Issue Details

Issue	#54
Published	May 1948
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor)

Cover Details - "Robots from Inferno"

Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Joe Doolin
Inks	Joe Doolin

10 page The Lost World story "Voltamen defeated? Long months had passed since their..."

Characters	Alpha (intro; a pirate); Philip (intro); Villains: Voltamen (death); Marko (intro; death)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Thornecliffe Herrick]
Pencils	George Evans (signed)
Inks	George Evans (signed)

6 page Futura story "On and on through outer space a mote..."

Characters	Futura [Marcia Reynolds] (origin retold); Venusians (intro); Villain: Thi (intro)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as John Douglas]
Pencils	Enrico Bagnoli
Inks	Enrico Bagnoli
Reprinted	in Thrilling Planet Tales (AC, 1991 series) #nn; in Golden Age of Comics (New Media Publishing, 1982 series) #9

Half page The Vizigraph letters page "The Vizigraph"

Letters

typeset

6 page Auro Lord of Jupiter story "Goz defeated! Earth saved! Thus scanned the triumphant..."

Characters	Auro Lord of Jupiter; Mother Seven (intro; death?); Villain: Azroth (intro; death)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Dick Charles]
Pencils	Joe Doolin
Inks	Joe Doolin

6 page Space Rangers story "A frenzied man staggered into Space Rangers headquarters..."

Characters	The Space Rangers [Flint Baker]; Villains: Zar (intro); Xetra (intro; death); fish-men (intro)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Hugh Fitzhugh]
Pencils	Frank Doyle
Inks	Frank Doyle
Notes	Reef Ryan does not appear in this story.

2 page text story "Time Shock"

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

7 page Star Pirate story "Was justice but a mockery on the planet..."

Characters	Star Pirate; Valda (intro); Villains: Rasca (intro; death); Sato (intro; death)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Len Dodson]
Pencils	Maurice Whitman (signed)
Inks	Maurice Whitman (signed)
Reprinted	in Thrilling Planet Tales (AC, 1991 series) #nn

1 page Life On Other Worlds filler "Living Death"

Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Frank Doyle (signed)
Inks	Frank Doyle (signed)

8 page Mysta of the Moon story "That mighty bulwark--the Science Council--trembled at..."

Characters	Mysta of the Moon; Guest Stars: Bron II; Jon Zetra (intro); Villain: Dant Argo (intro; death)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Ross Gallun]
Pencils	Matt Baker
Inks	Ray Osrin?
Notes	The story has nothing to do with "Robots from Inferno" as touted on the cover.