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5May 1940
$0.10

Planet Comics #5

Fiction House · May 1940 · on sale 1940-03-19

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Series
Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
May 1940
Key date
1940-05-00
On-sale date
1940-03-19
Indicia publisher
Love Romances Pub. Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
1-activity1letters: typeset
2The Phony War of Cato and Jupitercomic story13pencils: Courtney Thomasen; inks: Courtney Thomasen; letters: Courtney ThomasenMorgo (villain, introduction, death); Zirgo (villain, introduction, death); The president of Earth (introduction); Nelson Cole
3-comic story4pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob PowellGale Allen; Jack North (guest-star); Prince Blaga Daru (villain, introduction)
4The Vampire from Plutocomic story5script: Al Bryant; pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al Bryant; letters: Gene FawcetteFero (introduction); A werewolf from Pluto (villain, introduction, death); vampire from Pluto (villain, introduction, death); Dr. John Wade (introduction); Phyllis Wade (his daughter, introduction)
5In the Jungles of Jupitercomic story5.75pencils: Bob Powell, Richard Golden; inks: Richard Golden; letters: Richard GoldenAuro, Hardwich
6Case 3: File 1: Clue 4comic story0.25pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob PowellBull's-Eye Bannon; Ezra Ark
7Crime Takes a Holiday!comic story5pencils: Don Rico; inks: Don Rico; letters: Bob PowellThe Red Comet; J. G. (villain, introduction, death); other warmongers (villains, introduction for all, all die)
8Slave of the Lizard-Mentext story2script: ? [as Don Varick]; letters: typesetDexter Ames; Dr. Phillips; Gunner Hatch; lizard-men; unnamed giant humanoid
9The Doomed Universecomic story8pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; letters: Nick CardySpace Admiral Curry (introduction); the Universal President (introduction); Rocko (villain, introduction, death)
10The Idiots of Plutocomic story7pencils: Henry Kiefer; inks: Henry Kiefer; letters: Henry KieferMorono [king of Pluto] (villain, introduction); King Satius (introduction); his daughter (introduction); Spurt Hammond; Plutonians
11Slaves of the Flower Peoplecomic story6pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; letters: Nick CardyThe flower people of an asteroid (villains, introduction, death); Headless men of the asteroid (introduction); Buzz Crandall; Sandra Curan
12Adventures on a New Worldcomic story7pencils: Art Peddy; inks: Art PeddyThe Grangonians (villains); Mimi Wilson (guest-star); Flint Baker
13Planet Punscartoon1script: ? [as Jupitor] (sic)Mr. Goldbucks

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