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Issue: Planet Comics #54 Public Domain
Publication Date: May 1948
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Issues: #54 of 73 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagFiction House
Brand: Fiction House MagazinesView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: Love Romances Pub. Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/10/1948
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Every other month
Content Items: 15 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor)
Disclose Notes: On sale date for this issue was listed below the indicia and in the promotional advertisement, both on the inside front cover, in the previous issue, Planet Comics (1940 series) (Fiction House) #53 (March 1948).
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Robots from Inferno

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Joe Doolin
Inker(s): Joe Doolin
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Mysta of the Moon
Character(s): Mysta of the Moon
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Big 6 of the Comics

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo ad in color on inside front cover.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Thornecliffe Herrick] (signed)
Penciller(s): George Evans (signed)
Inker(s): George Evans (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): The Lost World
Character(s): Alpha (a pirate, introduction); Philip (introduction); Voltamen (villains, all die); Marko (villain, introduction, death)
First Line: Voltamen defeated? Long months had passed since their...
Synopsis: Three humans are captured by sky-pirates. Soon the sky-pirates and the humans are forced to work together against the Voltamen.
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Pages: 10
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as John Douglas]
Penciller(s): Enrico Bagnoli
Inker(s): Enrico Bagnoli
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Futura
Character(s): Futura [Marcia Reynolds] (origin retold); Venusians (intro); Thi (introduction, villain)
First Line: On and on through outer space a mote...
Synopsis: Futura helps the Venusians against the evil tyrant Thi.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagGolden Age of Comics #8 published February 1984
as Project Survival [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThrilling Planet Tales #[nn] published January 1991
as Project Survival [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Vizigraph
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Pages: 0.67
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Just Look at These Exciting New Novelties

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Bernard Fine Co.
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Dick Charles] (credited)
Penciller(s): Joe Doolin ?; John Celardo ?
Inker(s): Joe Doolin ?; John Celardo
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Auro Lord of Jupiter
Character(s): Auro Lord of Jupiter; Mother Seven (intro; death?); Azroth (villain, intro; death)
First Line: Goz defeated! Earth saved! Thus scanned the triumphant...
Synopsis: Auro is captured by Azroth who plans to turn him into a slave.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: After inking Doolin's pencils for some issues this looks like pure Celardo on both pencils and inks.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Hugh Fitzhugh]
Penciller(s): Frank Doyle
Inker(s): Frank Doyle
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Space Rangers
Character(s): The Space Rangers [Flint Baker; Herc]; Zar (villain, intro); Xetra (villain, intro, death); fish-men (villain, intro)
First Line: A frenzied man staggered into Space Rangers headquarters...
Synopsis: Criminals capture Flint Baker and Herc and shrink them down to microscopic size.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Reef Ryan does not appear in this story.
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Time Shock

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Thornecliffe Herrick]
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
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Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Len Dodson]
Penciller(s): Maurice Whitman [as M. Whitman] (signed)
Inker(s): Maurice Whitman [as M. Whitman] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Star Pirate
Character(s): Star Pirate; Valda (intro); Blacky; Rasca (villain; intro; death); Sato (villain; intro; death)
First Line: Was justice but a mockery on the planet...
Synopsis: Star Pirate and Blacky help Valda prove who killed her father.
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In Content Item: FlagThrilling Planet Tales #[nn] published January 1991
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
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Living Death

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Frank Doyle [as Doyle] (signed)
Inker(s): Frank Doyle [as Doyle] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Life On Other Worlds
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Pages: 1
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Robots from Inferno

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Ross Gallun] (signed)
Penciller(s): Matt Baker
Inker(s): Matt Baker
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Mysta of the Moon
Character(s): Mysta of the Moon; Bron II; Jon Zettra (scientist, introduction); Flura (villain, Argo's secretary); Dant Argo (villain, introduction, death); Vago (villain)
First Line: That mighty bulwark--the Science Council--trembled at...
Synopsis: Not able to attend a demonstration of a telenite plant, Mysta sends a robot to record all the proceedings, not knowing that Dant Argo is planning to eliminate one vital process from the telenite plant under false pretenses.
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In Content Item: FlagGolden-Age Greats #12 published January 1998
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Now! All 5 Famous Jowett Courses in 1 Complete Muscle Building Volume!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jowett Institute of Physical Culture
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for body building course from Jowett Institute of Physical Culture.
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America's Greatest Zipper Billfold Bargain!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Illinois Merchandise Mart
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for a billfold.
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What a Sweet Surprise

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Curtiss Candy Company
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

Ad for Baby Ruth candy bars.

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