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Issue Details

Issue	#36
Published	May 1945
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Paul Payne

Cover Details - "Colossus of the Blood-Moon"

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

12 page The Lost World story "Too long have Hunt Bowman and Lyssa wandered..."

Characters	Bruce (intro; brain transplanted to a Voltaman's body); Bonnie (intro); Robin (intro); Villains: Voltamen (1st story in which they use Latin syntax speak); Prince Guth (intro; death; body used as receptacle for Bruce's brain)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Thornecliffe Herrick]
Pencils	Lily Renee?; ?
Inks	Graham Ingels?; ?
Notes	The art here is reminiscent of both Renee and Ingels but is not clearly by either of them.

10 page Mysta of the Moon story "And why does Mars laugh? Did not the..."

Characters	Mysta of the Moon; Mysta's robot (intro); Mars, God of War (cameo); Villains: Superbrain (intro; death); Bela (intro)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Ross Gallun]
Pencils	Joe Doolin
Inks	Joe Doolin
Notes	Despite this being a continuation/revamping of the Mars strip, the cover blurb still reads "Mars God of War."

8 page Gale Allen story Colossus of the Blood-Moon ["From the diary of Gale Allen: Until our..."]

Characters	Gale Allen; Villains: Colossus (intro; death); two brothers (intro; death)
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.
Reprinted	in Thrilling Planet Tales (AC, 1991 series) #nn [reprinted in black & white]

3 page text story "Doorway To Destruction"

Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Garold S. Hatfield]
Pencils	Fran Hopper (signed)
Inks	Fran Hopper (signed)
Letters	typeset

8 page Star Pirate story "What's that--? Red light flashing!"

Characters	Star Pirate; Blackbeard (intro; appears in most stories from now on); Villains: A lady pirate and her band (intro for all)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Len Dodson]
Pencils	Murphy Anderson
Inks	Murphy Anderson

8 page Space Rangers story "Dust clouds swirled through the ether waves, Earthward..."

Characters	The Space Rangers [Flint Baker; Reef Ryan]; Villains: Grada (intro; death); Zru (intro; death); other aliens (intro; death)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Huxley Haldane]
Pencils	Lee Elias (signed)
Inks	Lee Elias (signed)