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Issue Details

Issue #43
Published July 1946
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor)

Cover Details - " Death-Ray From the Sun"

Characters Space Rangers
Genre science fiction
Pencils Joe Doolin
Inks Joe Doolin

10 page The Lost World story "From Mercury to Neptune all the universe lays..."

Characters Yogi of Calcutta (intro; death);Guest Stars: Bonnie; Bruce; Robin; Villains: Frok (death); Krug (death); Voltamen (death)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Thornecliffe Herrick]
Pencils Lily Renee (signed)
Inks Lily Renee (signed)

6 page Futura story "Terror, blind reasonless terror. Marcia Reynolds felt it..."

Characters Futura [Marcia Reynolds] (intro; origin); Villains: Mentor (intro) K-4 (intro); the Cymradians (intro)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as John Douglas]

7 page Auro Lord of Jupiter story "It was a strange destiny that hurled the..."

Characters Auro Lord of Jupiter; Guest Stars: Dorna; Claudia; Jerry (intro)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Dick Charles]
Pencils August Froehlich (signed)
Inks August Froehlich (signed)

2 page Life of Other Worlds filler "Mercury"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Murphy Anderson (signed)
Inks Murphy Anderson (signed)

6 page Space Rangers story Death-Ray From the Sun ["Out of the nethermost depths of space comes..."]

Characters The Space Rangers [Flint Baker; Reef Ryan]; Guest Stars: Mary; Hercules; Villains: Venusians (intro; death)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Hugh Fitzhugh]
Pencils Josef John Cavallo (signed)
Inks Josef John Cavallo (signed)
Notes The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

2 page text story "2400 A.D."

Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Thornecliffe Herrick]
Letters typeset

7 page Star Pirate story "Horrid, writhing, crushing--the plasmoids reign on dread..."

Characters Star Pirate; The Plasmoids (intro; some deaths); Morgan (intro); Morgan's daughter (intro)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Len Dodson]
Pencils Murphy Anderson (signed)
Inks Murphy Anderson (signed)

8 page Mysta of the Moon story "What new terror is this that dawns redly..."

Characters Mysta of the Moon; Mr. Brooks (intro); Villain: Ralkor (intro; death)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Ross Gallun]
Pencils Ruben Moreira
Inks Ruben Moreira