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Issue Details

Issue #7
Published July 1940
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Malcolm Reiss (Editor); William E. Eisner (Art Director); S. M. Iger (Feature Editor)

Cover Details - "Invasion of the Cyclops-Men of Mars"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Bob Powell
Inks Bob Powell

5 page The Red Comet story "The mystery man of space matches wits with..."

Characters V: The Stickers (I, D)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Thomas Marlin]
Pencils Alex Blum
Inks Alex Blum

5 page Captain Nelson Cole story "Treachery lurks in the cosmic clouds of space..."

Characters V: Crag (I, D) and the Golden Avengers (I, D)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Beekman Terrill]
Pencils Dan Zolnerowich?; Arthur Peddy?
Inks Dan Zolnerowich?; ? [shop]

5 page Auro Lord of Jupiter story "After a short period of rest, Auro leads..."

Characters V: Agh (I, D)
Script Herman Bolstein? [as Jed Ganey]

5 page Spurt Hammond story "The Rockmen of Jupiter"

Characters V: The Rock Men of Jupiter (I); I: Mary Joyce
Genre science fiction
Pencils Henry Kiefer
Inks Henry Kiefer
Notes The cover blurb specifically lists the Spurt Hammond story as "Pre-Historic Beasts of Pluto." Go figure.

9 page Buzz Crandall of the Space Patrol story "Buzz Crandall lives on the highly civilized planet..."

Characters V: Lepus the Fiend (I, D)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Bob Jordan]
Pencils Henry Fletcher
Inks Henry Fletcher
Notes Oddly, the Buzz Crandall feature is listed on the cover as "Revolt of the Rock-Men," a title more apt for the Spurt Hammond story.

2 page Dexter Ames text story "Lost World of Time"

Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Lin Davies]
Pencils Witmer Williams?
Inks Witmer Williams; ?
Letters typeset

4 page Fero Interplanetary Detective story "Death strikes at Gornnia. a strange towering city..."

Characters V: Prime Minister of Mars (I); I: King of Mars (D)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Allison Brant]

8 page Don Granval story "The Menace of the Magno-Universe"

Characters I: An explorer and a woman from a macro-universe
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Walt Scott]
Pencils Sid Greene?
Inks Sid Greene?

7 page Crash Barker and the Zoom sled story "As Crash Barker, his sweetheart Betty, and 'wheel" Barrow..."

Characters V: Bart Clay (D), Hugo and the other spies (all D)
Genre science fiction
Script Charles Quinlan?
Pencils Charles Quinlan (signed)
Inks Charles Quinlan (signed)

7 page Planet Payson story "Ionite, a new metal discovered on Mercury, is..."

Characters V: Hal and a gang of smugglers (I for all)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Morley Starr]
Pencils Witmer Williams
Inks Witmer Williams

7 page Flint Baker story Invasion of the Cyclops-Men of Mars ["Flint Baker and Mimi are back on Earth..."]

Characters V: A Martian Cyclops (I, D)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Starr Gayza]
Pencils Arthur Peddy
Inks Arthur Peddy
Notes The story title is taken from the cover blurb.