(May 1948)

Fiction House, 1940 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Every other month
On-sale Date
1948-03-10
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Love Romances Pub. Co. Inc.
Brand
Fiction House Magazines
Editing
J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date for this issue was listed below the indicia and in the promotional advertisement, both on the inside front cover, in the previous issue, Planet Comics (1940 series) (Fiction House) #53 (March 1948).

Robots from Inferno (Table of Contents)

Mysta of the Moon / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Doolin
Inks
Joe Doolin
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Mysta of the Moon
Reprints

[The Big 6 of the Comics] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
? [as Thornecliffe Herrick] (signed)
Pencils
George Evans (signed)
Inks
George Evans (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Voltamen defeated? Long months had passed since their...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Alpha (a pirate, introduction); Philip (introduction); Voltamen (villains, all die); Marko (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis
Three humans are captured by sky-pirates. Soon the sky-pirates and the humans are forced to work together against the Voltamen.
Reprints
Keywords
alien invasion; tidal wave

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

Futura / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
? [as John Douglas]
Pencils
Enrico Bagnoli
Inks
Enrico Bagnoli
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
On and on through outer space a mote...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Futura [Marcia Reynolds] (origin retold); Venusians (intro); Thi (introduction, villain)
Synopsis
Futura helps the Venusians against the evil tyrant Thi.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Vizigraph / letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Reprints

Just Look at These Exciting New Novelties (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Bernard Fine Co. / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
? [as Dick Charles] (credited)
Pencils
Joe Doolin ?; John Celardo ?
Inks
Joe Doolin ?; John Celardo
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Goz defeated! Earth saved! Thus scanned the triumphant...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Auro Lord of Jupiter; Mother Seven (intro; death?); Azroth (villain, intro; death)
Synopsis
Auro is captured by Azroth who plans to turn him into a slave.
Reprints
Keywords
slavery

Indexer Notes

After inking Doolin's pencils for some issues this looks like pure Celardo on both pencils and inks.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Space Rangers / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Hugh Fitzhugh]
Pencils
Frank Doyle
Inks
Frank Doyle
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A frenzied man staggered into Space Rangers headquarters...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
The Space Rangers [Flint Baker; Herc]; Zar (villain, intro); Xetra (villain, intro, death); fish-men (villain, intro)
Synopsis
Criminals capture Flint Baker and Herc and shrink them down to microscopic size.
Reprints
Keywords
shrinking ray

Indexer Notes

Reef Ryan does not appear in this story.

Time Shock (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Thornecliffe Herrick]
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Star Pirate / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Len Dodson]
Pencils
Maurice Whitman [as M. Whitman] (signed)
Inks
Maurice Whitman [as M. Whitman] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Was justice but a mockery on the planet...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Star Pirate; Valda (intro); Blacky; Rasca (villain; intro; death); Sato (villain; intro; death)
Synopsis
Star Pirate and Blacky help Valda prove who killed her father.
Reprints
Keywords
invisibility

Living Death (Table of Contents: 10)

Life On Other Worlds / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Doyle [as Doyle] (signed)
Inks
Frank Doyle [as Doyle] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

[Robots from Inferno] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
? [as Ross Gallun] (signed)
Pencils
Matt Baker
Inks
Matt Baker
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That mighty bulwark--the Science Council--trembled at...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Mysta of the Moon; Bron II; Jon Zettra (scientist, introduction); Flura (villain, Argo's secretary); Dant Argo (villain, introduction, death); Vago (villain)
Synopsis
Not able to attend a demonstration of a telenite plant, Mysta sends a robot to record all the proceedings, not knowing that Dant Argo is planning to eliminate one vital process from the telenite plant under false pretenses.
Reprints
Keywords
Black Planet; invisibility; lava; Plan Y; robot; the Black Bubbles

Indexer Notes

Inker revision from Ray Osrin ? to Baker by Craig Delich 2013-4-22 per Bill Black.

Now! All 5 Famous Jowett Courses in 1 Complete Muscle Building Volume! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Culture / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

America's Greatest Zipper Billfold Bargain! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[What a Sweet Surprise] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Curtiss Candy Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Robots from Inferno
    Mysta of the Moon
  2. 1. [The Big 6 of the Comics]
  3. 2. ["Voltamen defeated? Long months had passed since their..."]
    The Lost World
  4. 3. ["On and on through outer space a mote..."]
    Futura
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    The Vizigraph
  6. 5. Just Look at These Exciting New Novelties
    Bernard Fine Co.
  7. 6. ["Goz defeated! Earth saved! Thus scanned the triumphant..."]
    Auro Lord of Jupiter
  8. 7. ["A frenzied man staggered into Space Rangers headquarters..."]
    Space Rangers
  9. 8. Time Shock
  10. 9. ["Was justice but a mockery on the planet..."]
    Star Pirate
  11. 10. Living Death
    Life On Other Worlds
  12. 11. [Robots from Inferno]
    Mysta of the Moon
  13. 12. Now! All 5 Famous Jowett Courses in 1 Complete Muscle Building Volume!
    Jowett Institute of Physical Culture
  14. 13. America's Greatest Zipper Billfold Bargain!
    Illinois Merchandise Mart
  15. 14. [What a Sweet Surprise]
    Curtiss Candy Company
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Patrick Shaughnessy
  • Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore