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Issue Details

Issue	#23
Published	March 1943
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Larabie Cunningham (Editor); Gene Fawcette (Art Director)

Cover Details - "Lizard Tyrant of the Twilight World"

Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Dan Zolnerowich (signed)
Inks	Dan Zolnerowich (signed)

8 page Mars, God of War story "Having carefully weighed the evidence in the criminal..."

Characters	V: Black Morgan (I, D), Vesta (I); I: Jack, Ann and her family, the High Interplanetary Council, the President of Earth, Rogell (D)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Ross Gallun]
Pencils	Joe Doolin
Inks	Joe Doolin

8 page Reef Ryan story Lizard Tyrant of the Twilight World ["North beyond the volcano void, in the inner..."]

Characters	V: Barda, Freda (I), Kragg and another thug (both I, D), the Werewile (I, D); GS: Tabess of Xalan
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Hugh Fitzhugh]
Inks	?; George Tuska
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover blurb. While this story has traditionally been attributed to Tuska, he really only did major surgery on a very ailing art job by someone else.

8 page Star Pirate story "Notice to all Earthmen, all Martians, all Venusians..."

Characters	V: Magnus (I, D); I: Gelda
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Leonardo Vinci]
Pencils	George Appel
Inks	George Appel

7 page Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron story "SZX! Signal SZX reporting rocket scout wreck on Vandalia..."

Characters	V: Capt. Saracen (I); I: Viceroy of Vanam City
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Douglas McKee]
Pencils	Art Saaf (signed)
Inks	Art Saaf (signed)

3 page text story "Will Earth Be Invaded?"

Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Dr. Cosmo Potter]
Letters	typeset

8 page The Lost World story "Hurled by savage, tragic destiny across the fathomless..."

Characters	V: Basil, the Pale People (I), and the Voltamen; I: An old man
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Thorncliffe Herrick]
Pencils	Pagsilang Rey Isip (signed)
Inks	Pagsilang Rey Isip (signed)

2 page story "100 Years After"

Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Derek West]
Pencils	Lee Elias
Inks	Lee Elias
Notes	war stamp promo

6 page Auro Lord of Jupiter story "On the outskirts of a Jupiterian city, a..."

Characters	V: Basto (I, D) and the Swampmen (I); I: Meena
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Dick Charles]
Pencils	Rafael Astarita
Inks	Rafael Astarita

5 page Norge Benson story "The inhabitants of Pluto, having welcomed the fair..."

Characters	GS: Jolie; V: Master Gree (I, D)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Olaf Bjorn]
Pencils	Fran Deitrick (signed)
Inks	Fran Deitrick (signed)
Notes	Deitrick was Fran Hopper's maiden name. One third of last page is taken up by the Ownership Statement.

8 page Flint Baker story "Flint Baker, ace of the galaxies, races toward..."

Characters	V: Zilkor (I, D); I: A mobile fungus and an old prospector
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Huxley Haldane]
Pencils	Joe Doolin
Inks	Joe Doolin