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Issue: Planet Comics #9 Public Domain
Publication Date: September 1940
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Issues: #9 of 73 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagFiction House
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Love Romances Pub. Co., Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 13 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Malcolm Reiss (editor); Will Eisner [as William E. Eisner] (art director); S. M. Iger (feature editor)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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reprinted as/ in another Issue.
Some/all of Issue reprinted as/in another Issue:
FlagRoy Thomas Presents Planet Comics #3 published December 2013
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Nick Cardy?
Inker(s): Nick Cardy?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Flint Baker
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagAction! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45 #[nn] published December 2011
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover title blurbs for various features, but none for the Flint Baker featured image.
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Invasion from Uranus

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Thomas Marlin]
Penciller(s): Alex Blum
Inker(s): Alex Blum
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): The Red Comet
Character(s): The Red Comet (origin); The Uranians (villains, introduction, death)
First Line: The mystery man of space reveals the secret...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: The story title is taken from the cover blurb.
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World Without Light

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Orson Herr]
Penciller(s): Henry Kiefer
Inker(s): Henry Kiefer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Spurt Hammond
Character(s): King Thermo of Mercury (introduction); Baron Burno (villain, introduction)
First Line: Captain Hammond, here are your credentials, accrediting you...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: The story title is taken from the cover blurb.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Fred Nelson]
Penciller(s): Witmer Williams
Inker(s): Witmer Williams
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Gale Allen
Character(s): Jack North (guest-star); Blaga Daru (villain)
First Line: In a desperate attempt to gain revenge upon...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Starr Gayza]
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Flint Baker
Character(s): Martians (villains)
First Line: Flint and Mimi have chosen Mars as their...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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What Are the Actual Possibilities of Space Travel?

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Gene Fawcette
Inker(s): Gene Fawcette
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Oddly, this one page feature has the number six in the lower right hand corner.
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An Elementary Course In Astronautics

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Gene Fawcette: Witmer Williams?
Inker(s): Gene Fawcette?; Witmer Williams?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Another anomaly, these are numbered pages two and three - making it likely that this is actually a three page feature and belongs with the previous "Space Travel" filler.
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Moon Monster

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Toni Blum? [as Jack Anthony]
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Menace of the Shrinking People

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Beekman Terrill]
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Captain Nelson Cole of the Solar Force
Character(s): Princess Eelo (villain, introduction, death)
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: The story title is taken from the cover blurb.
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Stampede on the Star Trail

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Bob Jordan]
Penciller(s): Charles Sultan
Inker(s): Charles Sultan
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buzz Crandall of the Space Patrol
Character(s): Jytern (villain, introduction, death)
First Line: Into the satellite above the planet Saturn flies...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: The story title is taken from the cover blurb.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Henry Kiefer
Inker(s): Henry Kiefer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): "Crash" Parker
Character(s): Dirk (introduction); Martians (villains)
First Line: All our crops are ruined! We face famine!
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Character's name is changed from "Barker" to "Parker" perhaps to avoid confusion with "Flint Baker."
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Death From the Deep

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as G. O. Garsh]
Penciller(s): Witmer Williams
Inker(s): Witmer Williams ?; ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Don Granval
Character(s): Rogo (introduction); Rigoro (villain, introduction, death)
First Line: Neptune is besieged by sea tanks, but Don...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Ray Alexander]
Penciller(s): George Tuska
Inker(s): George Tuska
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Cosmo Corrigan
Character(s): Cosmo Corrigan (introduction); Plutonians (guest-star)
First Line: The young dare-devil stunt flier of space!!! He'll...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6

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