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Issue Details

Issue #61
Published July 1949
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor)

Cover Details - "The Brute in the Bubble"

Genre science fiction

10 page The Lost World story The Brute In the Bubble ["To conquer a planet, devastate its cities and..."]

Characters Villains: Zog and Mummy-Men (intro); Voltamen
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Thorncliffe Herrick]
Pencils George Evans
Inks George Evans
Notes The story title is taken from the cover blurb. Note that the "house name" is missing the first "e".

6 page Futura story "Oceania, the aqua planet, gracefully glides its orbit..."

Characters Futura [Marcia Reynolds]; Guest Star: Blargo; Villains: The Heads (intro); a duplicate Futura (intro)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as John Douglas]
Pencils Enrico Bagnoli
Inks Enrico Bagnoli ?
Notes The inking varies tremendously on this episode. They are especially simplified on page five. Reprint 'titled' Futura.
Reprinted in Strange Worlds (Malibu, 1990 series) #1 (in black and white)

2 page text story "Unposted"

Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Thornecliffe Herrick]
Pencils ? [as J. Bixby]
Inks ? [as J. Bixby]
Letters typeset

6 page Auro Lord of Jupiter story "The air was sweet to smell, and the..."

Characters Auro Lord of Jupiter; Guest Stars: Dorna; Commander Gorth (intro); Villain: Krio (intro)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Dick Charles]
Pencils Graham Ingels
Inks Graham Ingels

7 page Space Rangers story "The reel of documentary film in the space rangers'..."

Characters The Space Rangers [Flint Baker; Reef Ryan]; Gettor (introduction); Norta
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Hugh Fitzhugh]
Pencils Lee Elias; Frank Doyle
Inks Lee Elias; Frank Doyle
Notes Doyle provides panels two, three and the final panel and the story is revamped to eliminate about a page and a half of the original story.
Reprinted from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #31

7 page Star Pirate story "Long life, self-government, peace and luxury...all these..."

Characters Star Pirate; Flura Benson (intro); Villain: Tabor (intro)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Len Dodson]
Pencils Leonard Starr
Inks Leonard Starr

1 page Life On Other Worlds filler "Rhea"

Genre science fiction

8 page Mysta of the Moon story "Cargo X25, consigned on space freighter Eroica for..."

Characters Mysta of the Moon [Technician 106]; Guest Stars: Dirk Garro; Lorne (intro; dies); Villains: Kaarin (intro; dies); the Llarns (intro; monsters)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Ross Gallun]
Pencils Charles A. Winter
Inks Charles A. Winter
Notes Mysta's secret i.d. now "Technician 106".