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Issue Details

Issue #37
Published July 1945
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing Paul Payne

Cover Details - " Behemoths of the Purple Void"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Joe Doolin
Inks Joe Doolin

10 page The Lost World story "Alone against the foul horde that wrecked their...'

Characters Villains: The Hydrads of Venus (intro; death); Voltamen [Tharkil (intro; death); Murg (intro; death)]
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Thornecliffe Herrick]
Pencils Lily Renee (signed)
Inks Lily Renee (signed)

8 page Mysta of the Moon story "Only the madness of a warped genius could..."

Characters Mysta of the Moon; Villains: Gor (intro); Gor's manplant army (intro; death)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Ross Gallun]
Pencils Fran Hopper (signed)
Inks Fran Hopper (signed)
Notes HW suggests ink assists by Ruth Atkinson. JV suggests help by Marcia Snyder, instead.

8 page Red Comet story "The Red Comet, good will ambassador from Earth..."

Characters Red Comet
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Cy Thatcher]
Pencils John Celardo
Inks Dan Zolnerowich; Joe Doolin
Reprinted from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #13 [Six of the eight-page Red Comet story]

2 page text story "The Invaders"

Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Garold S. Hatfield]
Letters typeset

8 page Space Rangers story Behemoths of the Purple Void ["Why did the Earth move nearer the sun?"]

Characters The Space Rangers [Flint Baker; Reef Ryan]; Villains: The Flame Creatures (intro; death; transformed ancient Germans)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Hugh Fitzhugh]
Pencils Jack Keller
Inks Jack Keller; A.C. Hollingsworth?
Notes The story title is taken from the cover blurb.`

6 page Gale Allen story "Log of spaceship R.O. 527 RS 43 -- we were skirting the..."

Characters Gale Allen; Professor Quimbly (intro); the Doctor (intro); The Goatmen (intro; villains)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Douglas McKee]
Pencils Fran Hopper (signed)
Inks Fran Hopper (signed)

8 page Star Pirate story "Yer a fool for visitin' this auction place..."

Characters Star Pirate; Dr. Cicor (villain; intro; death?)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Len Dodson]
Pencils Murphy Anderson (signed)
Inks Murphy Anderson (signed)