Issue Details

Issue	#26
Published	September 1943
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	60
Editing	Malcolm Reiss

Cover Details - "Moon-Thirst"

Characters	Gale Allen
Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Joe Doolin
Inks	Joe Doolin

10 page The Lost World story "Strange, corpse-like creatures from Volta, ruling planet of..."

Characters	Guest Star: Maxson; Broak (villain, introduction, death); Voltamen (villains)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Thornecliffe Herrick] (signed)
Pencils	Graham Ingels
Inks	Graham Ingels

8 page Mars story "Daring Earthmen attempt exploration of the unknown void..."

Characters	Mars; Captain Martin (introduction, death); Dr. Jason (introduction); the Quomans and their king (introduction); Eno Rex (villain, introduction, death?, engineer)
Synopsis	An unsuccessful engineer (being used by the war god Mars) is accepted as a crew member aboard the "Spacemoor", but soon conducts a mutiny, takes control of the vessel, and heads toward Astelguese, an asteroid supposedly loaded with gold.
Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Joe Doolin
Inks	Joe Doolin
Reprinted	in Men of Mystery (AC, 1999 series) #81 (2010)

6 page Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron story Moon-Thirst ["In Vanam city: Squadron, attention! Duty detail to report..."]

Characters	Gale Allen; The Girl Squadron; Captain Saracen; Izmet (villain, introduction); Aza (villain, introduction)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Douglas McKee] (signed)
Pencils	Richard Case
Inks	Richard Case
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

8 page Star Pirate story "On a frontier asteroid, where law and outlaw..."

Characters	Star Pirate; The Big Shot (villain, introduction, death, a woman)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as George Vincent] (signed)
Pencils	George Appel
Inks	George Appel

4 page text article "Will Earth's Lost Race Return?"

Synopsis	This is an article claiming that the builders of Angkor Wat in Cambodia were space aliens.
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Theobald Parker] (signed)
Pencils	Karen Karol (signed)
Inks	Karen Karol (signed)
Letters	typeset

6 page Auro Lord of Jupiter story "From the dim wastes of Central Jupiter comes..."

Characters	Auro Lord of Jupiter; General Rami (introduction): Medna (villain, introduction); the Purple People (villains, introduction)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Dick Charles] (signed)
Pencils	Robert Webb
Inks	Robert Webb; shop ?

6 page Norge Benson story "Temporarily out of this world, the olympics have..."

Characters	Norge Benson; Jolie; The Gor Men (villains, introduction)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Olaf Bjorn] (signed)
Pencils	Fran Deitrick (signed)
Inks	Fran Deitrick (signed)

8 page Flint Baker and Reef Ryan Space Rangers story "Flash! Extra! In this corner, Flint Baker, ace..."

Characters	The Space Rangers [Flint Baker; Reef Ryan] (introduction); Vara; Captain Gordon (introduction); Braxo (villain, introduction); Torga and the ape men (villains, introduction)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Hugh Fitzhugh] (signed)
Pencils	Lee Elias (signed)
Inks	Lee Elias (signed)