Publishers / Fiction House / Planet Comics (1940) / #40
40January 1946
$0.10

Planet Comics #40

Fiction House · January 1946 · on sale 1945-10-15

First appearance: Dr. Black
Buy it now on eBay ›Graded copies ›
How to read this file
  • Every claim on this page traces to a public bibliographic record; the sources are listed at the bottom of the file.
  • A first-appearance badge means this is the earliest non-flashback appearance on record in this database.
  • Buy links are eBay affiliate links. They never change what the record says.

Identification plate

Series
Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series)
Issue
#40
Publication date
January 1946
Key date
1946-01-00
On-sale date
1945-10-15
Indicia publisher
Love Romances Pub. Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

Match the book in your hand against this plate before paying an edition-specific price.

Why this issue matters

First appearance of Dr. Black - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Chameleon Men From Galaxy 9cover1pencils: Joe Doolin; inks: Joe Doolin
1Death Masters of the Voidtext story2script: Montague Truex
2-comic story9script: Thornecliffe Herrick; pencils: Lily Renée; inks: Lily RenéeBruce (guest-star); Bonnie (guest-star); Robin (guest-star); Voltamen (villains, introduction, deaths); Taomen (villain, introduction, death); their Chief (villain, introduction, death); A professor (introduction, death)
3-comic story6script: Hugh Fitzhugh; pencils: Jean Levander; inks: Regina LevanderFlint Baker, Reef Ryan
4-comic story5script: Ross Gallun; pencils: Fran Hopper; inks: Fran HopperDr. Black First, Mysta of the Moon
5-comic story6script: Len Dodson; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy AndersonThala (villain, introduction); her gang (villains, introduction)
6-comic story6script: Ross Gallun; pencils: Joe Doolin; inks: Joe DoolinGale Allen; unnamed villain (introduction); unnamed girl (introduction); Professor Quimbly (guest-star); the Doctor (guest-star)

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Planet Comics #681952On eBay ›
Good Girl Art Quarterly #91992On eBay ›
Mysta of the Moon
ISBN 978-1544746760		2017On eBay ›

Reading the story costs a fraction of owning the issue. Both routes are on every file.

Before you buy

  • Golden-age paper is brittle. Ask about page suppleness and check edges for chips in the photos.
  • Check for trimmed edges, married covers, and clipped coupons - all common on books this old.
  • Confirm the indicia matches this plate; many golden-age titles changed names mid-run.

Series context

‹ #3940 of 73#41 ›

Sources

Found an error in this file? corrections@comicrecord.com