Planet Comics #52

(January 1948)

Devastate! Plunder! Enslave! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Thornecliffe Herrick]

Pencils:

George Evans (signed)

Inks:

George Evans (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Guest Stars: Igor; Sr. Juarez (intro); Villains: Voltamen; Mangla (intro; death)

Indexer Notes

This story is set in Mexico.

Mystery of the Time Chamber ["Trouble on Vitan! So flashed a terror-filled voice..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Ross Gallun]

Pencils:

Maurice Whitman (signed)

Inks:

Maurice Whitman (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Mysta of the Moon (origin retold); Guest Star: Bron II; Villain: Dr. Riktor (intro; death)

Synopsis:

Mysta goes to the future and her origin is retold.

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

["On the rotting plains of the dead planet..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Dick Charles]

Pencils:

Joe Doolin

Inks:

Joe Doolin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Auro Lord of Jupiter; Guest Stars: Claudia; President of Earth (intro); Villain: Goz

["These are the boots--the wonder boots--the..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Len Dodson]

Pencils:

Murphy Anderson; John Celardo (page 1, 2/3 of page 8)

Inks:

Murphy Anderson; John Celardo (page 1, 2/3 of page 8)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Star Pirate; Terra (intro; villain)

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• from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #33 (November 1944)

Indexer Notes

Framing sequence by Celardo adds Blacky telling the story of how Star acquired his boots as told in issue #33.

The Moon Ants (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Thornecliffe Herrick]

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

["Hark to that music in the air...to..."] (Table of Contents)

Futura / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as John Douglas]

Pencils:

Walter Palais (signed)

Inks:

Walter Palais (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Futura [Marcia Reynolds]; Guest Star: The Keeper; Villains: Mentor; Cymridians

The Vizigraph (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Letters:

typeset

["In the frigid, icy regions deep under terra..."] (Table of Contents)

Space Rangers / comic story / 4 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: Mary; Hercules; Villain: Borg (intro; death?)

Indexer Notes

Reef Ryan is not in this story