| Issue | #53 |
| Published | March 1948 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 52 |
| Editing | J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor) |
| Notes | Despite The Lost World being the only strip touted on the cover, this cover illustration better fits the Auro Lord of Jupiter episode in this issue. |
| Characters | Hunt Bowman |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Pencils | Joe Doolin |
| Inks | Joe Doolin |
| Notes | Despite The Lost World being the only strip touted on the cover, this cover illustration better fits the Auro Lord of Jupiter episode in this issue. |
| Characters | Hunt Bowman; The Unknown Venusian (introduction, death); Voltamen (villains, death) |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Script | ? [as Thornecliffe Herrick] (signed) |
| Pencils | George Evans (signed) |
| Inks | George Evans (signed) |
| Notes | The story title is taken from the cover blurb. |
| Reprinted | in Thrilling Planet Tales (AC, 1991 series) #nn [reprinted in black & white] |
| Characters | Mysta of the Moon; Guest Star: Bron II; Dr. Svord (introduction, death); Svord's assistant (introduction, death); Kharn (villain, introduction, death); Elna (villain, introduction, death); Orok (villain, introduction, death) |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Script | ? [as Ross Gallun] (signed) |
| Pencils | Matt Baker |
| Inks | Matt Baker |
| Notes | Baker art is most likely freelance at this stage and not through the Iger Shop. The fact that Planet Comics has had VERY little Iger work reinforces that likelihood. |
| Reprinted | in Thrilling Science Fiction (AC, 1998 series) #1; in Thrilling Planet Tales (AC, 1991 series) #nn [reprinted in black & white] |
| Characters | Auro Lord of Jupiter; Guest Star: Claudia; Goz (villain, death); D-Battalion (villains, introduction, death) |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Script | ? [as Dick Charles] (signed) |
| Pencils | Joe Doolin |
| Inks | Joe Doolin |
| Reprinted | in Thrilling Planet Tales (AC, 1991 series) #nn [reprinted in black & white) |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Script | ? [as Thornecliffe Herrick] (signed) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | The Space Rangers [Flint Baker]; Rocky (villain, introduction, death); Flo (villain, introduction, death) |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Script | ? [as Hugh Fitzhugh] (signed) |
| Pencils | Frank Doyle |
| Inks | Frank Doyle |
| Notes | Reef Ryan is not in this story. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | The bottom one third of the page is taken up by the Ownership Statement. |
| Characters | Futura [Marcia Reynolds]; Guest Stars: Aborotes (death); Jarl Sud (death); the Keeper (as a ghost); Mentor (villain, death); Cymradians (villains, all die) |
| Synopsis | Believing that Mentor and the Brainmen have all perished, Futura ends "Project Survival" and heads for home, not knowing that Mentor and the Cymradians survive and intend to strike back at her, once and for all time! |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Script | ? [as John Douglas] (signed) |
| Pencils | Walter Palais [as Walt Palais] (signed) |
| Inks | Walter Palais [as Walt Palais] (signed) |
| Reprinted | in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #82 (2010) [reprinted in black and white] |
| Characters | Star Pirate; Varon (villain, introduction, death); Lura (villain, introduction, death?) |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Script | ? [as Len Dodson] (signed) |
| Pencils | Maurice Whitman |
| Inks | Maurice Whitman |