Planet Comics #43

(July 1946)

["From Mercury to Neptune all the universe lays..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Thornecliffe Herrick]

Pencils:

Lily Renee (signed)

Inks:

Lily Renee (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Yogi of Calcutta (intro; death);Guest Stars: Bonnie; Bruce; Robin; Villains: Frok (death); Krug (death); Voltamen (death)

["Terror, blind reasonless terror. Marcia Reynolds felt it..."] (Table of Contents)

Futura / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as John Douglas]

Pencils:

Chester Martin

Inks:

Chester Martin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Futura [Marcia Reynolds] (intro; origin); Villains: Mentor (intro) K-4 (intro); the Cymradians (intro)

Indexer Notes

Chester Martin worked in the Planet Story pulp where he did three covers and several interior illustrations. Robert Barrett made the connection between the pulp illustrations and the Futura comic book style.

["It was a strange destiny that hurled the..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Dick Charles]

Pencils:

August Froehlich (signed)

Inks:

August Froehlich (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Auro Lord of Jupiter; Guest Stars: Dorna; Claudia; Jerry (intro)

[Mercury] (Table of Contents)

Life of Other Worlds / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Murphy Anderson (signed)

Inks:

Murphy Anderson (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Death-Ray From the Sun ["Out of the nethermost depths of space comes..."] (Table of Contents)

Space Rangers / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Hugh Fitzhugh]

Pencils:

Josef John Cavallo (signed)

Inks:

Josef John Cavallo (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

The Space Rangers [Flint Baker; Reef Ryan]; Guest Stars: Mary; Hercules; Villains: Venusians (intro; death)

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

2400 A.D. (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Thornecliffe Herrick]

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

["Horrid, writhing, crushing--the plasmoids reign on dread..."] (Table of Contents)

Star Pirate / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Len Dodson]

Pencils:

Murphy Anderson (signed)

Inks:

Murphy Anderson (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Star Pirate; The Plasmoids (intro; some deaths); Morgan (intro); Morgan's daughter (intro)

["What new terror is this that dawns redly..."] (Table of Contents)

Mysta of the Moon / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Ross Gallun]

Pencils:

Ruben Moreira [as Rubimore]

Inks:

Ruben Moreira [as Rubimore]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Mysta of the Moon; Mr. Brooks (intro); Villain: Ralkor (intro; death)

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Thrilling Science Tales (AC, 1989 series) #2 (1990)