Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) comic books 1938-1955

Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 8 CGC 3.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4288951001

Cover art by Charles Sultan. Mystery of the Vanishing Men starring The Red Comet, art by Alex Blum. Gale Allen story, art by Bob Powell. Golden Amazons of Venus starring Flint Baker, art by Arthur Peddy. Fero Interplanetary Detective story. The War of the Electronic Universe starring Don Granval, pencils by John Celardo. Cradle of the World text story starring Dexter Ames. Robot Raiders of Mars starring Captain Nelson Cole of the Solar Force, art by Bob Powell. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 24 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing. Interrupts art and story.

Cover art by Dan Zolnerowich. The Queen of the Jungle ad. Untitled story, art by Joe Doolin; Mars uses Bert Rand's jealousy to kidnap scientists and round up rogues and try to conquer the planets. Untitled story, art by George Tuska; It's winter on Neptune and the Toags have awakened and attacked Xalan again. Untitled story, art by George Appel; Star Pirate frees a girl and her crew from the space patrol. Untitled story, art by Rafael Astarita; A giant beast attacked Donna and her father and stole his eyes. "Is Atlantis On the Moon?" article. Untitled story, art by Graham Ingels; Flying over ruined Manhattan, Hunt's ship is shot down. Untitled story, art by Lee Elias; The Blind Death is killing people and Marto comes to Vanam with information. Untiled story, art by Fran Hopper (as Fran Deitrick); Norge is captured by the scientist-magician Lomar. "Raiders From the Red Moon," art by Joe Doolin; Cities on various planets are disappearing without a trace. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 44 CGC 1.8

Paper: Off white

Label #4423957009

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by Lily Renee, Joe Doolin, Bob Lubbers, Murphy Anderson, Ruben Moreira and Chester Martin. 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. In the Lost World's ruins of Miami, Hunt and Lyssa race to warn the humans about an approaching hurricane; An amusing Murphy Anderson strip speculating about what life on Jupiter's moon Callisto might look like; Mysta and her robot defeat an attack by four-armed space apes, but it turns out to be a ruse by The Face. Girl-in-a-bubble cover by Joe Doolin. Life on Other Worlds: Callisto; The Lost World; Futura; Mysta of the Moon; Auro Lord of Jupiter; Telecast From the Future?; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 68 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

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.