Planet Comics #5

(May 1940)

["A treacherous plot to throw the whole solar..."] (Table of Contents)

Captain Nelson Cole / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Beekman Terrill]

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Morgo (villain, introduction, death); Zirgo (villain, introduction, death); The president of Earth (introduction)

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• in Planet Comics (Pacific Comics, 1984 series) #1 (July 1984)

["In 1990 AD, Prince Blaga Daru, notorious interplanetary..."] (Table of Contents)

Gale Allen of the Girls' Patrol / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Fred Nelson]

Pencils:

Bob Powell (signed)

Inks:

Bob Powell {signed}

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Gale Allen; Jack North (guest-star); Prince Blaga Daru (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

In the spirit of complete contrariety, this issue's cover lists this feature as "Gale Allen of the Women's Space Patrol."

["Fero, scientist of the occult, super-detective of the..."] (Table of Contents)

Fero, Planet Detective / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Allison Brant]

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Fero (introduction); A werewolf from Pluto (villain, introduction, death); vampire from Pluto (villain, introduction, death); Dr. John Wade (introduction); Phyllis Wade (his daughter, introduction)

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• in Planet Comics (Pacific Comics, 1984 series) #1 (July 1984)

["An expedition from Earth, searching for the strange..."] (Table of Contents)

Auro, Lord of Jupiter / comic story / 5.75 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Jed Ganey]

Pencils:

Bob Powell; ?

Inks:

Bob Powell?; ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

June (introduction); other scientists (introduction)

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• in Planet Comics (Pacific Comics, 1984 series) #1 (July 1984)

Case 3: File 1: Clue 4 ["Called to the scene of Ezra Ark's death..."] (Table of Contents)

Strange Case of Ezra Ark: / filler / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Powell

Inks:

Bob Powell

Content Information

Genre:

mystery

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• in Planet Comics (Pacific Comics, 1984 series) #1 (July 1984)

["One man, the Red Comet, mysterious adventurer against..."] (Table of Contents)

The Red Comet / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Thomas Marlen]

Pencils:

Don Rico ?

Inks:

Don Rico ?; ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

J. G. (villain, introduction, death); other warmongers (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis:

Red Comet exiles all criminals from Earth

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• in Planet Comics (Pacific Comics, 1984 series) #1 (July 1984)

Slave of the Lizard-Men (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Don Varick]

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

The Doomed Universe (Table of Contents)

Space Admiral Curry / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Walt Scott]

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Space Admiral Curry (introduction); the Universal President (introduction); Rocko (villain, introduction, death)

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• in Planet Comics (Pacific Comics, 1984 series) #1 (July 1984)
• in Planet Comics (A List Comics, 1997 series) #4 (June 1998)

["American pilot of an interplanetary transport rocket is..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Orson Herr]

Pencils:

Henry Kiefer

Inks:

Henry Kiefer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

V: Morono [king of Pluto] (villain, introduction); King Satius (introduction); his daughter (introduction)

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• in Planet Comics (Pacific Comics, 1984 series) #1 (July 1984)

["Trapped on a weird planet, ruled by insane..."] (Table of Contents)

Buzz Crandall of the Space Patrol / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Bob Jordan]

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

The flower people of an asteroid (villains, introduction, death); Headless men of the asteroid (introduction)

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• in Planet Comics (Pacific Comics, 1984 series) #1 (July 1984)

Adventures on a New World (Table of Contents)

Flint Baker / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Starr Gayza]

Pencils:

Arthur Peddy

Inks:

Arthur Peddy

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

The Grangonians (villains); Mimi Wilson (guest-star)

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• in Planet Comics (Pacific Comics, 1984 series) #1 (July 1984)

["No, you're not on another planet, Mr. Goldbucks."] (Table of Contents)

Planet Puns / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Jupitor] (sic)

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Content Information

Genre:

gags