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Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 68 CGC 4.0

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    Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 68 CGC 4.0

    Paper: Off white

    Label #4339764007

    Starts Jan 4

    Cover by Maurice Whitman. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by Lily Renee, Fran Hopper, Murphy Anderson, and Joe Doolin. 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 #40: The Space Rangers battle the mind-control perfume of the golden-skinned Queen Theca of Venus; Gale Allen investigates attacks by space dragons that can pass through steel walls; In the Lost World, the humans take refuge in the old New York Subway tunnels, but something horrible already lives there. Featuring art by pioneering female artists Fran Deitrick/Hopper and Lily Renee and legendary artist Murphy Anderson. Action-packed cover, possibly by Maurice Whitman. The Lost World; Gale Allen; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate; Mysta of the Moon. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: CGC 4.0 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)