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Cover: Joe Doolin
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Planet Comics #52

Jan 1948 · Fiction House · 0.10 USD
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In "Devastate! Plunder! Enslave!", Dr. Riktor seeks Mysta’s aid against a threat of sentient plant monsters, only for her to later discover his dark use of her knowledge in the future. Written by Ross Gallun and illustrated by Maurice Whitman, this 1948 adventure from Planet Comics #52 sees Mysta confront the consequences of her own invention, leading to a pivotal decision with Bron to destroy her time machine. The cover by Joe Doolin captures the story’s high-stakes tone.

Contains 6 stories
Devastate! Plunder! Enslave!
10 pp · Science Fiction
Guest Stars: IgorSr. Juarez (intro)Villains: VoltamenMangla (introdeath)
Mystery of the Time Chamber!
8 pp · Science Fiction
Mysta of the Moon (origin retold)Guest Star: Bron IIVillain: Dr. Riktor (introdeath)

In "Mystery of the Time Chamber!" from Planet Comics #52, Dr. Riktor seeks Mysta’s aid against a threat of sentient plant monsters, and she shares the knowledge he needs to survive. Later, driven by curiosity, Mysta uses her new time machine to glimpse the future—and discovers to her dismay that Riktor has twisted her help into a weapon of conquest. With the truth revealed, she returns to the present, where she and Bron decide to destroy the time machine before it can be misused again.

Untitled Science Fiction story
6 pp · Science Fiction
Goz (villain)President of Earth (introduction)
Untitled Science Fiction story
8 pp · Science Fiction
Star PirateTerra (introvillain)
Untitled Science Fiction story
6 pp · Science Fiction
Futura [Marcia Reynolds]Guest Star: The KeeperVillains: MentorCymridians
Untitled Science Fiction story
4 pp · Science Fiction
The Space Rangers [Flint Baker]Guest Stars: MaryHerculesVillain: Borg (introdeath?)

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $167
CGC 9.6 · 1 in census $8,789*
CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $5,623*
CGC 9.2 · 3 in census $2,799
CGC 9.0 · 3 in census $2,505*
CGC 8.5 · 5 in census $1,749
CGC 8.0 · 7 in census $1,054
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CGC 7.5 · 10 in census $949
CGC 7.0 · 3 in census $771
CGC 6.5 · 10 in census $742
CGC 6.0 · 6 in census $658
CGC 5.5 · 8 in census $625
CGC 5.0 · 5 in census $555
CGC 4.5 · 5 in census $323
CGC 4.0 · 3 in census $323*
CGC 3.5 · 5 in census $323*
CGC 3.0 · 3 in census $310*
CGC 2.5 · 6 in census $251*
CGC 2.0 · 2 in census $214*
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Cast · 3 characters

Full credits

artist, inker Maurice Whitman
cover pencils, inks Joe Doolin

Reprints

↩ Reprints Planet Comics #33 (1944)

Reprinted in Gwandanaland Comics #366 (2017), Fiction House: From Pulps to Panels, from Jungles to Space #[nn] (2017)

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