(September 1940)

Fiction House, 1940 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Every other month
On-sale Date
1940-06-24
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Love Romances Pub. Co. Inc.
Brand
Fiction House Magazines
Editing
Malcolm Reiss (credited) (editor); Will Eisner (credited as William E. Eisner) (art director); S. M. Iger (credited) (feature editor)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 3.

Golden Amazons of Venus (Table of Contents)

Flint Baker / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Charles Sultan
Inks
Charles Sultan
Colors
?
Genre
science fiction
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #8
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[Watch your newsstand for Wings Comics] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Wings of America Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Mystery of the Vanishing Men (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
? [as Arthur King]
Pencils
Alex Blum
Inks
Alex Blum ?; ? (shop)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The mysterious Red Comet discovers an ancient planet...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Carol (introduction); Jim (introduction); other scientists (introduction); A tyrant of Mysto (villain, introduction); a monster (villain, introduction, death); Red Comet
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The story title is take from the cover blurb.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Gale Allen / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Fred Nelson]
Pencils
Bob Powell
Inks
Bob Powell
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
High in the stratosphere, Gale Allen flies the...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Jack North (guest-star); Rana Joyce (introduction); Crab Men of Mercury (villains, introduction, death); Gale Allen; Pete
Reprints

Golden Amazons of Venus (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
? [as Starr Gayza]
Pencils
Art Peddy
Inks
Art Peddy
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Flint is about to take off from a...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Queen Futura (not the heroine beginning in issue #43, introduction); the Golden Amazons (introduction); The Metal Men (villains, introduction, death); Flint Baker; Mimi; Mac
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
? [as Allison Brant]
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Attempting to prevent an impending crime, Fero shoots...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Congressman Thompson (introduction); Eric (introduction); A gang of crooks (villains, introduction, death); Fero briefly becomes a monster (villain, last appearance)
Reprints
Keywords
Jupiter

The War of the Electronic Universe (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
? [as G. O. Garsh]
Pencils
John Celardo
Inks
Sid Greene ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Don Granval and his fiancee, Claire, spend a quiet evening in Don's laboratory.
Genre
science fiction
Characters
The King of the Electronic World (villain, introduction); Don Granval; Claire; Venusians
Reprints
Keywords
dragons; Venus

Cradle of the World (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
? [as Lin Davies]
Pencils
John Celardo ?
Inks
John Celardo ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The space ship Discoverer hummed and groaned from the force of the shock.
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Dexter Ames; Dr. Phillips; Morgan; Hatch
Reprints

Robot Raiders of Mars (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
? [as Beekman Terrill]
Pencils
Bob Powell; ?
Inks
Bob Powell ?; ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A brazen raid on the treasury by amazing...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Tobor (villain, introduction, death); Nelson Cole
Reprints
Keywords
gold; Mars; robots

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

The Fiery World (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
? [as Orson Herr]
Pencils
Henry Kiefer
Inks
Henry Kiefer
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
One day, seething flames shoot into the sky.
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Queen of Venus (introduction); Org (introduction); King of Mars (villain, introduction); Martians (villains); Spurt Hammond
Reprints
Keywords
Earth; troglosauri; Venus

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
Fletcher Hanks (credited as Bob Jordan)
Pencils
Gene Fawcette ?
Inks
Gene Fawcette ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Even in the remotest recesses of space and...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Sophus (villain, introduction, death); Buzz Crandall; Sandra West
Reprints
Keywords
elipticoon

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Laff Riots / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as Jack Smiley]
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'll teach you to leave fingerprints!
Genre
humor
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
Charles Quinlan Sr. ?
Pencils
Charles Quinlan Sr. (signed)
Inks
Charles Quinlan Sr. (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Crash Barker, world's greatest test pilot, lands his...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
The Sky Pirates (villains, introduction, death); Crash Barker; Betty; Barrow; Joe
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This continues the story from the previous issue, Planet Comics #7.

War-Gods of Tomorrow (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
? [as Dusty Rhodes]
Pencils
Witmer Williams
Inks
Witmer Williams
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In an effort to obtain information about the period between 1800 and 1950...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Planet Payson (last appearance) Rix (villain, last appearance)
Reprints
Keywords
time capsule

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Golden Amazons of Venus
    Flint Baker
  2. 1. [Watch your newsstand for Wings Comics]
    Wings of America Club
  3. 2. Mystery of the Vanishing Men
    The Red Comet
  4. 3. ["High in the stratosphere, Gale Allen flies the..."]
    Gale Allen
  5. 4. Golden Amazons of Venus
    Flint Baker
  6. 5. ["Attempting to prevent an impending crime, Fero shoots..."]
    Fero Interplanetary Detective
  7. 6. The War of the Electronic Universe
    Don Granval
  8. 7. Cradle of the World
    Dexter Ames
  9. 8. Robot Raiders of Mars
    Captain Nelson Cole of the Solar Force
  10. 9. The Fiery World
    Spurt Hammond
  11. 10. ["Even in the remotest recesses of space and..."]
    Buzz Crandall of the Space Patrol
  12. 11. ["I'll teach you to leave fingerprints!"]
    Laff Riots
  13. 12. ["Crash Barker, world's greatest test pilot, lands his..."]
    Crash Barker and the Zoom Sled
  14. 13. War-Gods of Tomorrow
    Planet Payson
  15. 14. ["The bull's-eye on the cover means"]
  16. 15. ["Underwater submarine fishing"]
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  • Michael Hoskin
  • Mitchell Maglio
  • Nuno Miranda
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Patrick Shaughnessy
  • Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (R.I.P.)
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