Issue Details

Issue	#9
Published	September 1940
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Malcolm Reiss (Editor); William E. Eisner (Art Director); S. M. Iger (Feature Editor)
Notes	Cover title blubrs for various features, but none for the Flint Baker featured image.

Cover Details

Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Nick Cardy?
Inks	Nick Cardy?
Notes	Cover title blubrs for various features, but none for the Flint Baker featured image.

8 page The Red Comet story Invasion From Uranus ["The mystery man of space reveals the secret..."]

Characters	O: The Red Comet (fb); V: The Uranians (I, D)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Thomas Marlin]
Pencils	Alex Blum
Inks	Alex Blum
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

6 page Spurt Hammond story World Without Light ["Captain Hammond, here are your credentials, accrediting you..."]

Characters	I: King Thermo of Mercury; V: Baron Burno (I)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Orson Herr]
Pencils	Henry Kiefer
Inks	Henry Kiefer
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

6 page Gale Allen story "In a desperate attempt to gain revenge upon..."

Characters	GS: Jack North; V: Blaga Daru
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Fred Nelson]
Pencils	Witmer Williams
Inks	Witmer Williams

8 page Flint Baker story "Flint and Mimi have chosen Mars as their..."

Characters	V: Martians
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Starr Gayza]

1 page filler "What Are the Actual Possibilities of Space Travel?"

Genre	fact
Pencils	Gene Fawcette
Inks	Gene Fawcette
Notes	Oddly, this one page feature has the number six in the lower right hand corner.

2 page filler "An Elementary Course In Astronautics"

Genre	fact
Pencils	Gene Fawcette: Witmer Williams?
Inks	Gene Fawcette?; Witmer Williams?
Notes	Another anomaly, these are numbered pages two and three - making it likely that this is actually a three page feature and belongs with the previous "Space Travel" filler.

2 page text story "Moon Monster"

Genre	science fiction
Script	Toni Blum? [as Jack Anthony]
Letters	typeset

7 page Captain Nelson Cole of the Solar Force story "Menace of the Shrinking People"

Characters	V: Princess Eelo (I, D)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Beekman Terrill]
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

6 page Buzz Crandall of the Space Patrol story Stampede on the Star Trail ["Into the satellite above the planet Saturn flies..."]

Characters	V: Jytern (I, D)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Bob Jordan]
Pencils	Charles Sultan
Inks	Charles Sultan
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

5 page "Crash" Parker story "All our crops are ruined! We face famine!"

Characters	I: Dirk; V: Martians
Genre	science fiction
Script	?
Pencils	Henry Kiefer
Inks	Henry Kiefer
Notes	Character's name is changed from "Barker" to "Parker" perhaps to avoid confusion with "Flint Baker."

7 page Don Granval story Death From the Deep ["Neptune is besieged by sea tanks, but Don..."]

Characters	I: Rogo; V: Rigoro (I, D)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as G.O. Garsh]
Pencils	Witmer Williams
Inks	Witmer Williams?; ?

6 page Cosmo Corrigan story "The young dare-devil stunt flier of space!!! He'll..."

Characters	I: Cosmo Corrigan; GS: Plutonians
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Ray Alexander]
Pencils	George Tuska
Inks	George Tuska