Planet Comics #48

(May 1947)

["Earth, once proud symbol of highest civilization of..."] (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:

Guest Stars: Bruce; Ruk (a Venusian; intro); Villains: Voltamen

["In the Cymrad laboratories the great experiment goes..."] (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]; Villains: Iontra (death); Mentor

Synopsis:

The origin of Futura is retold in a flashback.

Experiment Existence (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Dick Charles]

Pencils:

George Evans

Inks:

George Evans

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Auro Lord of Jupiter; Guest Star: Dorna; Villains: A monster in Chet Edson's body (intro; death); Saturo (intro; death); Kopa (intro; death?)

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Thrilling Science Fiction (AC, 1998 series) #2 (1999)

Future Facts (Table of Contents)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Thornecliffe Herrick]

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

["Starry-eyed colonists, with visions of a new..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Hugh Fitzhugh]

Pencils:

Frank Doyle

Inks:

Frank Doyle

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

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

Indexer Notes

Reef Ryan is not in this story.

The Vizigraph (Table of Contents)

The Vizigraph / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:

typeset

["Vote humanist! Elect the scientist candidates! Such were..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Ross Gallun]

Pencils:

Fran Hopper (signed)

Inks:

Fran Hopper (signed); ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Mysta of the Moon; Guest Star: Bron II; Villains: Lara (intro; death); Drakon (intro; death); Rithor (intro)

Indexer Notes

Notice the use of a screen of black as a "shade" of color.

["The loot-bins of Star Pirate, laughing bandit..."] (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:

I: Valdina; V: Bruno (I, D), Flame People and Ice People of Mercury (I for all)