Issue Details

Issue	#14
Published	September 1941
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Malcolm Reiss (Editor); Gene Fawcette (Art Director)

Cover Details - "Castaways of the Swamp Star"

Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Dan Zolnerowich [as Zolne Rowich] (signed)
Inks	Dan Zolnerowich [as Zolne Rowich] (signed)

8 page The Red Comet story "Strangely, vital food shipments from Archon to Earth..."

Characters	V: The Miges (I); I: The Fire Men
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Cy Thatcher]
Pencils	Joe Doolin
Inks	Joe Doolin

5 page Auro Lord of Jupiter story "In the far eastern part of Jupiter lives..."

Characters	I: Asor; V: A prophet (I, D)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Flynn Wilson]
Pencils	Don Rico
Inks	Don Rico

6 page The Star Pirate story "From his secret base on a tiny asteroid..."

Characters	V: Radmore (I); I: Nevra, Lectron
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Rey Isip]
Pencils	George Appel
Inks	George Appel
Notes	Here the "Rey Isip" credit is obviously not valid.

6 page Buzz Crandall of the Space Patrol story Castaways of the Swamp Star ["Secretly, Buzz Crandall has completed a space ship."]

Characters	last appearance; GS: Marna, Rusty; V: The Kurmen
Script	? [as William Hyer]
Pencils	Frank Schwarz
Inks	Frank Schwarz?
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

6 page Reef Ryan story "In the strange world under Neptune's surface, Reef..."

Characters	GS: Vara, Nepon; V: Sarku; I: The Munkatoos
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Hugh Fitzhugh]
Pencils	Al Gabriele
Inks	Al Gabriele

6 page Norge Benson story "Happy Boithday To Frosting"

Characters	V: Slug; I: Frosting (a polar bear)
Genre	science fiction
Script	?
Pencils	Al Walker
Inks	Al Walker

6 page Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron story "Jack leads his men back to Janaam after..."

Characters	GS: Jack North; I: The Girl Squadron (first real app.), Zorg; V: Zang (I, D?)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Douglas McKee]
Pencils	Art Saaf?
Inks	Art Saaf?
Notes	Yet another permutation on the title of this strip.

2 page Jeff Drake text story "War Queen of Parun"

Characters	Jeff Drake (I), first of a series of text stories
Genre	science fiction
Script	Toni Blum? [as Bjorn Tagens]
Pencils	? (2 panels)
Inks	? (2 panels art)
Letters	typeset

6 page Crash Parker story "Crash Parker and Lila Bartel speed toward Mercury..."

Characters	I: Munos; V: the Zikors (I, D)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as S.A. Selwyn]
Pencils	George Carl Wilhelms
Inks	George Carl Wilhelms

6 page Captain Nelson Cole story "Captain Nelson Cole returns to the city of..."

Characters	V: King Yog and his Swamp Men (I, D for all); GS: Princess Jupra
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Aurelius]
Pencils	George Carl Wilhelms?

7 page Flint Baker story "Flint and Mimi wander near a canal on Mars."

Characters	V: The Spider-Men (I)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Al Schmidt]
Pencils	Frank Schwarz
Inks	Frank Schwarz?