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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published July 1984
Cover Price 5.95 USD
Pages 76
Editing Steve Schanes; Bill Schanes
Notes Published by Blue Dolphin Enterprises, Inc.; distributed by Pacific Comics (PC's logo is on the front cover; Blue Dolphin's is on the spine). Contains reprints of 9 stories from PLANET COMICS #5 and 1 from #25. (Only Gale Allen story from #5 not reprinted.)

Cover Details - "Collector's Edition - Legendary 1st Issue"

Characters Flint Baker; Mimi; "One-Eyed Monster Men From Mars"
Genre Science fiction
Pencils Lou Fine
Inks Lou Fine
Notes Published by Blue Dolphin Enterprises, Inc.; distributed by Pacific Comics (PC's logo is on the front cover; Blue Dolphin's is on the spine). Contains reprints of 9 stories from PLANET COMICS #5 and 1 from #25. (Only Gale Allen story from #5 not reprinted.)
Reprinted from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #1 (January 1940)

1 page Planet Comics cover reprint (on interior page) "Blue Dolphin Enterprises, Inc."

Genre Science fiction
Pencils Lou Fine
Inks Lou Fine
Letters typeset
Notes Page includes B&W reprint of front cover, publisher info, editor info, and other books available from Blue Dolphin: HEROES OF SPORTS and FAMOUS MOVIE STARS OF THE 1930'S.
Reprinted from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #1 (January 1940)

3 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Dear Fellow Comic Fans And Collectors:"

Script Ray Funk
Letters typeset
Notes Writer discusses history of PLANET COMICS and why the series means so much to him.

7 page Flint Baker story "Adventures on a New World"

Characters Flint Baker (explorer); Mimi (news reporter); "ancients"; Gragonians (from planet Grango)
Synopsis Flint & Mimi help relocate the ancient people of a dying race on a planet in a newly-formed solar system, where they're rejuvenated and become young again. He fights off a group of Gragonians, whose own planet was struck by a meteor and try to claim the new planet for their own.
Genre Science fiction
Pencils Arthur Peddy
Inks Arthur Peddy
Notes Thanks to Lou Mougin for issue # and credits info.
Reprinted from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #5 (May 1940)

6 page Auro Lord of Jupiter story "In the Jungles of Jupiter"

Characters Auro; June; other scientists
Synopsis Auro helps an expedition searching for the Lomo plant, and fights a triceratops, a sabre-tooth tiger and a pterodactyl.
Genre Science fiction; Jungle
Pencils Richard Golden
Inks Richard Golden
Letters Richard Golden
Notes Thanks to Lou Mougin for issue #, story title and credits info.
Reprinted from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #5 (May 1940)

Half page Inspector Bannon story "Strange Case of Ezra Ark"

Genre Detective
Notes "Case 3, File 1, Clue 4". 4-panel strip at the bottom of page. Thanks to Lou Mougin for issue #.
Reprinted from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #5 (May 1940)

5 page The Red Comet story "Crime Takes a Holiday!"

Characters J.G. ("munitions king")
Synopsis Red Comet exiles all criminals from Earth.
Genre Science fiction; super-hero
Pencils Bob Powell ?
Inks Bob Powell ?
Letters Bob Powell ?
Notes Thanks to Lou Mougin for issue #, credits info and synopsis.
Reprinted from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #5 (May 1940)

13 page Captain Nelson Cole of the Solar Force story "The Phony War of Cato and Jupiter"

Characters Zir (ruler of planetoid Cato); Zirgo (arms manufacturer); Morgo (Earthman); The president of Earth
Synopsis Nelson Cole foils a plan to start a war for the profit of an arms manufacturer.
Genre Science fiction
Pencils Courtney Thomason
Inks Courtney Thomason
Letters Courtney Thomason
Notes Thanks for Lou Mougin for issue #, story title & credits.
Reprinted from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #5 (May 1940)

7 page Spurt Hammond story "The Idiots of Pluto"

Characters King Satius (of Saturn); his daughter; Morono (villain, king of Pluto)
Genre Science fiction
Script Orson Herr
Pencils Harry Kiefer
Inks Harry Kiefer
Letters Harry Kiefer
Notes Thanks to Lou Mougin for issue #, story title & credits.
Reprinted from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #5 (May 1940)

6 page Buzz Crandall of The Space Patrol story "Slaves of the Flower People"

Characters Sandra; Headless men of the asteroid; The flower people (villains)
Genre Science fiction
Pencils Nick Cardy ?
Inks Nick Cardy ?
Letters Nick Cardy ?
Notes Thanks for Lou Mougin for issue #, story title & credits.
Reprinted from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #5 (May 1940)

8 page Space Admiral Curry story "The Doomed Universe"

Characters The Universal President; Rocko (villain)
Genre Science fiction
Pencils Nick Cardy ?
Inks Nick Cardy ?
Letters Nick Cardy ?
Notes Thanks to Lou Mougin for issue # and credits.
Reprinted from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #5 (May 1940)

5 page Fero, Planet Detective story "The Vampire from Pluto"

Characters Dr. John Wade; Phyllis Wade (his daughter); werewolf; vampire (villain)
Genre Occult; Detective
Pencils Gene Fawcette ?
Inks Gene Fawcette ?
Letters Gene Fawcette ?
Notes Thanks to Lou Mougin for issue #, story title & credits.
Reprinted from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #5 (May 1940)

7 page Auro, Lord of Jupiter story "The Life-Drinkers!"

Characters The Yasgadorians (villains)
Genre Science fiction; Jungle
Script Dick Charles
Pencils Rafael Astarita
Inks Rafael Astarita
Letters Rafael Astarita
Notes Thanks to Lou Mougin for issue # and credits.
Reprinted from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #25 (July 1943)

1 page filler "Wonders That Are True!"

Notes "Man Kills Panther!"; "Odd Crab!!"; "Most Expensive Dummy In The World!"; "Ran 180 Yards For A Touchdown!"
Reprinted in Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #?

1 page filler "Fact or Fancy?"

Script Aladar
Pencils Aladar
Inks Aladar
Letters Aladar
Reprinted in Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #?

1 page cover reprint (on interior page) "Fiction House Cover Gallery"

Letters Typeset
Notes Includes B&W versions of the covers of PLANET COMICS #5, WINGS COMICS #104, PLANET COMICS #46 and JUNGLE COMICS #90 (Fiction House).