Roy Thomas Presents Planet Comics #1

Flint, armed with a rocket built by his father, launches toward Mars with a crew of three freed convicts, eager to prove himself in the final frontier. After landing, they discover the lifeless body of a long-dead explorer who left behind a chilling warning: stay away from the dark side of Mars.

Auro, raised by a saber-tooth tiger after a rocket crash killed his parents, is drawn into an urgent mission when a young woman named Martha seeks his help to rescue her friends from the clutches of Neptune’s tyrannical ruler. Set in a rugged, alien frontier, the story blends survival instinct with a sudden call to adventure, all in just six pages of classic sci-fi pulp.

In "null," Captain Cole leads a desperate mission after the sudden disappearance of Solar Ships, thrust into command against a mysterious alien threat. Captured by the ruthless dictator Zan, the crew faces a terrifying fate—transformation into soulless, robotic slaves.

In "The War Lords of the Moon," Spurt and his crew find themselves caught in a high-stakes standoff with the ruthless Luzerons, who control the Moon’s polar regions and prey on passing interplanetary transports. With danger looming from both the unforgiving lunar landscape and the well-armed invaders, the odds are stacked against them.

In this gripping four-page tale from *Roy Thomas Presents Planet Comics #1*, Buzz and his crew race against time to rescue Dr. Curan and the rest of the Neptune expedition from the enigmatic Sharkmen—semi-intelligent beings dwelling in the planet’s murky depths. With tension mounting beneath the alien seas, the fate of the mission hangs in the balance.

In "The Man Who Stole a World!", a disgraced Earth scientist exiled to a distant planetoid unleashes a terrifying new weapon: an infrared ray capable of tearing planets from their orbits. His first act of cosmic defiance? A brazen attempt to pull Pluto from its path, threatening to unravel the very fabric of the solar system.

In "null," Professor Sandow's strange observations of cloud-based flashes lead Payson and Roland on a skyward expedition that uncovers a floating castle suspended above the storm clouds—home to enigmatic Hawkmen caught in a conflict that threatens the skies themselves.

Flint Baker and Mimi find their return to Earth complicated when Princess Viga pleads with them to stay and protect her people from a monstrous threat lurking in the depths of a hidden cave. As they weigh their choices, the line between duty and adventure blurs in this pulse-pounding sci-fi tale from Roy Thomas Presents Planet Comics.

Tiger Hart swings into action when he learns that Queen Hilda is imprisoned by the ruthless Turk the Terrible, who demands the legendary Great Solinoor Diamond in exchange for her freedom. With daring leaps and a sharp wit, Tiger races against time to rescue the queen and reclaim the priceless gem.

Spurt, a lone operative from Earth, is dispatched to Venus on a high-stakes mission to retrieve Radia-Tronite crystals vital to powering America’s generators—only to find his journey igniting a galactic conflict between Earth and Mars.

In the depths of Neptune’s oceanic wastes, Dr. Buzz and his daughter flee a sudden assault by eerie Crab-Men, only to be dragged into the hidden lair of the sinister Sinfo—whose twisted experiments await his new captives.

In the lavish halls of Auro’s endless feast, a quiet plea from servant Ava shatters the revelry—she warns him that Agra, the killer of her parents, is coming to end him. As opulence gives way to dread, Auro must decide whether to flee or face a past he never knew.

When Mimi reroutes their ship to Pluto after running out of fuel, the unexpected destination brings them face to face with strange, half-man, half-amphibian creatures—just as Flint is suddenly seized.

In the frozen reaches of the Arctic, Amazona—last of a vanished super-race—meets Blake, the sole survivor of a lost expedition, as he seeks passage back to America. Drawn by curiosity and restlessness, she joins him on the journey, leaving behind the isolation of her people’s hidden world.

In "null," Red Comet answers a mysterious call from a Jupiter-born ruler, whose sudden challenge sends shockwaves across the solar system. With no warning and no allies in sight, the lone hero must confront an unknown threat from beyond the gas giant’s storms.

Spurt’s Astragraph detects a distress signal near Mercury, leading him to rescue Princess Zilla from brutal captors. Now on the planet’s surface, he uncovers a sinister plot: her Prime Minister is transforming people into monsters, and the fate of the world hangs in the balance.

In "null," Sandra and Buzz arrive at Moon Post 82 to find all contact with Post 83 abruptly severed, plunging the outpost into silence. With no word from their counterparts and the lunar surface eerily still, the two must venture into the unknown to uncover what’s happened—before they become the next missing link.

In a stark, otherworldly throne room, Auro faces a mysterious visitor who questions his intent to destroy a dragon blamed for his people’s deaths—only to discover the man, known as the Dragon Man, is the dragon himself.

In "Slave Planet," Flint and Mimi find themselves stranded on Jupiter after a space monster attacks their ship, forcing the crew to land on the alien world. There, they must confront the planet’s terrifying guardians—the Great Eye, The Great Ear, and The Great Mouth—before they can hope to return home.

In the quiet moments before a storm, Auro watches as a strange ship crashes into the lake, its arrival a mystery to his people. When he ventures to investigate, he finds a young prince from Saturn—fleeing a tyrant uncle—trapped in the wreckage, his fate now entwined with Auro’s.

In "null," Comet follows an Earth ship into the deadly reaches of Vegeto, the Planet of Deadly Planets, where the very flora poses a lethal threat. As he races to intercept the ship, he must navigate a world where nature itself is a weapon—before it’s too late.

In "null," Captain Cole finds himself at the center of chaos during the Third Centenary of the Solar Police Force when a sudden death ray cuts down dancers and turns its aim on him. As he traces the attack to his long-time adversary Felon, Cole is drawn into a dangerous game that leads him to Earth, where he offers his skills to nations eager to challenge the established order.

Spurt, a lone operative on the edge of the solar frontier, is dispatched by his superior on Mercury to confront a mysterious threat: the beaked men who stalk the space lanes in detachable bat wings, hijacking ships and demanding ransoms. As he ventures into the wreckage-strewn asteroid belts, he must outthink a foe whose tactics are as unpredictable as the void itself.

In "null," Dr. Curan delivers urgent news to Lt. Crandall: the Moon is on the brink of exploding from a dangerous buildup of hydrogen gas at its core. With time running out, the tension mounts aboard the ship as the crew grapples with the crisis—especially when Dr. Zynnon, a passenger with a deep-seated hatred for humanity, begins to make his own dangerous plans.

In "null," Kenny prepares to leave the service and return to Earth, but when Colonel and Dwight try to convince him to re-enlist, their scheme unexpectedly becomes real—leading Kenny to re-up and stand against an incoming threat. The story unfolds with quiet tension, grounded in loyalty and the sudden weight of duty.

In the silent expanse of space, North waits anxiously for his scouting party’s return—until an urgent SOS cuts through the static, reporting their capture by Pluto’s notorious pirates. With the commandant reluctant to act, North reluctantly calls in Gale Allen and her Women's Space Battalion, whose arrival brings both skill and friction to the mission.

In "The Strongest Man in the Universe," Jo, a giant with unmatched strength, must defend North America from a sudden assault by fierce warriors from the North Pole. Armed with high-speed land sleds and deadly ray guns, the invaders race across the frozen tundra, threatening to overrun the continent.