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Issue Details

Issue #14
Published September 1941
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Malcolm Reiss (Editor); Gene Fawcette (Art Director)

Cover Details - "Castaways of the Swamp Star"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Dan Zolnerowich [as Zolne Rowich] (signed)
Inks Dan Zolnerowich [as Zolne Rowich] (signed)

8 page The Red Comet story "Strangely, vital food shipments from Archon to Earth..."

Characters V: The Miges (I); I: The Fire Men
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Cy Thatcher]
Pencils Joe Doolin
Inks Joe Doolin

5 page Auro Lord of Jupiter story "In the far eastern part of Jupiter lives..."

Characters I: Asor; V: A prophet (I, D)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Flynn Wilson]
Pencils Don Rico
Inks Don Rico

6 page The Star Pirate story "From his secret base on a tiny asteroid..."

Characters V: Radmore (I); I: Nevra, Lectron
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Rey Isip]
Pencils George Appel
Inks George Appel
Notes Here the "Rey Isip" credit is obviously not valid.

6 page Buzz Crandall of the Space Patrol story Castaways of the Swamp Star ["Secretly, Buzz Crandall has completed a space ship."]

Characters last appearance; GS: Marna, Rusty; V: The Kurmen
Script ? [as William Hyer]
Pencils Frank Schwarz
Inks Frank Schwarz?
Notes The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

6 page Reef Ryan story "In the strange world under Neptune's surface, Reef..."

Characters GS: Vara, Nepon; V: Sarku; I: The Munkatoos
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Hugh Fitzhugh]
Pencils Al Gabriele
Inks Al Gabriele

6 page Norge Benson story "Happy Boithday To Frosting"

Characters V: Slug; I: Frosting (a polar bear)
Genre science fiction
Script ?
Pencils Al Walker
Inks Al Walker

6 page Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron story "Jack leads his men back to Janaam after..."

Characters GS: Jack North; I: The Girl Squadron (first real app.), Zorg; V: Zang (I, D?)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Douglas McKee]
Pencils Art Saaf?
Inks Art Saaf?
Notes Yet another permutation on the title of this strip.

2 page Jeff Drake text story "War Queen of Parun"

Characters Jeff Drake (I), first of a series of text stories
Genre science fiction
Script Toni Blum? [as Bjorn Tagens]
Pencils ? (2 panels)
Inks ? (2 panels art)
Letters typeset

6 page Crash Parker story "Crash Parker and Lila Bartel speed toward Mercury..."

Characters I: Munos; V: the Zikors (I, D)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as S.A. Selwyn]
Pencils George Carl Wilhelms
Inks George Carl Wilhelms

6 page Captain Nelson Cole story "Captain Nelson Cole returns to the city of..."

Characters V: King Yog and his Swamp Men (I, D for all); GS: Princess Jupra
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Aurelius]
Pencils George Carl Wilhelms?

7 page Flint Baker story "Flint and Mimi wander near a canal on Mars."

Characters V: The Spider-Men (I)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Al Schmidt]
Pencils Frank Schwarz
Inks Frank Schwarz?