Planet Comics #8

(August 1940)

Mystery of the Vanishing Men ["The mysterious Red Comet discovers an ancient planet..."] (Table of Contents)

The Red Comet / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Arthur King]

Pencils:

Alex Blum

Inks:

Alex Blum?; shop

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Carol (introduction); Jim (introduction); other scientists (introduction); A tyrant of Mysto (villain, introduction); a monster (villain, introduction, death)

Indexer Notes

The story title is take from the cover blurb.

["High in the stratosphere, Gale Allen flies the..."] (Table of Contents)

Gale Allen / 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:

Jack North (guest-star); Rana Joyce (introduction); Crab Men of Mercury (villains, introduction, death)

Golden Amazons of Venus ["Flint is about to take off from a..."] (Table of Contents)

Flint Baker / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Starr Gayza]

Pencils:

Arthur Peddy

Inks:

Arthur Peddy

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Queen Futura (not the heroine beginning in issue #43, introduction); the Golden Amazons (introduction); The Metal Men (villains, introduction, death)

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

["Attempting to prevent an impending crime, Fero shoots..."] (Table of Contents)

Fero Interplanetary Detective / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Allison Brant]

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Congressman Thompson (introduction); Eric (introduction); A gang of crooks (villains, introduction, death); Fero briefly becomes a monster (villain, last appearance)

The War of the Electronic Universe (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as G.O. Garsh]

Pencils:

John Celardo

Inks:

Sid Greene?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

The King of the Electronic World (villain, introduction)

Cradle of the World (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Lin Davies]

Pencils:

John Celardo?

Inks:

John Celardo?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Robot Raiders of Mars ["A brazen raid on the treasury by amazing..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Beekman Terrill]

Pencils:

Bob Powell; ?

Inks:

Bob Powell?; ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Tobor (villain, introduction, death)

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

The Fiery World ["Interplanetary pilot Spurt Hammond operates a rocket ship..."] (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:

Queen of Venus (introduction); Org (introduction); King of Mars (villain, introduction); Martians (villains)

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

["Even in the remotest recesses of space and..."] (Table of Contents)

Buzz Crandall of the Space Patrol / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Bob Jordan]

Pencils:

Gene Fawcette?

Inks:

Gene Fawcette?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Sophus (villain, introduction, death)

["I'll teach you to leave fingerprints!"] (Table of Contents)

Laff Riots / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Jack Smiley]

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Content Information

Genre:

gags

["Crash Barker, world's greatest test pilot, lands his..."] (Table of Contents)

Crash Barker and the Zoom sled / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Charles Quinlan?

Pencils:

Charles Quinlan (signed)

Inks:

Charles Quinlan (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

The Sky Pirates (villains, introduction, death)

War-Gods of Tomorrow ["In an effort to obtain information about the..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Dusty Rhodes]

Pencils:

Witmer Williams

Inks:

Witmer Williams

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Rix (villain, last appearance)

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb. New York said to have been destroyed in 20th Century.