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Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 69

  • Issue #69
    Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 69
    • 1" spine split from bottom of comic. Heavy corner chew. Cover oxidation.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover by Maurice Whitman. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by Joe Doolin, Rudy Palais, Saul Rosen, and Art Saaf. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. Reprints most of issue #20: The Red Comet battles the Slasher and his gang of space hijackers; Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron set out to rescue Rika from the Outer Venusians; Flint Baker squares off against mad scientist Dr. Worr to save Earth. Some images used in Parade of Pleasure (a Seduction of the Innocent-type anti-comics book). Mars, God of War; The Red Comet; Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron; Flint Baker. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.