Volume: 1
Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 68
Editing: Malcolm Reiss (credited) (editor); Gene Fawcette (art director)
Cover Thumbnail for Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #17 Edit Cover
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The Warrior-Maid of Mercury
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Mars, God of War / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:science fiction
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Indexer Notes

Owners: Love Romances Publishing Co., Inc.; J. G. Scott

3 Smash Hits
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Warrior-Maid of Mercury
(Table of Contents: 2)

Mars, God of War / comic story / 10 pages

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  • Genre:science fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Mars, god of war, stares down at the...
Characters:
Anton (villain, introduction); Prof. Stone (introduction); Dave Stone (introduction); Commander Telma (introduction); a hermit (introduction)
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 3)

Reef Ryan / comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:science fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Things are mighty quiet with Sarku gone, Reef.
Characters:
Vara (guest-star); Nepon (guest-star); Repul (villain); Mordas Krad (villain, introduction); King Aquara (introduction)
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Our Solar System
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illustration / 1 page

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  • Genre:non-fiction; math & science
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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 5)

Norge Benson / comic story / 6 pages

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?
  • Genre:science fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:On Pluto, the planet of ice and snow...
Characters:
Prof. Squint (guest-star); The Gooleys (villains, introduction, death?); Presto (a penguin magician, introduction)
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 6)

Auro Lord of Jupiter / comic story / 7 pages

Script:
? [as Nick Charles]
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  • Genre:science fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:From the fetid core of Auto's realm arise...
Characters:
The Islandmen (villains, introduction); Marron (introduction); Ronno (introduction)
Reprints (1)

Invisible People
(Table of Contents: 7)

Jeff Drake / text story / 1.67 pages

Script:
? [as Bjorn Tagens]
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?
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typeset
  • Genre:science fiction
Characters:
Blast Bragen

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 8)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page

Script:
Thurman Scott (credited as T. T. Scott) (business manager)
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typeset

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 9)

Flint Baker / comic story / 8 pages

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? [as Al Schmidt]
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  • Genre:science fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:As the space ship Rogue Star hurtles toward...
Characters:
Erik (villain, introduction, death); other Vikings (villains, introduction)
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
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Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:science fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:As Gale and the girl squadron explore a...
Characters:
Lura (a Girl Squadron member, introduction); Pocatl (villain, introduction, death)
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The Graveyard of Space
(Table of Contents: 11)

Star Pirate / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
? [as Leonardo Vinci]
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  • Genre:science fiction
Characters:
Dagara (villain); Ted (introduction); his father (introduction)
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Note that the strip title drops "The" and becomes simply "Star Pirate."

[no title indexed]
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The Red Comet / comic story / 8 pages

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? [as Cy Thatcher]
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  • Genre:science fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Defeated and humbled, the arch fiend Rasnel, lord...
Characters:
Rasnel; Dolores Taylor; Rusty
Reprints (2)

The Big Six
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The Warrior-Maid of Mercury
    Mars, God of War
  2. 3 Smash Hits
  3. The Warrior-Maid of Mercury
    Mars, God of War
  4. ["Things are mighty quiet with Sarku gone, Reef."]
    Reef Ryan
  5. Our Solar System
  6. ["On Pluto, the planet of ice and snow..."]
    Norge Benson
  7. ["From the fetid core of Auto's realm arise..."]
    Auro Lord of Jupiter
  8. Invisible People
    Jeff Drake
  9. [no title indexed]
  10. ["As the space ship Rogue Star hurtles toward..."]
    Flint Baker
  11. ["As Gale and the girl squadron explore a..."]
    Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron
  12. The Graveyard of Space
    Star Pirate
  13. ["Defeated and humbled, the arch fiend Rasnel, lord..."]
    The Red Comet
  14. The Big Six
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