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Issue Details

Issue #68
Published [Fall] 1952
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor); Jerry Iger (Art Director)
Notes Interesting title blurb and illustration on the cover, but they have no relationship to any interior feature. This comic has no text story.

Cover Details - "Synthoids of the 9th Moon"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Maurice Whitman?
Inks Maurice Whitman?
Notes Interesting title blurb and illustration on the cover, but they have no relationship to any interior feature. This comic has no text story.

9 page The Lost World story "They were penned into a trap! Outside waited..."

Characters Guest Stars: Bruce; Bonnie; Robin; a professor (dies); Villains: Voltamen; Taomen (intro; die); Taomen Chief (intro; dies)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Thornecliffe Herrick]
Pencils Lily Renee (signed)
Inks Lily Renee (signed)
Reprinted from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #40 (January 1946)

6 page Space Rangers story "Space Ranger HQ on Earth - Ho hum. This desk duty..."

Characters The Space Rangers [Reef Ryan; Flint Baker]; Queen Theca (intro; dies; villain)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Hugh Fitzhugh]
Pencils Lee Elias?
Inks Regina Levander
Notes Inks credit from James Van Nuys, the artist's grandson, who is in possession of 4 pages of black & white, pre-production pages from this story.
Reprinted from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #40 (January 1946)

5 page Mysta of the Moon story "Against savage forces roaming the universe stands a..."

Characters Mysta of the Moon; Villain: Dr. Black (intro; dies)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Ross Gallun]
Pencils Fran Hopper
Inks Fran Hopper
Reprinted from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #40 (January 1946)

6 page Star Pirate story "Sneakin' in, hey, Blackbeard? Why?"

Characters Star Pirate; Villains: Thala and her gang (intro)
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Len Dodson]
Pencils Murphy Anderson (signed)
Inks Murphy Anderson (signed)
Reprinted from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #40 (January 1946)

6 page Gale Allen story "What new terror was this, erupting along the..."

Characters Gale Allen; unamed villian (introduction); unamed girl (introduction); Professor Quimbly
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Ross Gallun]
Pencils Joe Doolin
Inks Joe Doolin
Reprinted from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #40 (January 1946)