Issue Details

Issue	#13
Published	July 1941
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Malcolm Reiss (Editor); Gene Fawcette (Art Director)

Cover Details - "The Brute of Mars"

Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Dan Zolnerowich [as Zolne Rowich] (signed)
Inks	Dan Zolnerowich [as Zolne Rowich] (signed)

8 page The Red Comet story "The Red Comet, good will ambassador from Earth..."]

Characters	V: Zorix; I: Queen Lura, King of Uranus
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Cy Thatcher]
Pencils	John Celardo
Inks	Dan Zolnerowich; Reed Crandall; Joe Doolin
Reprinted	in Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #37

6 page Crash Parker story "Crash Parker takes off from Earth on a..."

Characters	I: Princess Vona; V: Otog (I, D)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as S.A. Selwyn]
Pencils	Joe Doolin
Inks	Joe Doolin

6 page Reef Ryan story "Reef Ryan, fearless explorer from Earth, lands on..."

Characters	I: Reef Ryan; I: Vara and Nepon; V: Sarku (I)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Hugh Fitzhugh]
Pencils	Al Gabriele?

6 page Gale Allen of the Girl Squadron story "Gale leaves her headquarters in Vanam, the canalled..."

Characters	GS: Jack North; V: Mercurian pirates (I)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Douglas McKee]
Pencils	Robert Webb
Notes	Notice again how they can't seem to keep the name of the strip consistent.

5 page Auro Lord of Jupiter story "Auro swings through the trees toward a celebration..."

Characters	V: The Klints (I); I: King Faro and his daughter
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Charlie Ackerman]
Pencils	Don Rico
Inks	Don Rico

2 page text story "The Sargasso Sea of Space"

Script	Toni Blum? [as Bjorn Tagens]
Pencils	? (2 panels art)
Inks	? (2 panels art)
Letters	typeset

7 page Flint Baker story The Brute of Mars ["In the blue-green part of Mars, Flint and..."]

Characters	V: A band of anarchists (I), Red Martians (I, D)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Al Schmidt]
Pencils	Leo Morey
Inks	? (shop)
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

6 page Buzz Crandall of the Space Patrol story "The mysterious disappearance of the moon scepter causes..."

Characters	GS: Marna; I: Rusty; V: Kurmen, the Moon-Master (I)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as William Hyer]

6 page Captain Nelson Cole story "To enforce peace, Earth scientists have developed a..."

Characters	V: Clud and the Mist-Men (I for all); I: Princess Jupra and King Juxor
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Aurelius]
Pencils	? (shop)
Inks	? (shop)
Notes	Signs of Schwarz, Appel, Rice, and others.

6 page The Star Pirate story "A fierce aerial battle follows the 'It' men's..."

Characters	V: The "It" Men (I), Stino (I); I: Verna, Lynturne
Genre	science fiction
Script	Rey Isip (signed)
Pencils	Pagsilang Rey Isip (signed)
Inks	Pagsilang Rey Isip (signed)
Notes	I see no reason to doubt Isip's credit here. He's certainly capable of this work.

6 page Norge Benson story "Norge Benson and his polar bear, Frosting, are..."

Characters	V: Butch, Slug, and other hoodlum penguins (I)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Olaf Bjorn]
Pencils	Al Walker
Inks	Al Walker