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| This is a beautiful book. I really should have rated it much better. |
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| Until this moment I've never seen in real life a book advertised in comics. Last week I actually saw two volumes of the "Concise Modern Encyclopedia" advertised on the back cover of this issue. |
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| Another great episode of MARS. I don't understand how the art is so good one episode then the other episodes are dreck. But this is a good one! |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | November 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
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| Cover | The Green Legions of Xalan |
| Featuring | Reef Ryan |
| Credits | Pencils: Dan Zolnerowich [as Zolne Rowich] (signed) | Inks: Dan Zolnerowich [as Zolne Rowich] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction |
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| Synopsis | House ad for "Rangers of Freedom Comics" 7 (October 1942). |
| Credits | Pencils: Dan Zolnerowich; Pagsilang Rey Isip | Inks: Dan Zolnerowich; Pagsilang Rey Isip |
| Content | Characters: Glory Forbes; Randy; Yaki Su; Toko |
| Notes | Inside front cover. Reprints the cover of the issue and 5 panels from the Glory Forbes story. |
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| Synopsis | Captain Defi's spaceship lands on Venus. He and his men meet Princess Neo and her people. Mars causes Defi's first mate and the rest of the crew--except for old Sam and cabin boy Dave--to attack and plunder the Venusians. Princess Neo tricks the villains into drinking the juice of a local plant, which causes them to pass out. Defi will go back to Earth and his crew will be charged with mutiny. |
| Featuring | Mars, God of War |
| Credits | Script:? [as Ross Gallun] | Pencils: Joe Doolin | Inks: Joe Doolin |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: A first mate (villain, introduction); Capt. Jim Defi (introduction); Dave (introduction); an old man (introduction); Princess Neo (introduction); Mars, God of War |
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| Comic Story | The Green Legions of Xaltan (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | In the Inner-World of Neptune, Reef and Vara are captured and sold as slaves to rival chieftains. Reef saves his "owner," the Tab of Xalan, from an assassination plot and is rewarded with his freedom. He asks help in recovering Vara. In a battle, the Tab of Xalan is mortally wounded by the Tab of Guirtha; the dying king asks Reef to aid his wife the Tabess in her fight against the Guirthites. Tab and Vara are reunited and promise to help her. |
| Featuring | Reef Ryan |
| Credits | Script:? [as Hugh Fitzhugh] | Pencils: Pagsilang Rey Isip | Inks: Pagsilang Rey Isip |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Reef Ryan; Vara; Xalanites (introduction); Tab (introduction); Tabess of Xalan (introduction); Tab of Guirtha (villain, introduction, death); Rooka (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | The story title is taken from the cover blurb. |
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| Synopsis | The Vormants raid a mining town on the rim of Venus. Gale and her squadron arrive and join young Lief, son of the discoverer of the mine. He says his father's foreman Jed is behind the attack. Gale and the others are captured by the Vormants but Leif drugs the bandits with sugar that makes them drunk. Leif kills Jed and will take over the mine once more. |
| Featuring | Gale Allen and Her Girl Squadron |
| Credits | Script:? [as Douglas McKee] | Pencils: Saul Rosen | Inks: Saul Rosen?;? |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Lief (introduction); Vormants (villain, introduction); Jed Hukk (villain, introduction, death); Gale Allen |
| Notes | Yet another permutation of this strip's title. |
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| Synopsis | Tona loves Dasa, daughter of the king of Jupiter's Sun People. She steals a radium jewel that will allow them to survive in the forbidden valley--which has "dense air"--and the couple flees. They are captured by Haga's Mist People. Auro intervenes on the side of the Sun People: he exiles Haga and destroys the machines that "densify" the air in the valley, which will now be available to all people. The King says Tona and Dasa may wed. |
| Featuring | Auro Lord of Jupiter |
| Credits | Script:? [as Dick Charles] | Pencils: Rafael Astarita | Inks: Rafael Astarita |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Haga (villain, introduction); Dasa (introduction); Tona (introduction); King of the Sun People (introduction); Auro |
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| Text Story | Will the Insects Conquer the World? (3 pages) |
| Credits | Script:? [as Kelsey Morrison, M. S., PhD.] | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction |
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| Synopsis | "Ravaged by planet wars and the resulting plague, Earth in the 33rd century is uninhabited by human life," except "lone archer" Hunt Bowman. He is captured by Iqor, a creature from Volta. Hunt and Lyssa, another prisoner, take over the Volta ship and crash on her planet, the "Lost World." Lyssa's subject Basil fears Hunt wants to become king and revolts, attempting to sacrifice Hunt and Lyssa to the Spirax monster. Hunt kills the monster with an arrow and Basil flees. |
| Featuring | The Lost World |
| Credits | Script:? [as Thorncliffe Herrick] | Pencils: Rudy Palais | Inks: Rudy Palais |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Hunt Bowman (introduction, origin); Lyssa (introduction, origin); Iqor (villain, introduction); the Voltamen (villains, introduction); Basil (villain, introduction); Akan |
| Notes | First story of the series. |
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| Synopsis | Princess Jolie sends Norge and his polar bear Frosting from Pax to Jupiter on a peace mission. On their way, they are captured by Amazons and stop off at the planet Indigo. Norge promises the warring factions many things and takes them to Pax, but they're arguing again when they arrive. Norge, Frosting and Jolie leave hurriedly, but crashland on Pluto. |
| Featuring | Norge Benson |
| Credits | Script:? [as Olaf Bjorn] | Pencils: Al Walker (signed) | Inks: Al Walker (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Science Fiction | Characters: Norge; Jolie (guest-star); The Amazon Ambassador of Amazonia (introduction); Ambassador Fourflush of Mars (introduction); Secretary Minx of Jinx (introduction); Frosting |
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| Synopsis | Star Pirate and his sidekick Trody visit the deserted planetoid where they cache their booty and discover Sir Gayda and Wista stranded there. When pirate Muigela's ship lands, Star Pirate learns the villain is dead and defeats Gurn and Mika to become the crew's new leader. The pirates attack a space liner but the crew mutinies when Star Pirate orders no one harmed. The Space Patrol captures them all. Star is sentenced to hang but Sir Gayda reveals himself to be the king of Pluto and pardons him. |
| Featuring | Star Pirate |
| Credits | Script:? [as Leonardo Vinci] | Pencils: George Appel | Inks: George Appel |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Muigela (villain, introduction, death); Gurn (villain, introduction); Mika (villain, introduction, death); Wista (introduction); Sir Gayda (introduction); Star Pirate; Trody |
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| Synopsis | Flint Baker and Mimi are sent to prevent "Milky Way guerrilla chief" Axtur and his locust men from raiding a defense outpost on Saturn. Thanks to traitor Quinn, Axtur captures Flint and Mimi and uses Flint's ship to attack the outpost. Flint gets the upper hand and captures Axtur. |
| Featuring | Flint Baker |
| Credits | Script:? [as Huxley Haldane] | Pencils: Art Saaf | Inks: Art Saaf |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Axtur (villain, introduction); his Locust Men (villains, introduction); Quinn (villain, introduction, death), Dr. Quinn (villain, introduction, death); Flint Baker; Col. Stone; Mimi |
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