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Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 1234

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    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 1234 GD+ 2.5

    Cover oxidation. Staple rust. Water damage.

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    Indicia title is "THE PHANTOM PLANET, No. 1234." Adapted from the 1961 movie "The Phantom Planet." Painted cover art with a photo of a Solarite (as played by Richard Kiel). Preview with photos. The Phantom Planet, art by Jack Lehti; An earthman lands on an uncharted asteroid, Rheton, only to find it inhabited by miniature people; The atmosphere shrinks him to their size and he gets involved in a romantic triangle with two women and has to fight a duel; The asteroid is then menaced by alien Solarites, who aim to destroy it. August 1960: The Greatest Month in Space History fact page. Killer Rays in Space; Theories about harmful radiation during space travel. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.