Planet Comics #61

(July 1949)

The Brute in the Bubble ["To conquer a planet, devastate its cities and..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Thorncliffe Herrick]

Pencils:

George Evans

Inks:

George Evans

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Zog (introduction); Mummy-Men (introduction); Voltamen

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Thrilling Science Fiction (AC, 1998 series) #1 (1998)

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb. Note that the "house name" is missing the first "e".

["Oceania, the aqua planet, gracefully glides its orbit..."] (Table of Contents)

Futura / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as John Douglas] (signed)

Pencils:

Enrico Bagnoli

Inks:

Enrico Bagnoli (p. 1-4); Antonio Canale (p. 5-6)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Futura [Marcia Reynolds]; Guest Star: Blargo, the Lawless; The Heads (villains, introduction); a duplicate Futura (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:

Futura and Blargo are taken prisoner on Oceania by a group called the Heads, and are cast into a sea of sand, that transforms men into monsters.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Strange Worlds (Malibu, 1990 series) #1 (November 1990) [in black and white]
• in Thrilling Science Fiction (AC, 1998 series) #2 (1999)
• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #85 ([April] 2011) [in black and white]

Indexer Notes

The inking varies tremendously on this episode. They are especially simplified on page five. Both reprints are 'titled' Futura.

Unposted (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Thornecliffe Herrick]

Pencils:

? [as J. Bixby]

Inks:

? [as J. Bixby]

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

["The air was sweet to smell, and the..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Dick Charles]

Pencils:

Graham Ingels

Inks:

Graham Ingels

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Auro Lord of Jupiter; Guest Stars: Dorna; Commander Gorth (intro); Villain: Krio (intro)

["The reel of documentary film in the space rangers'..."] (Table of Contents)

Space Rangers / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Hugh Fitzhugh]

Pencils:

Lee Elias; Frank Doyle

Inks:

Lee Elias; Frank Doyle

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

The Space Rangers [Flint Baker; Reef Ryan]; Gettor (introduction); Norta

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #31 (July 1944)

Indexer Notes

Doyle provides panels two, three and the final panel and the story is revamped to eliminate about a page and a half of the original story.

["Long life, self-government, peace and luxury...all these..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Len Dodson]

Pencils:

Leonard Starr

Inks:

Leonard Starr

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Star Pirate; Flura Benson (intro); Villain: Tabor (intro)

Rhea (Table of Contents)

Life On Other Worlds / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

["Cargo X25, consigned on space freighter Eroica for..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Ross Gallun]

Pencils:

Charles A. Winter

Inks:

Charles A. Winter

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Mysta of the Moon [Technician 106]; Guest Stars: Dirk Garro; Lorne (intro; dies); Villains: Kaarin (intro; dies); the Llarns (intro; monsters)

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in America's Greatest Comics (AC, 2002 series) #2 (2002)
• in America's Greatest Comics (AC, 2002 series) #2 (2002)

Indexer Notes

Mysta's secret i.d. now "Technician 106".