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Issue Details

Issue #52
Published January 1948
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor)

Cover Details - "Mystery of the Time Chamber"

Characters Mysta of the Moon
Genre science fiction
Pencils Joe Doolin
Inks Joe Doolin

10 page The Lost World story "Devastate! Plunder! Enslave!"

Characters Guest Stars: Igor; Sr. Juarez (intro); Villains: Voltamen; Mangla (intro; death)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Thornecliffe Herrick]
Pencils George Evans (signed)
Inks George Evans (signed)
Notes This story is set in Mexico.

8 page Mysta of the Moon story Mystery of the Time Chamber ["Trouble on Vitan! So flashed a terror-filled voice..."]

Characters Mysta of the Moon (origin retold); Guest Star: Bron II; Villain: Dr. Riktor (intro; death)
Synopsis Mysta goes to the future and her origin is retold.
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Ross Gallun]
Pencils Maurice Whitman (signed)
Inks Maurice Whitman (signed)
Notes The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

6 page Auro Lord of Jupiter story "On the rotting plains of the dead planet..."

Characters Auro Lord of Jupiter; Guest Stars: Claudia; President of Earth (intro); Villain: Goz
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Dick Charles]
Pencils Joe Doolin
Inks Joe Doolin

8 page Star Pirate story ["These are the boots--the wonder boots--the..."]

Characters Star Pirate; Terra (intro; villain)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Len Dodson]
Pencils Murphy Anderson; John Celardo (page 1, 2/3 of page 8)
Inks Murphy Anderson; John Celardo (page 1, 2/3 of page 8)
Notes Framing sequence by Celardo adds Blacky telling the story of how Star acquired his boots as told in issue #33.
Reprinted from PLANET COMICS #33 (November 1944)

2 page text story "The Moon Ants"

Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Thornecliffe Herrick]
Letters typeset

6 page Futura story "Hark to that music in the air...to..."

Characters Futura [Marcia Reynolds]; Guest Star: The Keeper; Villains: Mentor; Cymridians
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as John Douglas]
Pencils Walter Palais (signed)
Inks Walter Palais (signed)

1 page The Vizigraph letters page "The Vizigraph"

Letters typeset

4 page Space Rangers story "In the frigid, icy regions deep under terra..."

Characters The Space Rangers [Flint Baker]; Guest Stars: Mary; Hercules; Villain: Borg (intro; death?)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Hugh Fitzhugh]
Pencils Frank Doyle
Inks Frank Doyle
Notes Reef Ryan is not in this story