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Issue Details

Issue #5
Published March 1992
Cover Price $2.50
Pages 36
Editing David Campiti; George Broderick Jr
Notes Alpha Control by Bill Mumy

Cover Details - "Lost In Space: The Diary of Penny Robinson"

Characters Crew of the Jupiter 2, meteor creatures
Genre Science Fiction
Script George Broderick Jr.
Pencils Mike Okamoto (painting) [signed as Okamoto]
Inks Mike Okamoto (painting) [signed as Okamoto]
Colors Mike Okamoto (painting) [signed as Okamoto]
Notes Alpha Control by Bill Mumy

24 page The crew of the Jupiter 2 and aliens story "The Perils of Penelope"

Characters The Robinson Family; Dr. Smith; Robot; Major West; Meteor Swarm
Synopsis The Jupiter 2 encounters a meteor swarm and one small one gets stuck in its hull. Dr. Smith brings it inside and Robot indicates it is alive. The rest of the swarm attacks and rescues the kidnapped alien and the Jupiter 2 crashes on a planet, losing the Pod.
Genre Science Fiction
Script George Broderick Jr
Pencils Peter Murphey and Matt Thompson (illustrators)
Inks Peter Murphey and Matt Thompson (illustrators)
Colors Peter Murphey and Matt Thompson (illustrators)
Letters Vickie Williams
Editing David Campiti; George Broderick Jr

1 page text article "A Prescription for Subscription"

Synopsis 1. Summary of story 2. Controversy of the look of Robot by fans 3. Subscription troubles
Genre Editorial
Script George Broderick Jr December 1991
Notes Inside front cover

Half page text article "Irwin Allen Dies at 75"

Synopsis ... Because of him [Irwin Allen], Innovation's LOST IN SPACE comic book can exist today...
Genre Obituary
Editing David Campiti November 1991
Notes Half page inside back cover

4 page promo (ad from the publisher) "House Ads"

Notes 4 page special preview of Innovation's Forbidden Planet adaptation, on sale Spring 1992; Half page promo for the next issue of Lost in Space, inside back cover

4 page advertisement "Ads"

Notes 2 page ad for Backstreet Issues Plus; 1 page ad for Selena's Comics Hotline; 1 page ad for Nightmare on Elm Street collector card set