(June 1940)
Fiction House,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- every month
- On-sale Date
- 1940-04-17
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Love Romances Pub. Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
Fiction House Magazines
- Editing
- Malcolm Reiss (editor); Will Eisner [as William E. Eisner] (art director); S. M. Iger (feature editor)
Issue Notes
On sale date from the publication date found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, 1940, Number 2. Second class permit. Copyright number 451878.
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
-
in Roy Thomas Presents Planet Comics (PS Artbooks, 2012 series) #2 (December 2013), #2 (December 2013)
-
Indexer Notes
While the cover has several story title blurbs, the scene depicted reflects none of the interior stories.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't miss this sensational offer!
Giant of Jupiter
The Red Comet / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- From Jupiter, an enormous rocket ship lands on Earth!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- A Jovian giant (villain, introduction)
- Reprints
- in Roy Thomas Presents Planet Comics (PS Artbooks, 2012 series) #2 (December 2013)
-
Indexer Notes
The story title is taken from the cover blurb.
[no title indexed]
Gale Allen of the Girl Patrol / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pirate Prince Blaga Daru, in his plan to...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Blaga Daru (villain); Jack North; Chub (introduction)
- Reprints
- in Roy Thomas Presents Planet Comics (PS Artbooks, 2012 series) #2 (December 2013)
-
The Dinosaur Men of Mercury
Flint Baker / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Flint Baker and Mimi rocket to the unexplored...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Mimi Wilson; Mercurians (villain, introduction, death)
- Reprints
- in Roy Thomas Presents Planet Comics (PS Artbooks, 2012 series) #2 (December 2013)
-
Indexer Notes
The story title is taken from the cover blurb.
[no title indexed]
Auro Lord of Jupiter / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Auro encounters the fanged ruler of bug-men and...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Ogre (villain, introduction); the Bug-Men (villain, introduction); Jane (introduction)
- Reprints
- in Roy Thomas Presents Planet Comics (PS Artbooks, 2012 series) #2 (December 2013)
-
The Destruction of the Atomic Universe
Don Granval / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Don Granval (introduction): Claire (introduction); John (introduction); Queen of a micro-world (introduction); Monsters of the micro-world (villain, introduction)
- Reprints
- in Roy Thomas Presents Planet Comics (PS Artbooks, 2012 series) #2 (December 2013)
-
Indexer Notes
The title blurb on the cover calls this "King of the Atom Empire."
[no title indexed]
Planet Payson / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- An interplanetary transport company hires trouble-shooter Payson who...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Pytho (villain, introduction)
- Reprints
- in Roy Thomas Presents Planet Comics (PS Artbooks, 2012 series) #2 (December 2013)
-
Indexer Notes
HS sees traces of Witmer Williams. Previous entry here had Bolstein listed as the artist.
The Star Pirates
Dexter Ames / text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Captain Dexter Ames
- Reprints
- in Roy Thomas Presents Planet Comics (PS Artbooks, 2012 series) #2 (December 2013)
-
[no title indexed]
Buzz Crandall of the Space Patrol / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the observatories throughout the world scientists observe...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Torga (villain, introduction)
- Reprints
- in Roy Thomas Presents Planet Comics (PS Artbooks, 2012 series) #2 (December 2013)
-
The Ray Pirates of Venus
Spurt Hammond / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Spurt Hammond, who pilots a rocket transport, is...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Queen Veloptan (of Venus) (introduction); Dr. Escalda (introduction); Lacidar (introduction); King Todrax (of Mercury) (villain, introduction, death)
- Reprints
- in Roy Thomas Presents Planet Comics (PS Artbooks, 2012 series) #2 (December 2013)
-
Indexer Notes
The story title is taken from the cover burb.
[no title indexed]
Fero Interplanetary Detective / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fero, the great interplanetary detective, has his office...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- A Grand Councilman (introduction); Brenda (councilman's daughter, introduction); An alien king (villain, introduction)
- Reprints
- in Roy Thomas Presents Planet Comics (PS Artbooks, 2012 series) #2 (December 2013)
-
[no title indexed]
Crash Barker and the Zoom Sled / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Charles Quinlan ?
- Pencils
- Charles Quinlan (signed)
- Inks
- Charles Quinlan (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At the airport in Clay, a tiny midwestern...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Crash Barker (introduction, origin); Wheel Barrow (introduction, origin); Betty (introduction, origin); Bart Clay (villain, introduction); Hugo and other enemy agents (villain, introduction)
- Reprints
- in Roy Thomas Presents Planet Comics (PS Artbooks, 2012 series) #2 (December 2013)
-
[no title indexed]
Captain Nelson Cole of the Solar Air Force / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The hand of war moves destructively on towards...
- Characters
- President of Earth; Gregor (villain, introduction)
- Reprints
- in Roy Thomas Presents Planet Comics (PS Artbooks, 2012 series) #2 (December 2013)
-
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
["Don't miss this sensational offer!"]
-
2.
Giant of Jupiter
The Red Comet -
3.
["Pirate Prince Blaga Daru, in his plan to..."]
Gale Allen of the Girl Patrol -
4.
The Dinosaur Men of Mercury
Flint Baker -
5.
["Auro encounters the fanged ruler of bug-men and..."]
Auro Lord of Jupiter -
6.
The Destruction of the Atomic Universe
Don Granval -
7.
["An interplanetary transport company hires trouble-shooter Payson who..."]
Planet Payson -
8.
The Star Pirates
Dexter Ames -
9.
["In the observatories throughout the world scientists observe..."]
Buzz Crandall of the Space Patrol -
10.
The Ray Pirates of Venus
Spurt Hammond -
11.
["Fero, the great interplanetary detective, has his office..."]
Fero Interplanetary Detective -
12.
["At the airport in Clay, a tiny midwestern..."]
Crash Barker and the Zoom Sled -
13.
["The hand of war moves destructively on towards..."]
Captain Nelson Cole of the Solar Air Force -
14.
["If you want quality comic magazines--"]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Peter Croome
- Michael Hoskin
- Mitchell Maglio
- Nuno Miranda
- Mike Nielsen
- Patrick Shaughnessy
- Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (R.I.P.)
- Jim Van Dore
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