Planet Comics #53

(March 1948)

Dwarflings From Oceania ["Richest of all planets our videos show Earth..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Thornecliffe Herrick] (signed)

Pencils:

George Evans (signed)

Inks:

George Evans (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Hunt Bowman; The Unknown Venusian (introduction, death); Voltamen (villains, death)

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Thrilling Planet Tales (AC, 1991 series) #[nn] (1991) [reprinted in black & white]

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

["Alone in the mist-shrouded moon lab, Bron heard..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Ross Gallun] (signed)

Pencils:

Matt Baker

Inks:

Matt Baker

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Mysta of the Moon; Guest Star: Bron II; Dr. Svord (introduction, death); Svord's assistant (introduction, death); Kharn (villain, introduction, death); Elna (villain, introduction, death); Orok (villain, introduction, death)

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Thrilling Planet Tales (AC, 1991 series) #[nn] (1991) [reprinted in black & white]
• in Thrilling Science Fiction (AC, 1998 series) #1 (1998)

Indexer Notes

Baker art is most likely freelance at this stage and not through the Iger Shop. The fact that Planet Comics has had VERY little Iger work reinforces that likelihood.

Goz Is Coming (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Dick Charles] (signed)

Pencils:

Joe Doolin

Inks:

Joe Doolin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Auro Lord of Jupiter; Guest Star: Claudia; Goz (villain, death); D-Battalion (villains, introduction, death)

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Thrilling Planet Tales (AC, 1991 series) #[nn] (1991)

Holiday On Venus (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Thornecliffe Herrick] (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

["The miraculous riddle of eternal life was solved!"] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Hugh Fitzhugh] (signed)

Pencils:

Frank Doyle

Inks:

Frank Doyle

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

The Space Rangers [Flint Baker]; Rocky (villain, introduction, death); Flo (villain, introduction, death)

Indexer Notes

Reef Ryan is not in this story.

The Vizigraph (Table of Contents)

The Vizigraph / letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

The bottom one third of the page is taken up by the Ownership Statement.

["Cymradia has fallen! The brain-men's castle gates gape..."] (Table of Contents)

Futura / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as John Douglas] (signed)

Pencils:

Walter Palais [as Walt Palais] (signed)

Inks:

Walter Palais [as Walt Palais] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Futura [Marcia Reynolds]; Guest Stars: Aborotes (death); Jarl Sud (death); the Keeper (as a ghost); Mentor (villain, death); Cymradians (villains, all die)

Synopsis:

Believing that Mentor and the Brainmen have all perished, Futura ends "Project Survival" and heads for home, not knowing that Mentor and the Cymradians survive and intend to strike back at her, once and for all time!

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #82 ([June] 2010) [reprinted in black and white]

The Fire Gem of Kal-Jmar (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Len Dodson] (signed)

Pencils:

Maurice Whitman

Inks:

Maurice Whitman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Star Pirate; Varon (villain, introduction, death); Lura (villain, introduction, death?)