Issue Details

Issue	#31
Published	July 1944
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Paul Payne

Cover Details - "Fire-Priests of Orbit X"

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

10 page The Lost World story "Hunt Bowman and Lyssa, survivors of an Earth..."

Characters	The Voltamen; Crew of a pirate submarine (death)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Thornecliffe Herrick]
Pencils	Graham Ingels
Inks	Graham Ingels

8 page Space Rangers story "Norta--this key! Space launching tube lock seven!"

Characters	The Space Rangers [Flint Baker; Reef Ryan]; Gettor (introduction); Norta
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Hugh Fitzhugh]
Pencils	Lee Elias (signed)
Inks	Lee Elias (signed)

5 page Norge Benson story "In a strange foggy haze of an even stranger..."

Characters	Norge Benson; Jolie
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Olaf Bjorn]
Pencils	Lily Renee (signed)
Inks	Lily Renee (signed)

3 page text story "First Earthman On Mars"

Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Montague Truex, Ph.D.]
Pencils	Fran Hopper
Inks	Fran Hopper
Letters	typeset

7 page Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron story Fire-Priests of Orbit X ["One morning the people of Cardor are aroused..."]

Characters	Gale Allen; the Girl Squadron; The Tatlans (introduction); Cardorians
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Douglas McKee]
Pencils	Fran Hopper (signed)
Inks	Fran Hopper (signed)
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

7 page Star Pirate story "The Vengeance has just made a faltering take off..."

Characters	Star Pirate; A tribe of savages (introduction); Trody
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as George Vincent]
Pencils	George Appel
Inks	George Appel

8 page Mars, God of War story "Mars finds a garden of hate and sows..."

Characters	Mars, God of War; Adna (introduction; death); Bozar
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Ross Gallun]
Pencils	Joe Doolin
Inks	Joe Doolin
Notes	The "God of War" phrase appears on the cover but not on the strip.