee] (signed)

Pencils

Richard Case

Inks

Richard Case

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In Vanam city: Squadron, attention! Duty detail to report...

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.

Reprints

• in America's Greatest Comics (AC, 2002 series) #14 ([August] 2006)
• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #85 ([April] 2011)

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

? [as George Vincent] (signed)

Pencils

George Appel

Inks

George Appel

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

On a frontier asteroid, where law and outlaw...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

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

Will Earth's Lost Race Return? (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Theobald Parker] (signed)

Pencils

Karen Karol (signed as Karol) (2 spot illustrations)

Inks

Karen Karol (signed as Karol) (2 spot illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

science fiction

Synopsis

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

? [as Dick Charles] (signed)

Pencils

Bob Webb

Inks

Bob Webb; shop ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

From the dim wastes of Central Jupiter comes...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

? [as Olaf Bjorn] (signed)

Pencils

Fran Hopper (signed as Fran Deitrick)

Inks

Fran Hopper (signed as Fran Deitrick)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Temporarily out of this world, the olympics have...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

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

Reprints

• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #103 (2017)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

? [as Hugh Fitzhugh] (signed)

Pencils

Lee Elias (signed as L. Elias)

Inks

Lee Elias (signed as L. Elias)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Flash! Extra! In this corner, Flint Baker, ace...

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)