Planet Comics #37

(July 1945)

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

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The Lost World / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Thornecliffe Herrick]

Pencils

Lily Renée (signed as L. Renee)

Inks

Lily Renée (signed as L. Renee)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Alone against the foul horde that wrecked their world, the primitive Hunt Bowman and Lyssa, his mate, accept the aid of yet another alien force-

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Hunt Bowman; Lyssa; The Hydrads of Venus (intro, villains, death); Voltamen [Tharkil (intro, villain, death); Murg (intro, villain, death)]

Synopsis

Hunt and Lyssa are captured by the Voltamen in the remains of Washington D.C. when the Hydrads arrive.

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Mysta of the Moon / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Ross Gallun] (signed)

Pencils

Fran Hopper (signed)

Inks

Fran Hopper (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Only the madness of a warped genius could conceive such a plan - diabolically clever, it would destroy the universe!

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Mysta of the Moon; Gor (villain, introduction); Gor's manplant army (introduction, death)

Synopsis

Mysta must stop the madness of the evil Gor, who plants seeds that grow men, and with whom he plans to conquer the universe.

Reprints

• in Planet Stories (Atlas Publishing, 1961 series) #3 (September 1961)
• in America's Greatest Comics (AC, 2002 series) #14 ([August] 2006)
• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #85 ([April] 2011) [in black and white]
• in Gwandanaland Comics (Gwandanaland Comics, 2016 series) #366 - Mysta of the Moon ([March] 2017)

Indexer Notes

HW suggests ink assists by Ruth Atkinson. JV suggests help by Marcia Snyder, instead.

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Red Comet / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Cy Thatcher]

Pencils

John Celardo

Inks

Dan Zolnerowich; Joe Doolin

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Red Comet, good will ambassador from Earth, arrives at Naru, a city of icy splendor on the planet Uranus.

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Red Comet; Zorix; Lura

Synopsis

Zorix has overthrown Lura and taken over.

Reprints

• from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #13 (July 1941) [Six of the eight-page Red Comet story]
• in Rangers Comics (H. John Edwards, 1950 ? series) #30 ([1953])
• in Red Comet (Atlas Publishing, 1961 series) #3 (October 1961)

The Invaders (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Garold S. Hatfield]

Letters

typeset

Genre

science fiction

Characters

David Manners; Samuel Hopkins

Synopsis

Samuel Hopkins explains to David Manners about an invasion of undersea creatures.

Behemoths of the Purple Void (Table of Contents: 6)

Space Rangers / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Hugh Fitzhugh (credited)

Pencils

Jack Keller

Inks

Jack Keller; Alvin Hollingsworth ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Why did the Earth move nearer the sun?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

The Space Rangers [Flint Baker; Reef Ryan]; The Flame Creatures (intro, villains, death, transformed ancient Germans)

Synopsis

The Flame Creatures cause Earth to move closer to the sun.

Reprints

• in Red Comet (Atlas Publishing, 1961 series) #3 (October 1961)

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

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Gale Allen / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Douglas McKee (credited)

Pencils

Fran Hopper (signed)

Inks

Fran Hopper (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Log of spaceship R.O. 527 RS 43 -- we were skirting the unexplored regions of Fortex Constellation.

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Gale Allen; Professor Quimbly (intro); the Doctor (intro); The Goatmen (intro, villains)

Synopsis

Gale's ship crash lands on a planetoid and she finds herself to be sacrificed to a mountain god.

Reprints

• in Red Comet (Atlas Publishing, 1961 series) #3 (October 1961)
• in Thrilling Science Fiction (AC, 1998 series) #2 (1999)

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

Script

Len Dodson (credited)

Pencils

Murphy Anderson (signed as Anderson)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (signed as Anderson)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yer a fool for visitin' this auction place, Star, it's on th' up and up... and don't look at me that way, I've never been inside the place!

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Star Pirate; Blackbeard; Dr. Cicor (villain; intro; death?)

Synopsis

Star sneaks in amongst a group of slaves to learn why an unknown person bought them.

Reprints

• in Planet Stories (Atlas Publishing, 1961 series) #3 (September 1961)

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Wonders of Living Things / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Gold Crown / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Empire Diamond Jewelry / advertisement / 0.67 page (report information)