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Issue Details

Issue #48
Published May 1947
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor)

Cover Details

Characters Mysta of the Moon
Genre science fiction
Pencils Joe Doolin
Inks Joe Doolin

10 page The Lost World story "Earth, once proud symbol of highest civilization of..."

Characters Guest Stars: Bruce; Ruk (a Venusian; intro); Villains: Voltamen
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Thornecliffe Herrick]
Pencils Lily Renee (signed)
Inks Lily Renee (signed)

6 page Futura story "In the Cymrad laboratories the great experiment goes..."

Characters Futura [Marcia Reynolds]; Villains: Iontra (death); Mentor
Synopsis The origin of Futura is retold in a flashback.
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as John Douglas]

6 page Auro Lord of Jupiter story "Experiment Existence"

Characters Auro Lord of Jupiter; Guest Star: Dorna; Villains: A monster in Chet Edson's body (intro; death); Saturo (intro; death); Kopa (intro; death?)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Dick Charles]
Pencils George Evans
Inks George Evans
Reprinted in Thrilling Science Fiction (AC, 1998 series) #2?

3 page text story "Future Facts"

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

6 page Space Rangers story "Starry-eyed colonists, with visions of a new..."

Characters The Space Rangers [Flint Baker]; Guest Stars: Hercules; Villains: Gor (intro; death); Venusians (intro)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Hugh Fitzhugh]
Pencils Frank Doyle
Inks Frank Doyle
Notes Reef Ryan is not in this story.

1 page The Vizigraph letters page "The Vizigraph"

Letters typeset

8 page Mysta of the Moon story "Vote humanist! Elect the scientist candidates! Such were..."

Characters Mysta of the Moon; Guest Star: Bron II; Villains: Lara (intro; death); Drakon (intro; death); Rithor (intro)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Ross Gallun]
Pencils Fran Hopper (signed)
Inks Fran Hopper (signed); ?
Notes Notice the use of a screen of black as a "shade" of color.

7 page Star Pirate story "The loot-bins of Star Pirate, laughing bandit..."

Characters I: Valdina; V: Bruno (I, D), Flame People and Ice People of Mercury (I for all)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Len Dodson]
Pencils Murphy Anderson (signed)
Inks Murphy Anderson (signed)