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2February 1940
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Planet Comics #2

Fiction House · February 1940 · on sale 1940-01-10

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Series
Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
February 1940
Key date
1940-02-00
On-sale date
1940-01-10
Indicia publisher
Glen Kel Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Cave of the Demonscover1pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will EisnerFlint Baker
2-comic story8script: Herman Bolstein; pencils: George Tuska; inks: George TuskaPlanet Payson (introduction); Professor Sandow (astronomer, introduction); Roland (introduction); The Hawkmen (introduction); Buzzlark (villain, introduction, death); Buzzlark's men (villains, introduction for all, many die)
3Cave of the Demonscomic story15script: Herman Bolstein; pencils: Art Peddy, Bob Powell; inks: Art Peddy, Bob PowellFletcher "Flint" Baker; Mimi Wilson; Princess Viga; unnamed Martian scientist (villain, introduction, death); the scientist's monster (villain, introduction, death)
4The Dashing, Slashing Adventure of the Great Solinoor Diamondcomic story5script: Fletcher Hanks; pencils: Fletcher Hanks; inks: Fletcher Hanks; letters: Fletcher HanksTiger Hart (introduction); Zip (introduction); Queen Hilda (introduction); Turk the Terrible (villain, introduction); Talon (villain, introduction, death)
5-comic story7pencils: Henry Kiefer; inks: Henry KieferLieutenant Spurt Hammond; Amoura (Queen of Venus, introduction); Prince Khangiz (villain, Red Master of Mars, introduction)
6The Earth Queen's Last Refugetext story1.5script: ? [as Don Varick] (credited); letters: typesetQueen Lais; Commander Lothain; Ma'Gloon (villain, traitor to Earth, death); Betelgeuzians (villains)
8-comic story6script: ? [as Bob Jordan] (credited)Buzz Crandall; Dr. Coran [aka Curan] (scientist); Sandra Coran [aka Curan] (the doctor's daughter); Sinfo (villain, scientist, introduction, death); the Crab-Men (villains, introduction for all)
9-comic story15pencils: Malcolm Kildale; inks: Malcolm KildaleCaptain Nelson Cole [becomes "Torro" in this story only with magic clothing and whip]; Z-X (Cole's boss); Berton (member of Cole's crew); Ruler of Zog (introduction); a two-headed giant (villain, introduction, death)
10-comic story6script: Herman Bolstein; pencils: R. Louis Golden; inks: R. Louis GoldenAuro, Hardwich
11-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Lou Fine, Will Eisner; inks: Lou Fine

Plus 2.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
Supermen! The First Wave of Comic Book Heroes 1936-1941 #[nn]
ISBN 9781560979715
2009On eBay ›
You Shall Die by Your Own Evil Creation! #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-60699-160-2
2009On eBay ›
Spurt Hammond
ISBN 978-1544190006
2017On eBay ›

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