Issue Details

Issue	#8
Published	August 1940
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Malcolm Reiss (Editor); William E. Eisner (Art Director); S. M. Iger (Feature Editor)

Cover Details - "Golden Amazons of Venus"

Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Charles Sultan
Inks	Charles Sultan

10 page The Red Comet story Mystery of the Vanishing Men ["The mysterious Red Comet discovers an ancient planet..."]

Characters	I: Carol, Jim and other scientists; V: A tyrant of Mysto (I) and a monster (I, D)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Arthur King]
Pencils	Alex Blum
Inks	Alex Blum?; shop
Notes	The story title is take from the cover blurb.

4 page Gale Allen story "High in the stratosphere, Gale Allen flies the..."

Characters	GS: Jack North; I: Rana Joyce; V: Crab Men of Mercury (I, D)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Fred Nelson]
Pencils	Bob Powell
Inks	Bob Powell

6 page Flint Baker story Golden Amazons of Venus ["Flint is about to take off from a..."]

Characters	I: Queen Futura (not the heroine beginning in issue #43) and the Golden Amazons; V: The Metal Men (I, D)
Script	? [as Starr Gayza]
Pencils	Arthur Peddy
Inks	Arthur Peddy
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

5 page Fero Interplanetary Detective story "Attempting to prevent an impending crime, Fero shoots..."

Characters	I: Congressman Thompson, Eric; V: A gang of crooks (I, D); Fero briefly becomes a monster; last appearance
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Allison Brant]

8 page Don Granval story "The War of the Electronic Universe"

Characters	V: The King of the Electronic World (I)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as G.O. Garsh]
Pencils	John Celardo
Inks	Sid Greene?

2 page Dexter Ames text story "Cradle of the World"

Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Lin Davies]
Pencils	John Celardo?
Inks	John Celardo?
Letters	typeset

6 page Captain Nelson Cole of the Solar Force story Robot Raiders of Mars ["A brazen raid on the treasury by amazing..."]

Characters	V: Tobor (I, D)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Beekman Terrill]
Pencils	Bob Powell; ?
Inks	Bob Powell?; ?
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

5 page Spurt Hammond story The Fiery World ["Interplanetary pilot Spurt Hammond operates a rocket ship..."]

Characters	I: Queen of Venus, Org; V: King of Mars (I), Martians
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Orson Herr]
Pencils	Henry Kiefer
Inks	Henry Kiefer
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

5 page Buzz Crandall of the Space Patrol story "Even in the remotest recesses of space and..."

Characters	V: Sophus (I, D)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Bob Jordan]
Pencils	Gene Fawcette?
Inks	Gene Fawcette?

1 page Laff Riots filler "I'll teach you to leave fingerprints!"

Genre	gags
Script	? [as Jack Smiley]

5 page Crash Barker and the Zoom sled story "Crash Barker, world's greatest test pilot, lands his..."

Characters	V: The Sky Pirates (I, D)
Genre	science fiction
Script	Charles Quinlan?
Pencils	Charles Quinlan (signed)
Inks	Charles Quinlan (signed)

7 page Planet Payson story War-Gods of Tomorrow ["In an effort to obtain information about the..."]

Characters	V: Rix; New York said to have been destroyed in 20th Century; last appearance
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Dusty Rhodes]
Pencils	Witmer Williams
Inks	Witmer Williams
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover blurb.