Issue Details

Issue	#17
Published	March 1942
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Gene Fawcette (Art Director)

Cover Details - " The Warrior-Maid of Mercury"

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

10 page Mars, God of War story The Warrior-Maid of Mercury ["Mars, god of war, stares down at the..."]

Characters	V: Anton (I); I: Prof. Stone, Dave Stone, Commander Telma, a hermit
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Ross Gallun]
Pencils	Joe Doolin
Inks	Joe Doolin
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

8 page Reef Ryan story "Things are mighty quiet with Sarku gone, Reef."

Characters	GS: Vara, Nepon; V: Repul, Mordas Krad (I); I: King Aquara
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Hugh Fitzhugh]
Pencils	George Appel?
Inks	Al Gabriele?

1 page Our Solar System filler "Well, amateur astronomers, here it is...the solar system."

Genre

fact

6 page Norge Benson story "On Pluto, the planet of ice and snow..."

Characters	GS: Prof. Squint; V: The Gooleys (I, D?); I: Presto (a penguin magician)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Olaf Bjorn]
Pencils	Al Walker
Inks	Al Walker

7 page Auro Lord of Jupiter story "From the fetid core of Auto's realm arise..."

Characters	V: The Islandmen (I); I: Marron, Ronno
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Nick Charles]
Pencils	Seymour Reit
Inks	Seymour Reit

1 page Jeff Drake text story "Invisible People"

Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Bjorn Tagens]
Letters	typeset
Notes	One third of second page is taken up by the Ownership Statement.

8 page Flint Baker story "As the space ship Rogue Star hurtles toward..."

Characters	V: Erik (I, D) and other Vikings (I)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Al Schmidt]

6 page Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron story "As Gale and the girl squadron explore a..."

Characters	I: Lura (a Girl Squadron member); V: Pocatl (I, D)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Douglas McKee]
Pencils	George Carl Wilhelms
Inks	George Carl Wilhelms

8 page Star Pirate story "The Graveyard of Space"

Characters	V: Dagara; I: Ted and his father
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Leonardo Vinci]
Notes	Note that the strip title drops "The" and becomes simply "Star Pirate."

8 page The Red Comet story "Defeated and humbled, the arch fiend Rasnel, lord..."

Characters	V: Rasnel; I: Dolores Taylor; GS: Rusty
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Cy Thatcher]
Pencils	Saul Rosen
Inks	Saul Rosen