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Issue Details

Issue #30
Published May 1944
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 52
Editing Paul Payne (Editor)

Cover Details - "City of Lost Souls"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Joe Doolin
Inks Joe Doolin

10 page The Lost World story City of Lost Souls ["Across a world riven and blasted by void-strewn..."]

Characters V: Voltamen; I: Henri, a Parisian Chief, and Collette (his daughter); story takes place in St. Louis and Paris, France
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Thornecliffe Herrick]
Pencils Graham Ingels
Inks Graham Ingels
Notes The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

8 page Mars story "Mars, god of war...Mars, spirit of destruction..."

Characters V: Drew (I, D); I: Stal, Lora
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Thornecliffe Herrick]
Pencils Joe Doolin
Inks Joe Doolin

5 page Norge Benson story "At Pluto spaceport Norge receives his latest present..."

Characters GS: Jolie; V: Knut, Lars (I, D for both)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Olaf Bjorn]
Pencils Lily Renee (signed)
Inks Lily Renee (signed)
Notes Renee's initials are on the last panel.

3 page text article "Life On Venus?"

Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Montague Truex, Ph.D.]
Pencils Fran Hopper (signed)
Inks Fran Hopper (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes One full page illustration accompanies two pages of text. Fran Hopper is nee Dietrick.

7 page Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron story "Gale hated to take this trip. So dull..."

Characters V: The Butterfly Men (I)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Douglas McKee]
Pencils Fran Hopper (signed)
Inks Fran Hopper (signed)

7 page Star Pirate story "One evening in a space club on the..."

Characters V: Merta, Gura, Makko and other pirates (I for all); I: Lekkons; Trody not in this story
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as George Vincent]
Pencils George Tuska
Inks George Tuska

8 page Space Rangers story "A busy street scene on the planet of..."

Characters V: Lotura (I, D), the Iron Jaw Men (I, D)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Hugh Fitzhugh]
Pencils Lee Elias (signed)
Inks Lee Elias (signed)