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Planet Comics#54
Cover: Joe Doolin

Planet Comics #54

May 1948 · Fiction House · 0.10 USD
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"Robots from Inferno" in Planet Comics #54 (1948) delivers a classic sci-fi thriller from the golden age, featuring Matt Baker’s dynamic art in both pencils and inks. When Mysta dispatches a robot to document a telenite plant demonstration, her trust in the machine is tested as Dant Argo manipulates events from the shadows. The cover by Joe Doolin captures the story’s fiery tension, perfectly framing the issue’s blend of futuristic intrigue and suspense.

Contains 6 stories
Untitled Science Fiction story
10 pp · Science Fiction
Script ? [as Thornecliffe Herrick]
Alpha (a pirate, introduction)Philip (introduction)Voltamen (villains, all die)Marko (villain, introduction, death)
Untitled Science Fiction story
6 pp · Science Fiction
Venusians (introduction)Synthos (flashback)
Untitled Science Fiction story
6 pp · Science Fiction
Mother Seven (introduction, death?)Azroth (villain, introduction, death)
Untitled Science Fiction story
6 pp · Science Fiction
The Space Rangers [Flint BakerHerc]Zar (villain, intro)Xetra (villain, intro, death)fish-men (villain, intro)
Untitled Science Fiction story
7 pp · Science Fiction
Rasca (villainintroductiondeath)Sato (villainintroductiondeath)
Robots from Inferno
8 pp · Science Fiction
Script ? [as Ross Gallun]
Mysta of the MoonBron IIJon Zettra (scientist, introduction)Flura (villain, Argo's secretary)Dant Argo (villain, introduction, death)Vago (villain)

In "Robots from Inferno," Mysta sends a robot to document a telenite plant demonstration, unaware that Dant Argo is manipulating events to sabotage a key process—setting the stage for a tense clash of wills and machines. The story unfolds with a quiet urgency, grounded in the quiet danger of unseen interference.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $158
CGC 9.4 · 5 in census $4,447
CGC 9.2 none in existence
CGC 9.0 · 2 in census $2,128
CGC 8.5 · 6 in census $1,551
CGC 8.0 · 4 in census $983
CGC 7.5 · 6 in census $983
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CGC 7.0 · 8 in census $767
CGC 6.5 · 9 in census $521
CGC 6.0 · 8 in census $510
CGC 5.5 · 12 in census $453
CGC 5.0 · 12 in census $453
CGC 4.5 · 11 in census $327
CGC 4.0 · 9 in census $315
CGC 3.5 · 7 in census $302
CGC 3.0 · 3 in census $260*
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $218
CGC 2.0 · 1 in census $179*
CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $138*
CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $115*
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $90*
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Cast · 8 characters

AuroBlackyChet EdsonFuturaMarcia ReynoldsThe Star PirateThiValda

Full credits

artist, inker Matt Baker
cover pencils, inks Joe Doolin

Reprints

Reprinted in Planet Comics #[nn] (1950), Golden Age of Comics #8 (1984), Thrilling Planet Tales #[nn] (1991), Golden-Age Greats #12 (1998), Golden-Age Science Fiction Treasury #1 (2006), Golden-Age Greats Spotlight #12 (2013), Roy Thomas Presents Planet Comics #12 (2015), Gwandanaland Comics #366 (2017)

Key issues in Planet Comics

#35★
#35 1st appearance — Mysta of the Moon
#4★
#4 1st appearance — Gale Allen

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