Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	1953
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	J. F. Byrne

Cover Details

Characters	John Hunter
Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Maurice Whitman
Inks	Maurice Whitman

10 page Man O' Mars story "His name was John Hunter..."

Characters	John Hunter
Genre	science fiction
Notes	Story includes a Martian woman named Ylla, whose name comes from the story "Ylla" by Ray Bradbury in THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES.
Reprinted	in Man O' Mars (I. W. Publishing; Super Comics, 1958 series) #1; in Strange Worlds (Malibu, 1990 series) #1

2 page Life On Other Worlds story "No. 1: Uranus"

Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Murphy Anderson
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Notes	Art credits from Gary Watson, April 2009.
Reprinted	from Planet Comics (1940 series) #50.

2 page Life on Other Worlds story "No. 2: Saturn"

Pencils	Murphy Anderson
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Reprinted	from Planet Comics (1940 series) #49.

8 page Star Pirate story "When a space-rover named Star Pirate started this affair..."

Characters	Star Pirate
Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Murphy Anderson
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Notes	Art credits from Gary Watson, April 2009.
Reprinted	from Planet Comics (1940 series) #35 (edited and truncated)

6 page Space Rangers story "The problem was hide-and-seek..."

Characters	Space Rangers
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Hugh Fitzhugh] (byline)
Pencils	Lee Elias
Inks	Lee Elias
Notes	Art credits from Gary Watson, April 2009.
Reprinted	from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #36 (March 1945)