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It ran between november 1939 to may 1955 for a total of 71 issues. Planet comics was published by fiction house and ran from 1940 until in this batcavedweller album i. Planet comics remained the premier scifi comic all through the 1940s, translating the traditional pulp. New dark horse comics enamel logo pin new york comic con 2018. The first monthly comic book, aptly titled comics monthly, began publication in 1922, though it also featured reprints of daily newspaper comic strips. Collectors can find treasured dc comics dating back to 1940 and marvel comics back to 1944. In the 1940s, this was a high tech, glamorous profession.

Like most of fiction houses early comics titles, planet comics was a spinoff of a pulp magazine, in this case planet stories. Marvel gallery mcfarlane spiderman pvc figure october 30, 2019. Superworld comics buying and selling comic books, free. Mandrake the magician was one of the most popular comic strips back in the day and a number of comic book companies tried to emulate his success. Siegel and shusters 1930s comics were full of radio, as an exemplar of high technology, and the green lantern. The companys comic book division folded in 1973, although dell continued to publish the occasional book with comics content, including newspaper strip collections. Americans turned to comics to put themselves in better moods during these hard times. The planet itec has returned to its orbit after being lost for aeons, and is now capturing spaceships. We have 77 books to download or read online the latest is planet comics 06 4 fiche. Gale allen and the girl squadron set out to rescue rika from the outer venusians. Shazam captain marvel shazam is a fictional comic book superhero published in 1939 by fawcett comics and later dc comics. The nazis used it in world war ii to all but destroy books which did not correspond to their ideology. Population statistics grade universal signature series restored qualified total.

Stories and art by alex blum, bob powell, arthur peddy, gene fawcette, henry c. Greatest 12 characters of the 1940s who is on this list, what this list is about and how they got on the list. If you discover an old collection full of batman comics. It was the first comic book dedicated wholly to science fiction. But what that story lacked was any indication why ken wore a mask to fight crime, and why he chose a. I am old enough to have read these comics when they first appeared in the 1950s. Fiction house collected works hardcover january 1, 2012 4. More details about this comic may be available in their page here disclaimer. Synopsis this is one of a set of lists i made showing a progression. But, three short years later, book burners were back, and this time they came for the comics. But it got better and better, taking on important new artists and changing up the strips. Love fletcher hanks who is credited as henry fletcher in this planet comics on the buzz crandall story.

Cbz file formats and some comics are pdf, mobi and epub. Allstar comics 1940 comic read allstar comics 1940. Planet comics is the upstate area premier destination for comic books, board games, card games, gifts, and collectibles. Classic comic books home page with many articles on comics recommended stories. Planet comics fiction house comic book plus sci fi comics, bd comics. Planet comics was a science fiction comic book title published by fiction house from january 1940 to winter 1953.

The wyns had been publishing pulp fiction under the periodical house and magazine publishers names since. Free file downloads, online comic viewer, plus a helpful, knowledgeable community. Fight comics fiction house comic book plus jungle girl, jungle queen. Captain america, created by joe simon and jack kirby, first appears in captain. Mickey mouse magazine 19331940 was the first disney comics publication, and preceded the popular 1940 anthology comic book walt disneys comics and stories. Nip marvel comics deadpool deathly hallows lapel pin by bioworld. There were three versions of the title two promotional giveaway magazines published from 1933 to 1935, and a newsstand magazine published from 1935 to 1940.

Planet stories was an american pulp science fiction magazine published by fiction house, based in new york. In february 1935, dc comics precursor, national allied publications. Dc gallery linda carter wonder woman pvc statue may 27, 2020. Illustrated advertisement for a 7 x 9 full color reproduction of the color art to british bombers over wilhelm shaven, illustrated by leo morey. Vintage sci fi poster planet comics mars god of war sci fi comics, fantasy comics. Comic books in the 1940s and 1950s comics became popular in the 1930s during the great depression. Edited by malcolm reiss, jerry iger and will eisner. The first true science fiction comic, planet comics featured classic space opera with squarejawed heroes, rockets. Comics jungle comics kaanga long bow man omars monster movie comics planet comics rangers comics sheena.

Cover for planet comics fiction house, 1940 series science fiction magazines, pulp. We can help you find the fair value of your comics. Dell had a comic book series which lasted 145 issues. This originally consisted of reprints from the newspaper strips as had all previous comic book appearances of the character, in various titles from david mckay publications and from dell. The 100 most influential pages in comic book history. The data in the additional content section is courtesy of the grand comics database under a creative commons attribution license. The real appeal of these old fiction house comics planet, fight, rangers, sheena, wings, indians, jumbo, etc.

More than 200,000 comics tower over guests heads at owner chuck rozanskis megastore. Readers can send in one coupon from jumbo, planet, fight and jungle comics listing their favorite character from each magazine, or choose to send in 50 cents total to the publisher. Visit us in ma, or we are happy to do comic book appraisals on location. World war ii was over, but the cold war was just beginning. Green lantern appeared in allamerican comics, his own magazine green lantern, as well as comic cavalcade. Dell became part of bantam doubleday dell in 1988, ceasing to exist as an independent company.

Futura encounters gigantic insects and monsters after crashing in a. If you have any difficulties to download any comic packs, please send a mail to. The red comet battles the slasher and his gang of space hijackers. Wyn and his wife rose wyn produced comic books between 1940 and the end of 1956. The comic book market is primarily concentrated on more vintage comics, most of which were published in the 1930s to mid1970s. The great murphy anderson begins his tenure here, and ecs graham ingels has also come aboard. The easiest way to determine if your comics fall into the good category is by looking at the cover price. While the cover has several story title blurbs, the scene depicted reflects none of the interior stories. An additional 30,000 square feet of space holds millions of reserve comic stock, making mile high the largest comic book store in the world. The first true science fiction comic, planet comics featured classic space opera with squarejawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bugeyed aliens of every stripe.

Readers are asked to read all four including unseen planet comics and join in the new manhunter contest. My friends and i back then were thrilled almost exclusively by the good girl art. Book 1 of 11 in the roy thomas presents planet comics series. In the lost world, hunt and lyssa find the skeletal remains of the united nations and a wouldbe world conqueror. See more ideas about comics, vintage comics and comic books. Like the magazine before it, planet comics featured space operatic tales of muscular. The team is conceived by editor sheldon mayer and writer gardner fox. It featured adventure stories based in space or on other planets. Featuring classic comic book art and illustrations of sheena queen of the jungle no.

Justice league hawkgirl action figure august 26, 2020. Cover thumbnail for planet comics fiction house, 1940 series sci fi comics. We are fair, honest, and we pay high prices for 1940s, 1950s and 1960s era comics. Captain marvel is the alter ego of billy batson, a youth who works as a. In true egalitarian fashion, each source title in all star comics was represented by exactly two features, and in an editors letter readers were asked to mail a coupon indicating which three characters they would like to see join the line up and which three they would like to get. If you have come to this site to find pirated or illegal material, you will be disappointed. We are always interested in buying comic book collections and original comic book art. Comics influenced emotions and attitudes of the american people superhero comics became. Things from another world comics, toys, and collectibles. Green lanterns secret identity is alan scott, a radio engineer. The stories are wacky theres nothing like golden age comic book sci fi expect. Planet comics remained the premier scifi comic all through the 1940s, translating the traditional pulpstyle stories into comic adventures for younger readers as well as soldiers, who delighted in the goodgirl art that was the hallmark of this and all the fiction house titles.

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Gale is mistaken for a legendary queen and manages to hypnotize lor. Stories and art by george evans, maurice whitman, joe doolin, murphy anderson, john celardo, walter palais, and frank doyle. Norge benson, plus many more and a bevy of the most scantilyclad females youre likely. When planet began in 1940, it was groundbreaking but also a bit primitive, as were most comic books then. Over a thirteen year period ending in 1953, this was the place for. In 1940, allamerican launched a comicbook series called all star comics, which would feature short stories starring heroes from both allamerican and national allied.