Planet Comics #41 for Sale - First Appearance of Auro - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series)
Issue: #41
Publication date: March 1946
Key date: 1946-03-00
On-sale date: 1945-12-28
Indicia publisher: Love Romances Pub. Co. Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Auro - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Chet Edson - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Dorna - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Claudia - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Medusa Men from Mars	cover	1	pencils: Joe Doolin; inks: Joe Doolin	Mysta; Mysta's robot
1	Creatures of the Mind World	text story	2	script: ? [as Reynold Morgan]; letters: typeset
2	-	comic story	8.6	script: Thornecliffe Herrick; pencils: Lily Renée; inks: Lily Renée	Lyssa; Hunt; Voltamen (villains); Dr. Schultz (introduction, dies)
3	-	statement of ownership	0.4	script: Jack Byrne
4	-	comic story	8	script: Douglas McKee; pencils: Joe Doolin; inks: Joe Doolin	Gale Allen; Itecs (introduction, villains); Lor [Itec High Priest] (introduction, dies)
5	-	comic story	5	script: Dick Charles; pencils: August Froehlich; inks: August Froehlich	Auro First, Claudia First, Dorna First, Chet Edson First
6	Revolt of the Insect World	illustration	2	script: Kelsey Morrison
7	-	comic story	7	script: Len Dodson; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson	Star; Blackbeard; The Plastimen (introduction, villains)
8	-	comic story	8	script: Ross Gallun; pencils: Fran Hopper; inks: Fran Hopper	The "Hand-Master" (introduction, villain, dies); Rogers (introduction, dies); Prof. Brown (dies)
9	-	comic story	8	script: Hugh Fitzhugh; pencils: Charles Sultan	Reef Ryan; Flint Baker; Huldane (villain, introduction, dies); Igor

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Planet Comics #70	1953	On eBay ›
Planet Comics #1	1958	On eBay ›
The Comics Journal #279	2006	On eBay ›
Snake Tales ISBN 978-1631406317	2016	On eBay ›
Mysta of the Moon ISBN 978-1544746760	2017	On eBay ›
Planet Comics #1	2020	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Golden-age paper is brittle. Ask about page suppleness and check edges for chips in the photos.
Check for trimmed edges, married covers, and clipped coupons - all common on books this old.
Confirm the indicia matches this plate; many golden-age titles changed names mid-run.

Series context

‹ #4041 of 73#42 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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