1948

#52 to #57

Planet Comics

Covers

Planet Comicswas a science fiction comic-book title

produced by Fiction House and issued

from Jan. 1940 (issue 1) to Winter 1953

(issue 73). Like many of Fiction House's

early comics titles, Planet Comics was a

spinoff of a pulp magazine, in this case

Planet Stories, which featured space

operatic tales of muscular, heroic space

adventurers who were quick with their 'ray

pistols' and always running into gorgeous

females who needed rescue from bug-

eyed space aliens or fiendish interstellar

bad guys.

Planet Comics #1 (January 1940)

Planet Comics was considered by noted fan Raymond Miller to be "perhaps the best of the

Fiction House group," as well as "most collected and most valued." In Miller's opinion, it

"wasn't really featuring good art or stories... in the first dozen or so issues," not gaining most

of "its better known characters" until "about the 10th issue." "Only 3 of its long running strips

started with the first issue... Flint Baker, Auro - Lord of Jupiter, and the Red Comet."

Planet Comics Story

PLANET COMICS

# 52 to # 57

COVERS 1948

# 52 # 53Joe Doolin cover art. Bondage cover by Joe Doolin

PLANET COMICS

# 52 to # 57

COVERS 1948

# 54 # 55 Joe Doolin cover. Though the cover hasn't been conclusively attributed, it looks like Doolin's work to us, and it's certainly a winner.

PLANET COMICS

# 52 to # 57

COVERS 1948

# 56 # 57Joe Doolin cover art. Joe Doolin cover.