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Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) comic books 1940

  • Issue #1
    Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 1

    Cover art by Lou Fine. "The One-Eyed Monster Men from Mars," script and art by Dick Briefer; Flint has completed the rocket ship begun by his father and is ready to take off for Mars, but first has three prison convicts freed to serve as his crew; They land on Mars and find the corpse of a former explorer, who leaves a letter warning anyone finding his note to stay away from the dark side of Mars. Untitled story, art by Malcolm Kildale; After a rocket ship crash that kills his parents, Auro is raised by a saber-tooth tiger; He is approached by a young woman named Martha to help save her friends who have been taken as slaves by the fiendish ruler of Neptune. Untitled story, script by Ken Jackson; While the public is amazed and elated that no crimes have been committed for two weeks, the Police feel that their jobs are less secure because of the crime busting activities of the Red Comet; His magical powers seem to draw him like a magnet to the criminal element. Untitled story, art by Alex Blum (as Alex Boon); The loss of several Solar Ships forces the President of the Solar Congress to appoint Captain Cole to lead a force against the enemies from outer space. "The War Lords of the Moon," art by Henry Kiefer; Spurt and his companions must fend off the attacks of the Luzerons, who occupy the polar regions of the Moon. Untitled story; Buzz and his crew must face the Sharkmen, semi-intelligent living under the murky waters of Neptune. "The Man Who Stole a World!", art by Alvin Charles (as Albert Charles); A former Earth scientist takes up residence on a far distant planetoid, and threatens to rule the universe and destroy all traces of civilization. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 3
    • INCOMPLETE. First wrap and centerfold missing, affects Flint Baker, Red Comet, Spurt Hammond, and Auro stories. First present wrap detached and damaged.

    Cover art by Will Eisner. Untitled story; Instead of returning to Earth, Mimi sets the controls to alter the course and they land on Pluto, out of fuel; Flint is attacked by weird half-man, half-amphibian creatures and captured. Untitled story, pencils by Alex Blum; Amazonia and her people, the last survivors of a super race that perished during the period of the last ice age, and who live in the far north reaches of the Arctic, are visited by the only survivor of an expedition. Untitled story; While cruising the universe, Red Comet gets a strange message from a ruler on Jupiter, who challenges the entire solar system to battle with his forces. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; While cruising near Mercury, Spurt's Astragraph picks up the images of a young girl being roughly seized by brutal captors, and heads to the planet to investigate. The Lizard-Men of Alpha Astra text story. Untitled story; Sandra and Buzz report to Post 82 on the Moon, and discover that all communication with Post 83 has been cut off, so the pair go and investigate. Untitled story, art by Leonard Frank; The Chief of the Solar Force puts Captain Cole in charge of finding the space pirates that are attacking defenseless space transports. Untitled story, script by Herman Bolstein, art by R. Louis Golden; A strange character approaches Auro's throne and asks him of he intends to wipe out a dragon responsible for the deaths of many of Auro's people. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #8
    Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 8
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4288951001
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    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.

  • Issue #9
    Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 9
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Label #4271558001

    Invasion From Uranus starring The Red Comet, art by Alex Blum. World Without Light starring Spurt Hammond, art by Henry Kiefer. Gale Allen story, art by Witmer Williams. Flint Baker story. What Are the Actual Possibilities of Space Travel? fact page, art by Gene Fawcette. An Elementary Course In Astronautics fact page. Moon Monster text story. Menace of the Shrinking People starring Captain Nelson Cole of the Solar Force. Stampede on the Star Trail starring Buzz Crandall of the Space Patrol, art by Charles Sultan. "Crash" Parker story, art by Henry Kiefer. Death From the Deep starring Don Granval, art by Witmer Williams. Cosmo Corrigan story, art by George Tuska. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.