Planet Comics

    (Fiction House, 1940-1953)
™ and ©1953 Love Romances Publishing Co., Inc.

Planet Comics, published by Fiction House, was the first all-science-fiction comic book title to appear in the United States. The first issue came out in 1940 and employed the same general style and storytelling flavor of the “space opera,” science-fiction pulp magazines published by Fiction House, Thrilling, and others, complete with space cowboys, bug-eyed monsters, and star pirates. Early issues benefited from the high craftsmanship of Will Eisner and his studio, including Lou Fine. Planet Comics followed the winning formula of other Fiction House comics like Jumbo Comics and Jungle Comics by prominently featuring scantily-clad women in distress on the covers and throughout the stories. Planet wrapped up its run in the early 1950s after being singled out for its alleged lewdness in anticomics propaganda like Seduction of the Innocent and Parade of Pleasure.
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  • 37
    #37
    Jul 1945
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Lily Renee, Fran Hopper, John Celardo, Jack Keeler, Murphy Anderson
    Gale Allen; Mysta of the Moon; Reprint from Planet Comics #13; Space Rangers; The Lost World; The Red Comet; The Star Pirate
    1 copy for $675.00
  • 45
    #45
    Nov 1946
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Lily Renee, Bob Lubbers, Murphy Anderson
    Auro Lord of Jupiter; Futura; Mysta of the Moon; Space Rangers; The Lost World; The Star Pirate
    1 copy for $175.00
  • 54
    #54
    May 1948
    Cover: $0.10
    W: Thornecliffe Herrick  ·  A: George Evans, Enrico Bagnoli, Joe Doolin, Frank Doyle, Maurice Whitman, Matt Baker
    Auro Lord of Jupiter; Futura; Mysta of the Moon; Space Rangers; The Lost World; The Star Pirate
    1 copy for $200.00
  • 60
    #60
    May 1949
    Cover: $0.10
    A: George Evans, Enrico Bagnoli, Graham Ingels, Frank Fermonetti, Leonard Starr, Charles A. Winters
    Auro Lord of Jupiter; Futura; Mysta of the Moon; Space Rangers; The Lost World; The Star Pirate
    1 copy for $180.00