Issue Details

Issue	#28
Published	January 1944
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	60
Editing	Malcolm Reiss (Editor)

Cover Details - " Slavers of the Red Star"

Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Joe Doolin
Inks	Joe Doolin

10 page The Lost World story "Two people and their wolf dog, wandering through..."

Characters	V: Voltamen; I: The Red-Bearded Men and the Hairless Men
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Thornecliffe Herrick]
Pencils	Graham Ingels
Inks	Graham Ingels

8 page Mars story "Somewhere in space, a derelict ship founders, directionless..."

Characters	V: Leonardo (I, D); I: The Paxians
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Ross Gallun]
Pencils	Joe Doolin
Inks	Joe Doolin
Notes	The phrase "God of War" does not appear on the splash page, although it is used on the cover.

7 page Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron story "This is the strange unearthly tale of a..."

Characters	V: King of Skor (I, D); I: Gathor
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Douglas McKee]
Pencils	Fran Deitrick
Inks	Fran Deitrick
Notes	HW suggests possible inking assist by Ruth Atkinson.

8 page Star Pirate story "At a local bar on the planetoid Tok..."

Characters	V: Cadar the Wrecker (I)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as George Vincent]
Pencils	George Appel
Inks	George Appel

3 page text article "Can the Creatures of Space Enslave Us?"

Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Prof. Theobald Parker]
Letters	typeset

6 page Auro Lord of Jupiter story "Intrigue and mystery surround central Jupiter. It is..."

Characters	V: Mirza (I); I: Tron, Jana
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as John Charles]
Pencils	Alex Blum; Arnold Hicks
Inks	Arnold Hicks; [shop]
Notes	Some faces appear to have been reworked by Robert Webb.

6 page Norge Benson story "Frosting, bored with monotony on Pluto, has stolen...'

Characters	V: The Eo Master and his henchman (I for both)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Olaf Bjorn]
Pencils	Lily Renee (signed)
Inks	Lily Renee (signed)

8 page Space Rangers story Slavers of the Red Star ["The high commissioner's office:" "You sent for us?"]

Characters	V: Prof. Kender and his Disk Men (I for all); I: Alicia Brown, Gordon Blackthorne (a Disc Man)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Hugh Fitzhugh]
Pencils	Lee Elias (signed)
Inks	Lee Elias (signed); Anthony Cataldo?
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover blurb.