Planet Comics #7

(July 1940)

["The mystery man of space matches wits with..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Thomas Marlin]

Pencils:

Alex Blum

Inks:

Alex Blum

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

The Stickers (villains, introduction, death)

["Treachery lurks in the cosmic clouds of space..."] (Table of Contents)

Captain Nelson Cole / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Beekman Terrill]

Pencils:

Dan Zolnerowich?; Arthur Peddy?

Inks:

Dan Zolnerowich?; ? [shop]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Crag (villain, introduction, death); the Golden Avengers (villains, introduction, death)

["After a short period of rest, Auro leads..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Herman Bolstein? [as Jed Ganey]

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Agh (villain, introduction, death)

The Rockmen of Jupiter (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Henry Kiefer

Inks:

Henry Kiefer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

The Rock Men of Jupiter (villains, introduction); Mary Joyce (introduction)

Indexer Notes

The cover blurb specifically lists the Spurt Hammond story as "Pre-Historic Beasts of Pluto." Go figure.

["Buzz Crandall lives on the highly civilized planet..."] (Table of Contents)

Buzz Crandall of the Space Patrol / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Bob Jordan]

Pencils:

Henry Fletcher

Inks:

Henry Fletcher

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Lepus the Fiend (villain, introduction, death)

Indexer Notes

Oddly, the Buzz Crandall feature is listed on the cover as "Revolt of the Rock-Men," a title more apt for the Spurt Hammond story.

Lost World of Time (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Lin Davies]

Pencils:

Witmer Williams?

Inks:

Witmer Williams; ?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

["Death strikes at Gornnia. a strange towering city..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Allison Brant]

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Prime Minister of Mars (villain, introduction); King of Mars (introduction, death)

The Menace of the Magno-Universe (Table of Contents)

Don Granval / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Walt Scott]

Pencils:

Sid Greene?

Inks:

Sid Greene?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Explorer from a macro-universe (introduction); woman from a macro-universe (introduction)

["As Crash Barker, his sweetheart Betty, and 'wheel" Barrow..."] (Table of Contents)

Crash Barker and the Zoom sled / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Charles Quinlan?

Pencils:

Charles Quinlan (signed)

Inks:

Charles Quinlan (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Bart Clay (villain, death); Hugo (villain, death); other spies (villain, death)

["Ionite, a new metal discovered on Mercury, is..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Morley Starr]

Pencils:

Witmer Williams

Inks:

Witmer Williams

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Hal (villain, introduction); gang of smugglers (villains, introduction)

Reprints:

• in Lucky 7 Comics (Howard Publications, 1945 series) #1 (1945)

Invasion of the Cyclops-Men of Mars ["Flint Baker and Mimi are back on Earth..."] (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:

A Martian Cyclops (villain, introduction, death)

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.