It was the first comic book dedicated wholly to science fiction. 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. The data in the additional content section is courtesy of the grand comics database under a creative commons attribution license. Planet comics fiction house comic book plus i could pretty much put the whole series of planet comics on this pin board. Planet comics comic book covers 1940 1953 hd odeerg. The 100 most influential pages in comic book history vulture. Zero hour by ray bradbury, plus other stories by emmett mcdowell, erik fennel.
This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of supermans appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. Planet comics was a science fiction comic book title published by fiction house from january 1940 to winter 1953. July 1940 planet comics by peterpulp on deviantart this book has 52 pages and was uploaded by jonthescanner on november the file size is publisher is fiction house. Planet comics comic book covers 19401953 hd youtube. Plus, there are organizations like the cbldf to pick up the fight should the wrong lines get crossed. The golden age of comic books describes an era of american comic books from 1938 to 1956. Get the best deals on cgc golden age comics 19381955 when you shop the largest online selection at. It is notable for being one of the first comic book titles to feature science fiction stories exclusively. Edited by malcolm reiss, jerry iger and will eisner. Mark fenton and brian rogers show what happens when a malfunction occurs at an orbital prison housing highly dangerous criminals in. Readers were advised to send in the coupons from the february issues of jumbo, fight, jungle and planet comics with five cents in coin, or just mail in 75 cents to cover the cost. This book has 52 pages and was uploaded by ae660 on november 18, 2010.
Dell became part of bantam doubleday dell in 1988, ceasing to exist as an independent company. Stories by ray cummings revolt in the ice kingdom, nelson. A dryer weenolsen production, it was the first adult science fiction series on radio, airing one month prior to the better known dimension x. The superhero archetype was created and many wellknown characters were introduced, including superman, batman, captain marvel, captain america, and wonder woman. This book has 82 pages and was uploaded by jonthescanner on december the file size is publisher is fiction house minxes and octopuses if only you could organise boards with subcategories.
Science fiction was at first mostly the province of planet comics 1940 1953, but by the 1950s the genre really took off with titles such as. Stories and art by joe doolin, pagsilang rey isip, saul rosen, rafael astarita, rudy palais, al walker, george appel, and art saaf. Stories and art by dan zolnerowich, pierce rice, arturo cazeneuve, don lynch, don rico, al walker, al gabriele, and nick cardy. The largest online source for comic book pricing in the world.
Reef ryan and princess vara battle the scaled scourge of neptunes dusk kingdom in lizard tyrant of the twilight world art by angry bob size this book has 68 pages and was uploaded by builderboy. Each massive 68page is complete with ads for the other legendary fiction house titles, jumbo, jungle and fight. Over a thirteen year period ending in 1953, this was the place for. Evolution of archie, from 1940s comics to cws riverdale photos iconic comic book character has evolved into a moody teenager played by k.
This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Born in the era of pulp magazines, planet comics features lurid cover art and. It was the comic book arm of curtis publishing company. Comic books in the 1940s and 1950s comics became popular in the 1930s during the great depression.
Wertham considered comic book readers to be abnormally sexually aggressive and thought that reading comics led to crime. Stories and art by george evans, maurice whitman, joe doolin, murphy anderson, john celardo, walter palais, and frank doyle. Planet comics 01 jan 1940, 68, freddyfly, dec 30, 2010, 44. Planet comics january 1940 will eisner illustration wall art.
Welcome to comic book plus, the site where every day is party day. Comic in 2020 planet comics, pulp fiction comics, sci fi. Cover for planet comics fiction house, 1940 series planet comics jan cover by joe doolin. Crime comics, horror comics, romance comics, and other genres paraded by as the 1940s ended. It is excellent for reading purposes and is in color. Among noveltys bestknown and longestrunning titles were blue bolt and target comics. High quality slideshow of all 73 covers of planet comics, published by fiction house magazines between 1940 and 1953. 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.
This happened in the 1940s when civic minded parents decided that it. Planet comics was a golden age comic book published by fiction house from 1940 to 1953. Greatest 12 characters of the 1940s who is on this list, what this list is about and how they got on the list. This book has 68 pages and was uploaded by jvj archive on april 16, 2017. The first true science fiction comic, planet comics featured classic space opera with squarejawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and. In fact, they are among the older and more desirable comics on the market.
Planet comics in 2020 planet comics, comic books art. Debuting in january of 1940, planet comics was a comic book spinoff of planet stories, a pulp science fiction magazine. The worlds largest selection of comic books, from batman and superman comic books to spiderman and xmen comics, new and back issues. The history of science fiction artwork seems to validate this. Planet stories 19391955 fiction house pulp comic books. We break down the value of her key and early appearances, and help you to value your comics. Thus, wertham concluded, comic books inspired children to become criminals. The comic features art by legends will eisner and lou fine as well as murphy anderson under the pen name leonardo vinci. While the cover has several story title blurbs, the scene depicted reflects none of the interior stories.
The companys comic book division folded in 1973, although dell continued to publish the occasional book with comics content, including newspaper strip collections. There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Comic books have long purveyed action, action, and still more action. Get the best deals on other golden age comics when you shop the. The book goes through the decade year by year, providing lots of fullcolor illustrations covers, interiors and other documents, and covering all the companies and creators. This list of comics publishing companies lists companies, specifically publishing companies who primarily publish comics. Planet comics launched in january, 1940 as a companion to the famous pulp magazine planet stories. Stories and art by lily renee, bob lubbers, murphy anderson and chester martin. He fights off a group of gragonians, whose own planet was struck by a meteor and try to claim the new planet for their own. But the problem was that wertham was a highly distinguished psychologist who thought comic books were bad for kids and eloquently voiced his concerns. Use our comic price guide articles to find out the value of your old comics or. This book has 69 pages and was uploaded by yoc on december 30, 2010. Planet comics is the upstate area premier destination for comic books, board games, card games, gifts, and collectibles.
During this time, modern comic books were first published and enjoyed a surge of popularity. Planet comics serves as one of the best examples of good girl art. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Planet comics page 2 pulp covers vintage sci fi poster planet comics no. Most of which disappeared in the 1950s as a result of import bans being lifted, a censorship campaign, and the introduction of television. Readers are told that each month bullseye would present a new case in the form of a strip at the bottom of a page in planet, jumbo, jungle and fight comics which the readers would examine, then write out their solution to the case and submit it to the publishers along with the coupons found in each.
Comics influenced emotions and attitudes of the american people superhero comics became. Crime comics from the 1940s and 1950s have some of the best covers ever created, in my humble opinion. Jumbo comics fiction house comic book plus comic book characters. Wonder woman comic book price guide with her golden lasso and cando attitude, wonder woman has been continually published since the early 1940s. Just in time for its 80th anniversary, planet comics is blasting off once again, with wonderful retro cover and three inspired new scifi stories. Americans turned to comics to put themselves in better moods during these hard times.
Illustrated advertisement for a 7 x 9 full color reproduction of the color art to british bombers over wilhelm shaven, illustrated by leo morey. We are the original and still the premier site to read and download golden and silver age comic books. More details about this comic may be available in their page here disclaimer. Stories and art by graham ingels, george evans, enrico bagnoli, frank doyle, maurice whitman, murphy anderson and matt baker. The 100 most influential pages in comic book history. On the other, the comics industry had no idea how to cater to an audience other than boys, young men and collectors. The team is conceived by editor sheldon mayer and writer gardner fox. With all you need about informations, prices of 1940s comic book covers, we always supply the cheapest cost, compare and the best service to you. Plus, we also hold a large and growing selection of comic strips and pulp fiction.
Synopsis this is one of a set of lists i made showing a progression. Stories and art by alex blum, bob powell, arthur peddy, gene fawcette, henry c. My friends and i back then were thrilled almost exclusively by the good girl art. Planet of the apes 1974 marvel magazine comic books 19701979. Read planet comics by ken jackson available from rakuten kobo. Get all good price and hot deals of 1940s comic book covers here. If you have any difficulties to download any comic packs, please send a mail to.
Sounds are expressed using speech balloons and onomatopoeia. Stories and art by george evans, walter palais, joe doolin, frank doyle, murphy anderson, and maurice whitman. The characters dont look like their comics versions, not from the earliest archie stories that were written in the 40s, or the later classic stories or the reboots archie is a buff, boring pretty boy, jugheads hat is gone, they both dress in regular 1940s clothes, the girls hair is different, archies parents look different. Novelty press was an american golden age comicbook publisher that operated from 1940 1949. Planet comics planet comics, comic books, old comic books.
Bozo the robot tommy gun motorcycle wings wendall the ray. The golden age of comic books was a period in the history of american comic books, generally thought of as lasting from the late 1930s until the late 1940s or early 1950s. Send us details to get a free comic book appraisal. Jul 01, 2014 there is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. A riverboat nemed simian script by doug moench, pencils by mike ploog, inks by frank chiaramonte plus the continuing adaptation of the planet of the apes movie, the trial script by moench, pencils by george tuska, inks by mike esposito. The real appeal of these old fiction house comics planet, fight, rangers, sheena, wings, indians, jumbo, etc. During this time, modern comic books were first published and rapidly increased in popularity. In the 1940s, following the banning of the importation of american comics, a number of australian publishing companies were formed producing comic books, using local comic book artists. Most comic fans know that superman actually began life in action comics. Heres the beginning of the very finest comic devoted exclusively to science fiction of the 1940s. If you have come to this site to find pirated or illegal material, you will be disappointed.
You can find out values of action issues by clicking here. The first monthly comic book, aptly titled comics monthly, began publication in 1922, though it also featured reprints of daily newspaper comic strips. Metropolis comics and collectibles planet comics 1940. Planet comics fiction house comic book plus vintage sci fi poster planet comics lost world this book has 52 pages and was uploaded by jonthescanner on november the file size is publisher is fiction house the lost world featuring hunt bowman comic book cover for planet comics. Like jumbo, this title was also an anthology, but all the. Its a good thing, too, because oftentimes the interior content especially the fox titles, which are my favorites is terrible. Planet comics 1940 fiction house planet comics, comics.
Reef ryan and princess vara battle the scaled scourge of neptunes dusk kingdom in lizard tyrant of the twilight world art by angry bob size this book has 68 pages and was uploaded by builderboy on july the file size is publisher is. Comic art is an art medium used to present ideas or stories via images. This book has 36 pages and was uploaded by loftypilot on december 30, 2010. War ii comics plus the abandoned 1950s revival, so the reveal that he had. Planet comics 1940 fiction house comic books 19461950. Even seasoned collectors may have problems attaining comics from this era. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. I am old enough to have read these comics when they first appeared in the 1950s. Cover by graham ingels only pulp cover ever done by the ec comics artist. Dvd 154 science fiction space comic books lot 2 planet comics tom corbett sci fi. Subsequently, for some 20 years, ed owned his own commercial art firm in chicago, acquiring, trading, and selling world class collections of american photography, illustration art, and vintage comic books.
Evolution of archie, from 1940s comics to cws riverdale. Like most of fiction houses early comics titles, planet comics was a spinoff of a pulp magazine, in this case planet stories. Comic books in the 1940s and 1950s by jaclyn coughlan on prezi. Ed brought his vast experience and expertise in collectibles to heritage auctions in 2002. Get the best deals on planet comics when you shop the largest online selection at. Planet comics fiction house comic book plus sci fi comics, bd comics saved from.
Brilliantly realized cover for planet comics featuring hunt bowman in the lost. Find the value of the fiction house comic planet comics volume 1. Planet comics, launched in was the first science fiction comic book. Now, wertham wasnt the first person to have this opinion. Printed images and the comic book mediums unique presentation of. It is 8 x with a white border where it is double stapled. We have 77 books to download or read online the latest is planet comics 06. The book also features the origin of auro, lord of jupiter and appearances by flint baker, spurt hammond, and the red comet.
Search for planet comics in 2020 planet comics, comic. See more ideas about comics, vintage comics and comic covers. Green lantern is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics heroes of the same name. Jul 02, 20 wanting to try the american comic book chronicles series from twomorrows, i sprung for the 1950s by bill schelly, because i felt it was the decade i knew the least about.
The first true science fiction comic, planet comics featured classic space opera with squarejawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bugeyed aliens of every stripe. Cbz file formats and some comics are pdf, mobi and epub. On the one hand, the book industry had no idea how to market or sell comic books. In 1933, funnies on parade became the first color comic book printed in the now standard size of 6 58 x 10 14 inches. It is also notable for regularly featuring superheroines in leading roles, and for being an early.
Americans in the 1940s had wondrous expectations about the postwar world. Planet comics, launched by fiction house in 1940 came just fifteen months after their first and most successful title, jumbo comics. The focus of both planet comics and planet stories was space opera. Planet comics 035 jvjonfills planet 35 00fc see more. The even better news is that all the content is free and legal. This book has 52 pages and was uploaded by jonthescanner on november 18, 2010. The images are usually arranged in panels in sequence that convey the story. We have 77 books to download or read online the latest is planet comics 06 4 fiche. Planet comics fiction house comic book plus planet comics no.
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