Issue Details

Issue	#27
Published	November 1943
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	60
Editing	Malcolm Reiss (Editor)

Cover Details - "The Fire-Eaters of Asteroid Z"

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

10 page The Lost World story "A brawny archer and a lithe, royal beauty..."

Characters	Hunt Bowman; Marova (villain, introduction); the Gopher People (villains, introduction); Voltamen (villains)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Thornecliffe Herrick] (signed)
Pencils	Graham Ingels
Inks	Graham Ingels

8 page Mars story "At a council meeting on the planetoid Guar..."

Characters	Mars; Nezorf (villain, introduction, death); Princess Tala (introduction); Jan (introduction); Berto (introduction)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Ross Gallun] (signed)
Pencils	Joe Doolin
Inks	Joe Doolin
Notes	The phrase "God of War" is absent from the title page although it does appear on the cover.

6 page Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron story The Fire-Eaters of Asteroid Z ["The Nizam of Vanam summons Gale and Dima..."]

Characters	Gale Allen; Nzam of Navam; Dima (head of space cargo ships); The Armadillo Men (villains, introduction, some die); The Dragon (villain)
Synopsis	Gale and Dima are sent to the world of Vuur, from where an expedition of theirs failed to return from, and they discover a race of Armadillo Men unearthed by a volcano, and who are attempting to turn the world's inhabitants into versions of themselves for use as slaves.
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Douglas McKee] (signed)
Inks	Richard Case ?
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover blurb. HW suggests possible F.R. Sieminsky as penciler. HS thinks perhaps Lee Elias.
Reprinted	in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #82 (2010)

8 page Star Pirate story "As the Vengeance cruises the spaceways, Star notices..."

Characters	Star Pirate; un-named hermit (villain, introduction, death)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as George Vincent] (signed)
Pencils	George Appel
Inks	George Appel

4 page text story "Will Man Find the Key To Eternal Life?"

Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as H. MacLeod Kensington, B.S.] (signed)
Pencils	Karen Karol (signed)
Inks	Karen Karol (signed)
Letters	typeset

6 page Auro Lord of Jupiter story "One morning, as Auro takes his daily swim..."

Characters	Auro; Laron of Tando (introduction); Mara (introduction, Laron's daughter); Opar Irafa (villain, introduction, death)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Dick Charles]
Pencils	Joe Doolin
Inks	Joe Doolin

6 page Norge Benson story "Norge meets an old sea captain who shows..."

Characters	Norge Benson; Guset Stars: Jolie; Captain of the ASTRID Q (introduction); The Gudrun people (villains, introduction, Vikings from space)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Olaf Bjorn]
Pencils	Jim Mooney ?
Inks	Jim Mooney ?

8 page Space Rangers story "With an almost inaudible roar, a lone rocket..."

Characters	Space Rangers; Gora (villain, introduction, death); Tana (introduction); Adolf Hitler (villain, cameo)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Hugh Fitzhugh] (signed)
Pencils	Lee Elias ?
Inks	Lee Elias ?; ?
Notes	HW notes George Tuska "influence" on page five.