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Series: Planet Comics

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Publisher: Fiction House

Title: Planet Comics
Issue: 54
Page Count: 52
Publish Date: May 1948
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Contributors: Editor: J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor)

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Story Title: Robots from Inferno - cover
Features:Mysta of the Moon
Pages:1
Pencils:Joe Doolin
Inks:Joe Doolin
Genre:science fiction
Characters:Mysta of the Moon


Story Title: The Big 6 of the Comics - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:1


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:The Lost World
Pages:10
Pencils:George Evans (signed)
Inks:George Evans (signed)
Genre:science fiction
Characters:Alpha (a pirate, introduction); Philip (introduction); Voltamen (villains, all die); Marko (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis:Three humans are captured by sky-pirates. Soon the sky-pirates and the humans are forced to work together against the Voltamen.


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:Futura
Pages:6
Pencils:Enrico Bagnoli
Inks:Enrico Bagnoli
Genre:science fiction
Characters:Futura [Marcia Reynolds] (origin retold); Venusians (intro); Thi (introduction, villain)
Synopsis:Futura helps the Venusians against the evil tyrant Thi.


Story Title: [ no title ] - letters page
Features:The Vizigraph
Pages:0.67
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Just Look at These Exciting New Novelties - advertisement
Features:Bernard Fine Co.
Pages:0.33
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:Auro Lord of Jupiter
Pages:6
Pencils:Joe Doolin ?; John Celardo ?
Inks:Joe Doolin ?; John Celardo
Genre:science fiction
Characters:Auro Lord of Jupiter; Mother Seven (intro; death?); Azroth (villain, intro; death)
Synopsis:Auro is captured by Azroth who plans to turn him into a slave.


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:Space Rangers
Pages:6
Pencils:Frank Doyle
Inks:Frank Doyle
Genre:science fiction
Characters:The Space Rangers [Flint Baker; Herc]; Zar (villain, intro); Xetra (villain, intro, death); fish-men (villain, intro)
Synopsis:Criminals capture Flint Baker and Herc and shrink them down to microscopic size.


Story Title: Time Shock - text story
Pages:2
Letters:typeset
Genre:science fiction


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:Star Pirate
Pages:7
Pencils:Maurice Whitman [as M. Whitman] (signed)
Inks:Maurice Whitman [as M. Whitman] (signed)
Genre:science fiction
Characters:Star Pirate; Valda (intro); Blacky; Rasca (villain; intro; death); Sato (villain; intro; death)
Synopsis:Star Pirate and Blacky help Valda prove who killed her father.


Story Title: Living Death - illustration
Features:Life On Other Worlds
Pages:1
Pencils:Frank Doyle [as Doyle] (signed)
Inks:Frank Doyle [as Doyle] (signed)
Genre:science fiction


Story Title: Robots from Inferno - comic story
Features:Mysta of the Moon
Pages:8
Pencils:Matt Baker
Inks:Matt Baker
Genre:science fiction
Characters:Mysta of the Moon; Bron II; Jon Zettra (scientist, introduction); Flura (villain, Argo's secretary); Dant Argo (villain, introduction, death); Vago (villain)
Synopsis:Not able to attend a demonstration of a telenite plant, Mysta sends a robot to record all the proceedings, not knowing that Dant Argo is planning to eliminate one vital process from the telenite plant under false pretenses.


Story Title: Now! All 5 Famous Jowett Courses in 1 Complete Muscle Building Volume! - advertisement
Features:Jowett Institute of Physical Culture
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: America's Greatest Zipper Billfold Bargain! - advertisement
Features:Illinois Merchandise Mart
Pages:1


Story Title: What a Sweet Surprise - advertisement
Features:Curtiss Candy Company
Pages:1


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