([Summer] 1952)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- ?
- Brand:
- ?
- Editing:
- J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor); Jerry Iger (Art Director)
- Format:
- Standard Golden Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched; Was On-Going Series
Issue Notes
There is no text story in this comic.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
- from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #22 (January 1943), #22 (January 1943)
The Nymphs of Neptune
cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Maurice Whitman
- Inks:
- Maurice Whitman
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
Indexer Notes
Interesting title and illustration on the cover, but they bear no relation to any interior feature - although Reef Ryan does take place on a moon of Neptune.
Inferno on the Fifth Moon
Flint Baker / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ? [as Huxley Haldane]
- Pencils:
- Art Saaf
- Inks:
- Art Saaf
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Characters:
- Flint Baker; Introduction: Xuak and other miners; Queen Tenya; Gorelle; Madlyn (dies); other Lunar Amazons
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #22 (January 1943)
Indexer Notes
The same story title was used in the original appearance.
["Star Pirate, bold Robin Hood of the space lanes..."]
Star Pirate / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ? [as Leonardo Vinci]
- Pencils:
- George Appel
- Inks:
- George Appel
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Characters:
- Star Pirate; Roger (intro); Margo (daughter of Dictator; intro); Villains: Robber Red (intro); the Dictator of Zev (intro)
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #22 (January 1943)
["Exploring Neptune's strange and adventurous inner world, Reef..."]
Reef Ryan / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ? [as Hugh Fitzhugh]
- Pencils:
- Pagsilang Rey Isip
- Inks:
- Pagsilang Rey Isip
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Characters:
- Reef Ryan; Vara, Tabess of Xalan (guest star); Barda (intro; villain); Wasel (intro)
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #22 (January 1943) [The title from the cover blurb of #22 was "Sorceress of Xalan."]
Indexer Notes
Supposedly, the title to this episode is "The Nymphs of Neptune" based on the cover blurb.
["Earth was a shambles when Hunt Bowman, the last..."]
The Lost World / comic story / 7.67 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ? [as Thornecliffe Herrick]
- Pencils:
- Nick Viscardi (signed)
- Inks:
- Nick Viscardi (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Characters:
- Villains: Voltamen [Tak Bar (intro); Snagg (intro); Lupa (intro); Nizto (intro); Iqor]; Basil
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #22 (January 1943)
Indexer Notes
One vertical third of one page is comprised of an ad, exactly as in issue #22.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
Inferno on the Fifth Moon
Flint Baker -
2.
["Star Pirate, bold Robin Hood of the space lanes..."]
Star Pirate -
3.
["Exploring Neptune's strange and adventurous inner world, Reef..."]
Reef Ryan -
4.
["Earth was a shambles when Hunt Bowman, the last..."]
The Lost World
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Jim Van Dore
- Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Lou Mougin
- Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
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