Planet Comics #23

(March 1943)

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Rangers Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.6 page (report information)

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advertisement / 0.4 page (report information)

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Mars, God of War / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Ross Gallun

Pencils

Joe Doolin

Inks

Joe Doolin

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Having carefully weighed the evidence in the criminal...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Black Morgan (villain, introduction, death); Vesta (villain, introduction); Jack (introduction); Ann (introduction); Ann's family (introduction); the High Interplanetary Council (introduction); the President of Earth (introduction); Rogell (introduction, death)

Reprints

• in Planet Comics (Locker, 1951 series) #2 ([circa 1951]) [Black and white with some duotone.]

Lizard Tyrant of the Twilight World (Table of Contents: 4)

Reef Ryan / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Hugh Fitzhugh]

Pencils

?

Inks

George Tuska; ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

North beyond the volcano void, in the inner...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Barda (villain); Freda (introduction, villain); Kragg and another thug (both introduction, death); the Werewile (introduction, death, villain); Tabess of Xalan (guest star); Reef Ryan; Vara

Reprints

• in Planet Comics (Locker, 1951 series) #2 ([circa 1951]) [Black and white]

Keywords

gibel; Neptune

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb. While this story has traditionally been attributed to Tuska, he really only did major surgery on a very ailing art job by someone else.

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Star Pirate / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Leonardo Vinci]

Pencils

George Appel

Inks

George Appel

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Notice to all Earthmen, all Martians, all Venusians...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Magnus (introduction, death, villain); Gelda (introduction); Star Pirate; Trody; Axor

Reprints

• in Planet Comics (Locker, 1951 series) #2 ([circa 1951]) [Black and white.]

Keywords

dasta (monster); Garza's Vendorium; Mab (planet); Zev (planetoid)

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Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Douglas McKee

Pencils

Art Saaf (signed)

Inks

Art Saaf (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

SZX! Signal SZX reporting rocket scout wreck on Vandalia...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Capt. Saracen (introduction, villain); Viceroy of Vanam City (introduction); Gale Allen; Maurdez

Reprints

• in Planet Comics (Locker, 1951 series) #2 ([circa 1951]) [Black and white]

Keywords

Cavern of the Mists; Vanam City; Vandalia

Will Earth Be Invaded? (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Dr. Cosmo Potter]

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

War! Hitler's mighty armies burst forth!

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Venusians

Reprints

• in Planet Comics (Locker, 1951 series) #2 ([circa 1951]) [Black and white.]

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The Lost World / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Thorncliffe Herrick (house name)

Pencils

Pagsilang Isip (signed)

Inks

Pagsilang Isip (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hurled by savage, tragic destiny across the fathomless...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Basil (villain); the Pale People (introduction, villain); Voltamen (villain); an old man (introduction); Queen Lyssa; Hunt Bowman

Reprints

• in Planet Comics (Locker, 1951 series) #2 ([circa 1951]) [Black and white.]

Keywords

lauk (monster)

100 Years After (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Derek West

Pencils

Lee Elias

Inks

Lee Elias

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

December 7, 2041, at the space port in New Chicago, Mars...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Skip Compton; Myers; Colcord

Reprints

• in Planet Comics (Locker, 1951 series) #2 ([circa 1951]) [Black and white]

Keywords

Chicago; Mars; Pearl Harbor

Indexer Notes

war stamp promo

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Auro Lord of Jupiter / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Charles

Pencils

Rafael Astarita

Inks

Rafael Astarita

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

On the outskirts of a Jupiterian city, a...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Basto (introduction, death, villain); Swampmen (introduction, villain); Meena (introduction); Auro

Reprints

• in Planet Comics (Locker, 1951 series) #2 ([circa 1951]) [Black and white]

Keywords

loonas; ratna

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Norge Benson / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

Olaf Bjorn

Pencils

Fran Hopper (signed as Fran Deitrick)

Inks

Fran Hopper (signed as Fran Deitrick)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The inhabitants of Pluto, having welcomed the fair...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Jolie (guest star); Master Gree (introduction, death, villain); Norge Benson; Hatrack (deer); Frosting (bear)

Reprints

• in Planet Comics (Locker, 1951 series) #2 ([circa 1951]) [Black and white.]

Keywords

Aurora Abyss; Aurora Borealis Mfg. Co.; Pluto

Indexer Notes

Deitrick was Fran Hopper's maiden name. One third of last page is taken up by the Ownership Statement.

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statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

Larabie Cunningham

Letters

typeset

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Flint Baker / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Huxley Haldane]

Pencils

Joe Doolin

Inks

Joe Doolin

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Flint Baker, ace of the galaxies, races toward...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Zilkor (introduction, death, villain); a mobile fungus (introduction); old prospector (introduction); Flint Baker; Mimi

Reprints

• in Planet Comics (Locker, 1951 series) #2 ([circa 1951]) [Black and white.]

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

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advertisement / 1 page (report information)