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Issue Details

Issue #26
Published September 1943
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 60
Editing Malcolm Reiss

Cover Details - "Moon-Thirst"

Characters Gale Allen
Genre science fiction
Pencils Joe Doolin
Inks Joe Doolin

10 page The Lost World story "Strange, corpse-like creatures from Volta, ruling planet of..."

Characters Guest Star: Maxson; Broak (villain, introduction, death); Voltamen (villains)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Thornecliffe Herrick] (signed)
Pencils Graham Ingels
Inks Graham Ingels

8 page Mars story "Daring Earthmen attempt exploration of the unknown void..."

Characters Mars; Captain Martin (introduction, death); Dr. Jason (introduction); the Quomans and their king (introduction); Eno Rex (villain, introduction, death?, engineer)
Synopsis An unsuccessful engineer (being used by the war god Mars) is accepted as a crew member aboard the "Spacemoor", but soon conducts a mutiny, takes control of the vessel, and heads toward Astelguese, an asteroid supposedly loaded with gold.
Genre science fiction
Pencils Joe Doolin
Inks Joe Doolin
Reprinted in Men of Mystery (AC, 1999 series) #81 (2010)

6 page Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron story Moon-Thirst ["In Vanam city: Squadron, attention! Duty detail to report..."]

Characters Gale Allen; The Girl Squadron; Captain Saracen; Izmet (villain, introduction); Aza (villain, introduction)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Douglas McKee] (signed)
Pencils Richard Case
Inks Richard Case
Notes The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

8 page Star Pirate story "On a frontier asteroid, where law and outlaw..."

Characters Star Pirate; The Big Shot (villain, introduction, death, a woman)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as George Vincent] (signed)
Pencils George Appel
Inks George Appel

4 page text article "Will Earth's Lost Race Return?"

Synopsis This is an article claiming that the builders of Angkor Wat in Cambodia were space aliens.
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Theobald Parker] (signed)
Pencils Karen Karol (signed)
Inks Karen Karol (signed)
Letters typeset

6 page Auro Lord of Jupiter story "From the dim wastes of Central Jupiter comes..."

Characters Auro Lord of Jupiter; General Rami (introduction): Medna (villain, introduction); the Purple People (villains, introduction)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Dick Charles] (signed)
Pencils Robert Webb
Inks Robert Webb; shop ?

6 page Norge Benson story "Temporarily out of this world, the olympics have..."

Characters Norge Benson; Jolie; The Gor Men (villains, introduction)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Olaf Bjorn] (signed)
Pencils Fran Deitrick (signed)
Inks Fran Deitrick (signed)

8 page Flint Baker and Reef Ryan Space Rangers story "Flash! Extra! In this corner, Flint Baker, ace..."

Characters The Space Rangers [Flint Baker; Reef Ryan] (introduction); Vara; Captain Gordon (introduction); Braxo (villain, introduction); Torga and the ape men (villains, introduction)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Hugh Fitzhugh] (signed)
Pencils Lee Elias (signed)
Inks Lee Elias (signed)