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Planet Comics #1 (1940)

Fiction House · 1940 · 68 pages

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Contains 7 stories
The One-Eyed Monster Men from Mars
15 pp · science fiction
Harry Parks (freed convict, introduction)Phil Godwin (freed convict, introduction)Cliff Grant (freed convict, introduction, death)Mimi Wilson (New York Globe reporter, introduction)King of Mars [aka the Ruler of Ru] (introduction)Princess Viga (the King's daughter, introduction)Sarko (villain, introduction, death)Sarko's monster horde (villains, many die)

In "The One-Eyed Monster Men from Mars," Flint—driven by his father’s unfinished dream—launches a rocket to the red planet, bringing along three freed convicts as crew. After landing, they discover the lifeless remains of a past explorer, who left a chilling warning: stay away from the dark side of Mars.

Untitled story
6 pp · science fiction
Tara (pet saber-tooth tiger)Professor John Hardwich (Auro's father, introduction, death)Mrs. John Hardwich (Auro's mother, introduction, death)Martha Gale (an assistant pilot, introduction)King of Neptune (villain, introduction)

In a forgotten corner of the solar system, Auro—raised by a saber-tooth tiger after a rocket crash claimed his parents—finds his quiet life upended when a young woman named Martha seeks his help. She pleads with him to rescue her friends, enslaved by the tyrannical ruler of Neptune, drawing him into a perilous journey beyond the stars.

Untitled story
5 pp · fantasy; science fiction
The Red Comet (introduction)un-named police captain (introduction)The Munitions King [J.G.] (villain, introduction, death)Munition King's war-profiteers (villains, introduction for all, all die)
Untitled story
15 pp · science fiction
Captain Nelson Cole (introduction)Bud (Cole's sidekick, introduction)unnamed President of the Solar CongressZan (villain, dictator of Volcus, introduction)Zan's woman (villain, introduction)Zan's Army of robots (villains, introduction for all)

In the vast reaches of space, Captain Cole leads a desperate mission after the mysterious disappearance of Solar Ships, only to be captured by the ruthless alien dictator Zan, who plans to transform the crew into soulless machines. This 1940 science fiction tale from Planet Comics #1 delivers high-stakes space adventure with a chilling twist on humanity’s fate.

The War Lords of the Moon
7 pp · science fiction
Spurt Hammond (introduction)The Lunerzons (villains, women warriors, introduction for all)The Mooniacs (villains, introduction for all)

In "The War Lords of the Moon," Spurt and his companions find themselves caught in a deadly standoff with the ruthless Luzerons, a warlike faction controlling the Moon’s frozen poles and preying on passing interplanetary transports. With the lunar landscape a treacherous stage of ice and shadow, they must outwit their enemies before the next convoy arrives.

Untitled story
4 pp · science fiction · script ? [as Bob Jordan] (credited)
Buzz Crandall (introduction)Dr. Curan (scientist, introduction)Nancy Curan (Dr. Curan's daughter, introduction)The Sharkmen (villains, introduction, death)

In "null," Buzz and his crew confront the Sharkmen—semi-intelligent beings dwelling in Neptune’s murky depths—after they seize Dr. Curan and other members of his underwater expedition. Written by ? [as Bob Jordan], this 1940 science fiction tale plunges into the unknown with a tense showdown beneath the ocean’s surface.

The Man Who Stole a World!
12 pp · science fiction
Quorak (villain, Earth scientist, introduction)Lt. Gary Blake (introduction)Dean (astronomer, introduction)Joan Perry (introduction, radio operator, only appearance)unnamed world president (introduction)

In "The Man Who Stole a World!", a disgraced Earth scientist, exiled to a distant planetoid, unleashes his infra-red ray to pull Pluto from its orbit—threatening to unravel the cosmos. With a mind bent on domination and a weapon that bends planetary forces, he sets his sights beyond the solar system, leaving the universe hanging in the balance.

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