Planet Comics
#24
(May 1943)
Fiction House,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1943-03-10
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Love Romances Pub. Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
Fiction House Magazines
- Editing
- Malcolm Reiss (Editor)
Issue Notes
On sale date from the previous issue.
Raiders from the Red Moon
Flint Baker / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan Zolnerowich (signed)
- Inks
- Dan Zolnerowich (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Flint Baker
[no title indexed]
Mars, God of War / comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mars, the outlaw god, forever schemes to plunge...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Mars, God of War; Bert Rand (villain, intro, death); Dr. Mark (intro); Dan Fletcher [Dr. Stein] (intro); Louise Mark (intro)
- Synopsis
- Mars uses Bert Rand's jealousy to kidnap scientists and round up rogues and try to conquer the planets.
- Reprints
in [no title indexed]
Reef Ryan / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ? [as Hugh Fitzhugh]
- Pencils
- George Tuska
- Inks
- George Tuska ?; ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Winter in Neptune--and down from the vast...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Reef Ryan; Vara; Tabess of Xalan (guests); The Toags (villains, intro); Zurko (villain, intro, death)
- Synopsis
- It's winter on Neptune and the Toags have awakened and attacked Xalan again.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Star Pirate / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ? [as George Vincent]
- Pencils
- George Appel
- Inks
- George Appel
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Star Pirate, Robin Hood of the spaceways, saves a...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Star Pirate; Trody; Zela (villain, intro); Zela's father (villain, intro)
- Synopsis
- Star Pirate frees a girl and her crew from the space patrol.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Auro Lord of Jupiter / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Auro attacks again--but his strength is opposed...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Auro, Lord of Jupiter; Donna (introduction); Donna's father (introduction); Cykka (villain, introduction, death)
- Synopsis
- A giant beast attacked Donna and her father and stole his eyes.
Is Atlantis On the Moon?
text article / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fifteen thousand years ago there was no moon!
- Genre
- science fiction
Indexer Notes
The writer states his belief that the Moon is Atlantis; no wonder he didn't sign it!
[no title indexed]
The Lost World / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Thorncliffe Herrick (house name)
- Pencils
- Graham Ingels
- Inks
- Graham Ingels
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hunt Bowman, lone survivor of the plague and...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Hunt Bowman; Queen Lyssa; The Old Man (guest star); Maxson (introduction); Kodip Men (villain, introduction); the Voltamen (villain)
- Synopsis
- Flying over ruined Manhattan, Hunt's ship is shot down.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
There are no word balloons in this story.
[no title indexed]
Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Blinding death! Striking down thousands on other planets...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Gale Allen; the Girl Squadron; Viceroy of Vanam (guest); Captain Saracen (guest); Marto (villain, intro)
- Synopsis
- The Blind Death is killing people and Marto comes to Vanam with information.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Norge Benson / comic story / 6 pages
- 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
- Norge, Jolie, Frosting and Hatrack relax on a...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Norge Benson; Frosting (bear); Hatrack (deer); Guest Star: Jolie; Lomar (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Norge is captured by the scientist-magician Lomar.
Raiders From the Red Moon
Flint Baker / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ? [as Huxley Haldane]
- Pencils
- Joe Doolin
- Inks
- Joe Doolin
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Flint Baker, ace planet scout, crosses the path...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Flint Baker; Mimi; Zanor (formerly Sarko; villain, intro, death?); Brandion (villain, intro)
- Synopsis
- Cities on various planets are disappearing without a trace.
Indexer Notes
The story title is taken from the cover blurb.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Raiders from the Red Moon
Flint Baker -
1.
[The Queen of the Jungle]
-
2.
["Mars, the outlaw god, forever schemes to plunge..."]
Mars, God of War -
3.
["Winter in Neptune--and down from the vast..."]
Reef Ryan -
4.
["Star Pirate, Robin Hood of the spaceways, saves a..."]
Star Pirate -
5.
["Auro attacks again--but his strength is opposed..."]
Auro Lord of Jupiter -
6.
Is Atlantis On the Moon?
-
7.
["Hunt Bowman, lone survivor of the plague and..."]
The Lost World -
8.
["Blinding death! Striking down thousands on other planets..."]
Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron -
9.
["Norge, Jolie, Frosting and Hatrack relax on a..."]
Norge Benson -
10.
Raiders From the Red Moon
Flint Baker -
11.
[The Big Six of the Comic Magazines]
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12.
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This issue was modified by, among others
- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- Mitchell Maglio
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Patrick Shaughnessy
- Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (R.I.P.)
- Jim Van Dore
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