Digital Comic Museum - Planet Comics 055 (diff ver)


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Issue: #55
Published: July 1948, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 52, Editing: J. F. Byrne (managing editor)
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U. S. Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)	Giants of the Golden Atom
Featuring:	The Lost World
Credits:	Pencils: Joe Doolin \| Inks: Joe Doolin
Genre:	Science Fiction

Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page)

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Comic Story (10 pages)	Winter in July
Featuring:	The Lost World
Synopsis:	Giant warriors, frozen in ice, reawaken and help destroy a group of Voltamen.
Credits:	Script: ? [as Thornecliffe Herrick] \| Pencils: George Evans (signed) \| Inks: George Evans (signed)
Genre:	Science Fiction
Characters:	Voltamen (villain, Some Die) Hunt Bowman Lyssa Charlie

Advertisement (1 page)	Advice to Comic Readers for Bad Skin
Featuring:	Betty Memphis
Credits:	Pencils: ? (spot illustrations) \| Inks: ? (spot illustrations) \| Letters: typeset

Comic Story (6 pages)
Featuring:	Futura
Synopsis:	When the space-pirate Yrina is captured by the Space Patrol, she convinces them she is really Futura, and that Futura is Yrina.
Credits:	Script: ? [as John Douglas] \| Pencils: Enrico Bagnoli \| Inks: Enrico Bagnoli
Genre:	Science Fiction
Characters:	Futura [Marcia Reynolds] Thi (villain, Death) Yrina (intro, Villain)

Text Story (2 pages)	Murder on Mercury
Credits:	Script: ? [as Thornecliffe Herrick] \| Letters: typeset
Genre:	Science Fiction

Comic Story (6 pages)
Featuring:	Auro Lord of Jupiter
Synopsis:	While on a foreign planetoid, Auro purchases a new rocket ship for his trip to Jupiter, but it is in need of repair, so he seeks out repair parts. In the process, he saves a Princess from sure death from a gang seeking out a valuable jewel she has possession of.
Credits:	Script: ? [as Dick Charles] (signed) \| Pencils: Joe Doolin \| Inks: Joe Doolin; John Celardo; H. C. Kiefer ?
Genre:	Science Fiction
Characters:	Auro Lord Of Jupiter Silva Princess Varra (introduction) Karkor (villain, Introduction)

Advertisement (0 pages)	Just Look at These Exciting New Novelties
Featuring:	Bernard Fine Co.
Credits:	Letters: typeset

Comic Story (6 pages)
Featuring:	Space Rangers
Synopsis:	Herc is captured by Torgo and Kyra.
Credits:	Script: ? [as Hugh Fitzhugh] (credited) \| Pencils: Frank Doyle [as Doyle] (signed) \| Inks: Frank Doyle [as Doyle] (signed)
Genre:	Science Fiction
Characters:	The Space Rangers [Flint Baker Herc] Villains: Torgo (villain, Introduction, Death) Kyra (villain, Introduction, Death)

Advertisement (0 pages)	3 in 1 Air Pistol
Featuring:	Johnson Smith & Company

Letters Page (1 page)
Featuring:	The Vizigraph
Credits:	Letters: typeset

Comic Story (7 pages)
Featuring:	Star Pirate
Synopsis:	Blacky dreams that Star Pirate takes on Dr. Flack and his gang and steals a kiss from Zalda.
Credits:	Script: ? [as Len Dodson] (credited) \| Pencils: Maurice Whitman [as M. Whitman] (signed) \| Inks: Maurice Whitman [as M. Whitman] (signed)
Genre:	Science Fiction
Characters:	Star Pirate Blacky Dr. Flack (villain, Introduction) Zalda (villain, Introduction) Murgo

Comic Story (1 page)	Neptune
Featuring:	Life on Other Worlds
Credits:	Pencils: Murphy Anderson (signed) \| Inks: Murphy Anderson (signed)
Genre:	Science Fiction

Comic Story (8 pages)
Featuring:	Mysta of the Moon
Synopsis:	Mysta assumes a secret identity as Technician 3A.
Credits:	Script: ? [as Ross Gallun] \| Pencils: Matt Baker \| Inks: Matt Baker
Genre:	Science Fiction
Characters:	Mysta Of The Moon [Technician 3A] Dirk Garro (introduction) Arnth (introduction) Jan Zirca (villain, Introduction) Zircat

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Featuring:	George F. Jowett
Credits:	Letters: typeset

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Featuring:	Illinois Merchandise Mart
Credits:	Pencils: ? (photo) \| Inks: ? (photo) \| Colours: ? (photo) \| Letters: typeset

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