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50September 1947
$0.10

Planet Comics #50

Fiction House · September 1947 · on sale 1947-06-06

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Series
Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series)
Issue
#50
Publication date
September 1947
Key date
1947-09-00
On-sale date
1947-06-06
Indicia publisher
Love Romances Pub. Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Things of Xerescover1pencils: Joe Doolin; inks: Joe Doolin
1-comic story10script: Thornecliffe Herrick; pencils: George Evans; inks: George Evans, Bob LubbersVoltamen (villains, deaths); Panduro (villain, introduction, death)
2-comic story6script: John Douglas; pencils: Walter Palais; inks: Walter PalaisMentor (villain); Cymradians (villains); Butterfly people (introduction)
3The Vizigraphletters page1letters: typeset
4The Things of Xerescomic story6script: Dick Charles; pencils: Joe Doolin; inks: Joe DoolinAuro, Dorna, Chet Edson
5Uranuscomic story2pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson
6-comic story6script: Hugh Fitzhugh; pencils: Frank Doyle; inks: Frank DoyleLeura (villain, introduction, death); Koorc (villain, introduction, death)
7Planets For Saletext story2script: ? [as Thornecliffe Herrick] (credited); letters: typeset
8-comic story8script: Ross Gallun; pencils: Maurice Whitman; inks: Maurice WhitmanMysta; Bron II (guest-star); Gon (villain, introduction, death); Durg (villain, introduction, death); other Jovian batmen (villains, introduction, deaths)
9-comic story7script: Len Dodson; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy AndersonThe Space Falcon (villain, introduction); Tara (villain, introduction); Laro (villain, introduction)

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