Planet Comics #2

(February 1940)

["Several miles above sea level towers Prof. Sandow's observatory:"] (Table of Contents)

Planet Payson / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Tuska

Inks:

George Tuska

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Planet Payson (introduction); Prof. Sandow (introduction); Roland; The Hawkmen (introduction); Buzzlark (villain, introduction, death)

Cave of the Demons ["Flint Baker, Mimi, and his two aids plan..."] (Table of Contents)

Flint Baker / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Powell: ?

Inks:

Bob Powell: ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Mimi (guest-star); Princess Viga (guest-star); A Martian scientist (villain, introduction, death); his monster (villain, introduction, death)

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

The Dashing, Slashing Adventure of the Great Solinoor Diamond (Table of Contents)

Tiger Hart / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Fletcher Hanks [as Carlson Merrick] (signed)

Pencils:

Fletcher Hanks [as Carlson Merrick] (signed)

Inks:

Fletcher Hanks [as Carlson Merrick] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Fletcher Hanks

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Tiger Hart (introduction); Zip (introduction); Queen Hilda (introduction); Villains: Turk the Terrible (introduction); Talon (introduction, death)

Synopsis:

Tiger Hart rescues the captive Queen Hilda from the clutches of Turk the Terrible, who is holding her in exchange for the Great Solinoor diamond.

Reprints:

• in You Shall Die by Your Own Evil Creation! (Fantagraphics, 2009 series) #[nn] (June 2009)
• in You Shall Die by Your Own Creation! (Fantagraphics, 2009 series) #[nn]

["A pound of coal is insignificant, but a..."] (Table of Contents)

Spurt Hammond / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Henry Kiefer

Inks:

Henry Kiefer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

I: Amoura (Queen of Venus); V: Prince Khangiz (I, ruler of Mars)

The Earth Queen's Last Refuge (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Don Varick]

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

["While at the bottom of the seas that cover..."] (Table of Contents)

Buzz Crandall / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Sinfo (villain, introduction, death); the Crab Men (villain)

["Captain Cole, I want you to take a..."] (Table of Contents)

Captain Nelson Cole / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? [pages 1-9]; Malcolm Kildale [pages 10-15]

Inks:

? [pages 1-9]; Malcolm Kildale [pages 10-15]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Cole (becomes "Torro" in this story with magic clothing and whip); Ruler of Zog (introduction); A two-headed giant (villain, introduction, death)

["Auro is an Earthman who came to Jupiter..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

R.L. Golden (signed)

Inks:

R.L. Golden (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Agra (villain, introduction, death); Ava (introduction)

Indexer Notes

HS notes that, despite the Golden credit, the art looks more like Malcolm Kildale than Golden.