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Issue Details

Issue #64
Published Spring 1950
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor)
Notes The cover really does not reflect any of the interior features and is very likely an Iger Shop pastiche of a "typical" Planet Comics cover.

Cover Details - "Monsters from the Blue"

Genre science fiction
Notes The cover really does not reflect any of the interior features and is very likely an Iger Shop pastiche of a "typical" Planet Comics cover.

9 page The Lost World story Monsters From the Blue ["When men work desperately for freedom, the sounds..."]

Characters Villains: Voltamen
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Thornecliff Herrick]
Pencils George Evans
Inks George Evans; Al Williamson?
Notes The next appearance of The Lost World is in PLANET COMICS (Blackthorne) #1; The story title is taken from the cover blurb. JV - it wouldn't surprise me at all to find out that Al Williamson was involved in this story.

1 page Life On Other Worlds filler "Mars"

Genre science fiction
Pencils ? (Iger Shop)
Inks ? (Iger Shop)

6 page Space Rangers story "Ranger hdqtrs, Terra: Subject: special orders to: Flint Baker..."

Characters The Space Rangers [Flint Baker; Reef Ryan]; Captain Kain; Guest Star: Marcia; Villains: Zarkov; Loran
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Hugh Fitzhugh]
Pencils ? (Iger Shop)
Inks ? (Iger Shop)

6 page Star Pirate story "Come one, come all...come to the universal..."

Characters Star Pirate (last appearance); Professor Turek (intro); Alice (a robot; intro); Villain: Pilo (intro)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Len Dodson]
Pencils ? (Iger Shop)
Inks ? (Iger Shop)
Notes Last appearance of the Star Pirate.

2 page text story "The Moon Fell Down"

Script ? [as Lee Bulmer]
Letters typeset

6 page Futura story "Futura still eludes justice. Piracy the charge!"

Characters Futura [Marcia Reynolds] (last appearance); Villains: Kartel (a pirate chief; intro); pirates (intro)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as John Douglas]
Pencils Enrico Bagnoli
Inks Enrico Bagnoli
Notes Last appearance of Futura.