Planet Comics (1940) Canadian Edition comic books

Canadian Edition. Reprints Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 61. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by George Evans, Enrico Bagnoli, Graham Ingels, Lee Elias, Frank Doyle, Leonard Starr, and Charles A. Winter. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. In the Lost World, Hunt and Lyssa battle bestial humanoids released by the Volta on Earth; The Space Rangers fight a madman in an invisibility suit; Captured by the Heads of Oceania, Futura and Blargo are cast into a sand sea that transforms humans into monsters, in a story with exquisite art by Enrico Bagnoli. Terrific action-girl cover by an unknown artist, possibly Joe Doolin. The Lost World; Futura; Mysta of the Moon; Auro Lord of Jupiter; Unposted; Life On Other Worlds: Rhea; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Cover is identical to the USA Edition. Clearly identified in the indicia and has Canadian interior and back cover ads. Cover art by Maurice Whitman. Invasion? story, art by John Belcastro. The Sandhogs of Mars story, art by Maurice Whitman. The Changelings starring Space Rangers, inks by Bernard Sachs. Silence From Planetoid X, art by Bill Discount. Hijack On Alpha-7 story, pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Final issue of the series. "Cerebex" (art by Bill Bernulis), "The Wonder-Warp" (art by Albert), "The Martian Plague," "Strangers on Satellite C" (art by Johnny Bell), and "Among the Missing." Cover price $0.10.