Issue Details

Issue	#61
Published	July 1949
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor)

Cover Details - "The Brute in the Bubble"

Genre

science fiction

10 page The Lost World story The Brute In the Bubble ["To conquer a planet, devastate its cities and..."]

Characters	Villains: Zog and Mummy-Men (intro); Voltamen
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Thorncliffe Herrick]
Pencils	George Evans
Inks	George Evans
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover blurb. Note that the "house name" is missing the first "e".

6 page Futura story "Oceania, the aqua planet, gracefully glides its orbit..."

Characters	Futura [Marcia Reynolds]; Guest Star: Blargo; Villains: The Heads (intro); a duplicate Futura (intro)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as John Douglas]
Pencils	Enrico Bagnoli
Inks	Enrico Bagnoli ?
Notes	The inking varies tremendously on this episode. They are especially simplified on page five. Reprint 'titled' Futura.
Reprinted	in Strange Worlds (Malibu, 1990 series) #1 (in black and white)

2 page text story "Unposted"

Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Thornecliffe Herrick]
Pencils	? [as J. Bixby]
Inks	? [as J. Bixby]
Letters	typeset

6 page Auro Lord of Jupiter story "The air was sweet to smell, and the..."

Characters	Auro Lord of Jupiter; Guest Stars: Dorna; Commander Gorth (intro); Villain: Krio (intro)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Dick Charles]
Pencils	Graham Ingels
Inks	Graham Ingels

7 page Space Rangers story "The reel of documentary film in the space rangers'..."

Characters	The Space Rangers [Flint Baker; Reef Ryan]; Gettor (introduction); Norta
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Hugh Fitzhugh]
Pencils	Lee Elias; Frank Doyle
Inks	Lee Elias; Frank Doyle
Notes	Doyle provides panels two, three and the final panel and the story is revamped to eliminate about a page and a half of the original story.
Reprinted	from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #31

7 page Star Pirate story "Long life, self-government, peace and luxury...all these..."

Characters	Star Pirate; Flura Benson (intro); Villain: Tabor (intro)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Len Dodson]
Pencils	Leonard Starr
Inks	Leonard Starr

1 page Life On Other Worlds filler "Rhea"

Genre

science fiction

8 page Mysta of the Moon story "Cargo X25, consigned on space freighter Eroica for..."

Characters	Mysta of the Moon [Technician 106]; Guest Stars: Dirk Garro; Lorne (intro; dies); Villains: Kaarin (intro; dies); the Llarns (intro; monsters)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Ross Gallun]
Pencils	Charles A. Winter
Inks	Charles A. Winter
Notes	Mysta's secret i.d. now "Technician 106".