Issue Details

Issue	#52
Published	January 1948
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor)

Cover Details - "Mystery of the Time Chamber"

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

10 page The Lost World story "Devastate! Plunder! Enslave!"

Characters	Guest Stars: Igor; Sr. Juarez (intro); Villains: Voltamen; Mangla (intro; death)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Thornecliffe Herrick]
Pencils	George Evans (signed)
Inks	George Evans (signed)
Notes	This story is set in Mexico.

8 page Mysta of the Moon story Mystery of the Time Chamber ["Trouble on Vitan! So flashed a terror-filled voice..."]

Characters	Mysta of the Moon (origin retold); Guest Star: Bron II; Villain: Dr. Riktor (intro; death)
Synopsis	Mysta goes to the future and her origin is retold.
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Ross Gallun]
Pencils	Maurice Whitman (signed)
Inks	Maurice Whitman (signed)
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

6 page Auro Lord of Jupiter story "On the rotting plains of the dead planet..."

Characters	Auro Lord of Jupiter; Guest Stars: Claudia; President of Earth (intro); Villain: Goz
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Dick Charles]
Pencils	Joe Doolin
Inks	Joe Doolin

8 page Star Pirate story ["These are the boots--the wonder boots--the..."]

Characters	Star Pirate; Terra (intro; villain)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Len Dodson]
Pencils	Murphy Anderson; John Celardo (page 1, 2/3 of page 8)
Inks	Murphy Anderson; John Celardo (page 1, 2/3 of page 8)
Notes	Framing sequence by Celardo adds Blacky telling the story of how Star acquired his boots as told in issue #33.
Reprinted	from PLANET COMICS #33 (November 1944)

2 page text story "The Moon Ants"

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

6 page Futura story "Hark to that music in the air...to..."

Characters	Futura [Marcia Reynolds]; Guest Star: The Keeper; Villains: Mentor; Cymridians
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as John Douglas]
Pencils	Walter Palais (signed)
Inks	Walter Palais (signed)

1 page The Vizigraph letters page "The Vizigraph"

Letters

typeset

4 page Space Rangers story "In the frigid, icy regions deep under terra..."

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