Planet Comics #6

(June 1940)

Giant of Jupiter ["From Jupiter, an enormous Rocket ship lands on..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Arthur King]

Pencils:

Alex Blum

Inks:

Alex Blum

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

V: A Jovian giant (I)

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

["Pirate Prince Blaga Daru, in his plan to..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Fred Nelson]

Pencils:

Bob Powell

Inks:

Bob Powell

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

V: Blaga Daru; GS: Jack North; I: Chub

The Dinosaur Men of Mercury ["Flint Baker and Mimi rocket to the unexplored..."] (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:

GS: Mimi Wilson; V: Mercurians (I, D)

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

["Auro encounters the fanged ruler of bug-men and..."] (Table of Contents)

Auro Lord of Jupiter / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Hans Corben]

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

V: Ogre and the Bug-Men (I for all); I: Jane

The Destruction of the Atomic Universe (Table of Contents)

Don Granval / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as G.O. Garsh]

Pencils:

Nick Cardy?

Inks:

Nick Cardy?; ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

I: Don Granval, Claire, John; I: Queen of a micro-world; V: Monsters of the micro-world (I)

Indexer Notes

The title blurb on the cover calls this "King of the Atom Empire."

["An interplanetary transport company hires trouble-shooter Payson who..."] (Table of Contents)

Planet Payson / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Herman Bolstein? [as Dusty Rhodes]

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

V: Pytho (I)

Indexer Notes

HS sees traces of Witmer Williams. Previous entry here had Bolstein listed as the artist.

The Star Pirates (Table of Contents)

Dexter Ames / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [sd Lin Davies]

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

["In the observatories throughout the world scientists observe..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Bob Jordan]

Pencils:

Gene Fawcette (signed)

Inks:

Gene Fawcette (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

V: Torga (I)

The Ray Pirates of Venus ["Spurt Hammond, who pilots a rocket transport, is..."] (Table of Contents)

Spurt Hammond / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Orson Herr]

Pencils:

Henry Kiefer

Inks:

Henry Kiefer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

I: Queen Veloptan (of Venus), Dr. Escalda, Lacidar; V: King Todrax (of Mercury; I, D)

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover burb.

["Fero, the great interplanetary detective, has his office..."] (Table of Contents)

Fero Interplanetary Detective / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Allison Brant]

Pencils:

Gene Fawcette?

Inks:

Gene Fawcette?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

I: A Grand Councilman and Brenda (his daugher); V: An alien king (I)

["At the airport in Clay, a tiny midwestern..."] (Table of Contents)

Crash Barker and the Zoom sled / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Charles Quinlan?

Pencils:

Charles Quinlan (signed)

Inks:

Charles Quinlan (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

I & O: Crash Barker, Wheel Barrow, Betty; V: Bart Clay (I), Hugo and other enemy agents (I)

["The hand of war moves destructively on towards..."] (Table of Contents)

Captain Nelson Cole of the Solar Air Force / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Beekman Terrill]

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

GS: President of Earth; V: Gregor (I)