Publishers / Fiction House / Planet Comics (1940) / #59
59March 1949
$0.10

Planet Comics #59

Fiction House · March 1949

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Identification plate

Series
Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series)
Issue
#59
Publication date
March 1949
Key date
1949-03-10
Indicia publisher
Love Romances Pub. Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Joe Doolin; inks: John Celardo, Henry Kiefer
1The Big 6 of the Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1
2-comic story10script: Thornecliffe Herrick; pencils: George Evans; inks: George EvansVoltamen (villain); Rasarc (aka "Abel"; intro; dies; villain); Shaloff (intro; dies; villain); Beetle (villain); the Broodunians (villain); Octopodians (villain); Hunt Bowman; Lyssa
3-comic story6script: John Douglas; pencils: Enrico Bagnoli; inks: Enrico BagnoliFutura [Marcia Reynolds]; Omma (villain, dies); Yrina (villain); Lizard-Men (villain, introduction); Blargo (villain, introduction)
4-comic story6.67script: Len Dodson; pencils: Leonard Starr; inks: Leonard StarrStar Pirate; Blacky; Zaroth (villain, introduction); Fura (villain, introduction)
5-statement of ownership0.33script: J. F. Byrne
6A Trip to the Mooncomic story2pencils: Bay; inks: Bay
7-comic story6script: Dick Charles; pencils: Graham Ingels; inks: Graham IngelsAuro, Chet Edson
8Varnog of Venustext story2script: ? [as Thornecliffe Herrick]; letters: typeset
9-comic story6script: Hugh Fitzhugh; pencils: Frank Fermonetti; inks: Frank FermonettiThe Space Rangers [Flint Baker; Reef Ryan]; Slagger (villain, introduction, death)
10Revolt on Planet Xanthia!comic story8script: Ross Gallun; pencils: Matt Baker; inks: Ray OsrinMysta of the Moon; Guest Stars: Dirk Garro; Bron II; Thord Vara (introduction); Starn Valdur (villain, introduction, death?); Ana (villain, introduction, death?)

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

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Mysta of the Moon
ISBN 978-1544746760
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