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Chapter 8 September 1947Planet Comics #50
Planet Comics #50 (September 1947) is where
things take a turn for the simplistic creatively
and the story kind of loses direction. The
dream-like quality of the Futura Saga is
emphasized over the next several issues
keeping with the premise put forth in the
premiere story even as the content artistically
begins to parallel the quality typical to the
perceived disposable comic book entertainment
of the era.Planet Comics #50 (September 1947)
Planet Comics
was 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."