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8September 1940
$0.10

Planet Comics #8

Fiction House · September 1940 · on sale 1940-06-24

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Series
Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
September 1940
Key date
1940-09-00
On-sale date
1940-06-24
Indicia publisher
Love Romances Pub. Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Golden Amazons of Venuscover1pencils: Charles Sultan; inks: Charles Sultan
1Watch your newsstand for Wings Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
2Mystery of the Vanishing Mencomic story10pencils: Alex Blum; inks: Alex BlumCarol (introduction); Jim (introduction); other scientists (introduction); A tyrant of Mysto (villain, introduction); a monster (villain, introduction, death); Red Comet
3-comic story4pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob PowellJack North (guest-star); Rana Joyce (introduction); Crab Men of Mercury (villains, introduction, death); Gale Allen; Pete
4Golden Amazons of Venuscomic story6pencils: Art Peddy; inks: Art PeddyQueen Futura (not the heroine beginning in issue #43, introduction); the Golden Amazons (introduction); The Metal Men (villains, introduction, death); Flint Baker; Mimi; Mac
5-comic story5script: ? [as Allison Brant]Congressman Thompson (introduction); Eric (introduction); A gang of crooks (villains, introduction, death); Fero briefly becomes a monster (villain, last appearance)
6The War of the Electronic Universecomic story8pencils: John Celardo; inks: Sid GreeneThe King of the Electronic World (villain, introduction); Don Granval; Claire; Venusians
7Cradle of the Worldtext story2script: Lin Davies; pencils: John Celardo; inks: John CelardoDexter Ames; Dr. Phillips; Morgan; Hatch
8Robot Raiders of Marscomic story6pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob PowellTobor (villain, introduction, death); Nelson Cole
9The Fiery Worldcomic story5pencils: Henry Kiefer; inks: Henry KieferQueen of Venus (introduction); Org (introduction); King of Mars (villain, introduction); Martians (villains); Spurt Hammond
10-comic story5script: Bob Jordan; pencils: Gene Fawcette; inks: Gene FawcetteSophus (villain, introduction, death); Buzz Crandall; Sandra West
11Laff Riotscartoon1script: ? [as Jack Smiley]
12-comic story5script: Charles Quinlan Sr.; pencils: Chas. M. Quinlan; inks: Chas. M. QuinlanThe Sky Pirates (villains, introduction, death); Crash Barker; Betty; Barrow; Joe
13War-Gods of Tomorrowcomic story7pencils: Witmer Williams; inks: Witmer WilliamsPlanet Payson (last appearance) Rix (villain, last appearance)
14-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetSheena

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