Digital Comic Museum - Planet Comics 018


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Special for the 5th DCM Anniversary!
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A rangerhouse scan,
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From the John Sweet Collection.

Issue: #18
Published: May 1942, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 68, Editing: Gene Fawcette (art director)
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U. S. Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: The on-sale date is from the previous issue.

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)	The Vampire-Men of Neptune
Featuring:	Reef Ryan
Credits:	Pencils: Dan Zolnerowich [as Zolne Rowich] (signed) \| Inks: Dan Zolnerowich [as Zolne Rowich] (signed) \| Letters: typeset
Genre:	Science Fiction
Characters:	Reef Ryan Vara

Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page)
Featuring:	Rangers of Freedom; Sheena; Wambi, Jungle Boy
Credits:	Pencils: Dan Zolnerowich ?; Henry Kiefer ?; ? \| Inks: Dan Zolnerowich ?; Henry Kiefer ?; ?
Characters:	Sheena Wambi

Comic Story (10 pages)
Featuring:	Mars, God of War
Synopsis:	Bruce and Telma thwart Mars' scheme to induce rebellion among the women of Salus.
Credits:	Script: ? [as Ross Gallun] \| Pencils: Joe Doolin \| Inks: Joe Doolin
Genre:	Science Fiction
Characters:	Marina (villain, Introduction) Telma Bruce (introduction) Mars

Comic Story (8 pages)
Featuring:	The Red Comet
Synopsis:	Red Comet prevents a coup against King Tyrus.
Credits:	Script: ? [as Cy Thatcher] \| Pencils: Saul Rosen \| Inks: Saul Rosen
Genre:	Science Fiction
Characters:	Dolores Taylor Rusty Randi (villain, Introduction) Prince Orman (introduction) King Tyrus (introduction) Red Comet Krazene

Comic Story (6 pages)
Featuring:	Norge Benson
Synopsis:	Norge and his companions rescue penguins shanghied by Slug as a crew for his whaling ship.
Credits:	Script: ? [as Olaf Bjorn] \| Pencils: Al Walker \| Inks: Al Walker
Genre:	Science Fiction
Characters:	Slug (villain) Norge Benson Frosting Hatrack Wiggins

Comic Story (7 pages)
Featuring:	Auro Lord of Jupiter
Synopsis:	Auro convinces Bixo to accept his new son-in-law.
Credits:	Script: ? [as Nick Charles] \| Pencils: Seymour Reit \| Inks: Seymour Reit
Genre:	Science Fiction
Characters:	Bixo (villain, Introduction) Rella (introduction) Amno (introduction) Auro

Text Story (2 pages)	The Temple of Time
Featuring:	Jeff Drake
Synopsis:	King Regna and his people, with the aid of Earthmen, seek to overthrow the usurper Queen Morla.
Credits:	Script: Toni Blum? [as Bjorn Tagens] \| Pencils: ? (2 panels art) \| Inks: ? (2 panels art) \| Letters: typeset
Genre:	Science Fiction
Characters:	Jeff Drake Mort Woodruff Blast Bragen King Regna Princess Lustra Redmond

Comic Story (8 pages)	The Vampire-Men of Neptune
Featuring:	Reef Ryan
Synopsis:	Reef and Vara thwart Krad's schemes for conquest of Corraam.
Credits:	Script: ? [as Hugh Fitzhugh]
Genre:	Science Fiction
Characters:	Vara King Nepon Mordras Krad (villain) The Kraddaks (villain, Introduction) Reef Ryan Coraamites

Comic Story (6 pages)
Featuring:	Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron
Synopsis:	Gale and the girls rescue the queen of Vanam from Zang, the exile.
Credits:	Script: ? [as Douglas McKee] \| Pencils: George Carl Wilhelms \| Inks: George Carl Wilhelms
Genre:	Science Fiction
Characters:	Jack North Zang (villain, Introduction, Death) Queen Of Vanam (introduction) Gale Allen

Comic Story (1 page)	Intra Space Combat Rocket
Credits:	Pencils: Gene Fawcette \| Inks: Gene Fawcette
Genre:	Science Fiction

Comic Story (8 pages)
Featuring:	Star Pirate
Synopsis:	Star Pirate prevents pirates from taking a cargo of medicine.
Credits:	Script: ? [as Leonardo Vinci] \| Pencils: George Appel \| Inks: George Appel
Genre:	Science Fiction
Characters:	Dagara (villain) Slade (villain, Introduction) Star Pirate Trody

Comic Story (8 pages)
Featuring:	Flint Baker
Synopsis:	Flint and Mimi are heading for Foressa, the tree kingdom on the planet Uranus, unaware that Tolgamo has taken over. Flint then helps secure the throne of Foressa for Prince Micho.
Credits:	Script: ? [as Al Schmidt] (signed) \| Pencils: Art Saaf \| Inks: Art Saaf
Genre:	Science Fiction
Characters:	Flint Baker Mimi Prince Micho (son Of King Morrin, Introduction) Morrin (former King Of Uranus, Death) Tolgamo (villain, Introduction, Death)

Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page)
Credits:	Pencils: ?; Dan Zolnerowich ? \| Inks: ?; Dan Zolnerowich ? \| Letters: typeset
Characters:	Sheena Shark Brodie Reef Ryan Vara

Advertisement (1 page)
Featuring:	Modern Concise Encyclopedia
Credits:	Script: ? (ad copy) \| Letters: typeset

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