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Issue Details

Issue #28
Published January 1944
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 60
Editing Malcolm Reiss (Editor)

Cover Details - " Slavers of the Red Star"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Joe Doolin
Inks Joe Doolin

10 page The Lost World story "Two people and their wolf dog, wandering through..."

Characters V: Voltamen; I: The Red-Bearded Men and the Hairless Men
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Thornecliffe Herrick]
Pencils Graham Ingels
Inks Graham Ingels

8 page Mars story "Somewhere in space, a derelict ship founders, directionless..."

Characters V: Leonardo (I, D); I: The Paxians
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Ross Gallun]
Pencils Joe Doolin
Inks Joe Doolin
Notes The phrase "God of War" does not appear on the splash page, although it is used on the cover.

7 page Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron story "This is the strange unearthly tale of a..."

Characters V: King of Skor (I, D); I: Gathor
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Douglas McKee]
Pencils Fran Deitrick
Inks Fran Deitrick
Notes HW suggests possible inking assist by Ruth Atkinson.

8 page Star Pirate story "At a local bar on the planetoid Tok..."

Characters V: Cadar the Wrecker (I)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as George Vincent]
Pencils George Appel
Inks George Appel

3 page text article "Can the Creatures of Space Enslave Us?"

Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Prof. Theobald Parker]
Letters typeset

6 page Auro Lord of Jupiter story "Intrigue and mystery surround central Jupiter. It is..."

Characters V: Mirza (I); I: Tron, Jana
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as John Charles]
Pencils Alex Blum; Arnold Hicks
Inks Arnold Hicks; [shop]
Notes Some faces appear to have been reworked by Robert Webb.

6 page Norge Benson story "Frosting, bored with monotony on Pluto, has stolen...'

Characters V: The Eo Master and his henchman (I for both)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Olaf Bjorn]
Pencils Lily Renee (signed)
Inks Lily Renee (signed)

8 page Space Rangers story Slavers of the Red Star ["The high commissioner's office:" "You sent for us?"]

Characters V: Prof. Kender and his Disk Men (I for all); I: Alicia Brown, Gordon Blackthorne (a Disc Man)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Hugh Fitzhugh]
Pencils Lee Elias (signed)
Inks Lee Elias (signed); Anthony Cataldo?
Notes The story title is taken from the cover blurb.