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Cover of Planet Stories, Summer 1945

Planet Stories, Summer 1945

May 1945

Editor W. Scott Peacock
Cover art Parkhurst
Publisher Love Romances Publishing
Price $0.20
Pages 132
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  • Data from Internet Archive scan
  • Publication month from Ashley's "The Time Machines".
  • Volume II, No. 11
  • Cover credit per signature (no credit on table of contents page as is normal)
  • "PS's Feature Flash" is listed as "P.S.'s Feature Flash" in ToC
  • Story illustration credits per story title page where present
  • "Red Witch of Mercury" has "Illustration by Doolin". In addition to the main illustration, there are several smaller illustrations sprinkled through the story. Most of these are signed "MCA", but two are unsigned.
  • "Spider Men of Gharr" illustration is credited to "Clyne". The artwork on page 54 is signed "Ronald Clyne".
  • "Coming of the Gods" illustration is credited to "Kiemle". The artwork is signed "H. W. Kiemle".
  • Cartoon credit per signature
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Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
2 Short Fiction Fiction Red Witch of Mercury Emmett McDowell
30 Short Fiction Fiction Prodigal Weapon Vaseleos Garson
42 Essay Non Fiction PS's Feature Flash (Planet Stories, Summer 1945) W. Kermit Conway, III
43 Short Fiction Fiction Raiders of the Second Moon Gene Ellerman
54 Short Fiction Fiction Spider Men of Gharr Wilbur S. Peacock
78 Short Fiction Fiction Mists of Mars George A. Whittington
97 Short Fiction Fiction Cosmic Yo-Yo Ross Rocklynne
107 Short Fiction Fiction Coming of the Gods Chester Whitehorn
119 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Planet Stories, Summer 1945): Frustration! Benson Perry
118|118.1 Essay Non Fiction The Vizigraph (Planet Stories, Summer 1945) uncredited
118|118.3 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Planet Stories, Summer 1945): Our Secret! Tom Pace
120|120.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Planet Stories, Summer 1945): Strike!!! Al Weinstein
120|120.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Planet Stories, Summer 1945): Gift Hint! J. Cunningham
121|121.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Planet Stories, Summer 1945): Dangerous Daniels! Boo!! C. Richard Daniels
121|121.2 Essay Non Fiction Dear Daniels The Editor
121|121.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Planet Stories, Summer 1945): Bizness-Gal Miss Lillian Schneider
122|122.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Planet Stories, Summer 1945): Cheapened Planet! Rose Jacobowitz
122|122.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Planet Stories, Summer 1945): The Dirty Retch! Rene Dubois
123|123.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Planet Stories, Summer 1945): Our Address Mallard Grimes
123|123.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Planet Stories, Summer 1945): Terrio Ain't Mad? Bill Terrio
123|123.3 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Planet Stories, Summer 1945): Joe Fann! James R. Gray
124|124.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Planet Stories, Summer 1945): Innocently? A. Yeager, Jr.
124|124.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Planet Stories, Summer 1945): Fertilizer? Beverly Fickas
124|124.3 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Planet Stories, Summer 1945): Frasnickly? M. T. Headed
125|125.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Planet Stories, Summer 1945): Soon Upon a Time! Nora Loughren
125|125.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Planet Stories, Summer 1945): Open Letter! V. R. Heiner
126|126.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Planet Stories, Summer 1945): Latin, Always Latin! Lewis Sherlock
126|126.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Planet Stories, Summer 1945): Me!!! Ralph Gaines
127|127.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Planet Stories, Summer 1945): Vizi Is Inane! Frank Wilimczyk, Jr.
127|127.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Planet Stories, Summer 1945): Playright! Cygni
128|128.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Planet Stories, Summer 1945): Author-Critic! James R. Adams
128|128.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Planet Stories, Summer 1945): Trouble Is-! Gerald Mahsman

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Planet Stories - 1945 W. Scott Peacock
Cover Art Non Fiction Planet Stories, Summer 1945 Parkhurst
2 Interior Art Non Fiction Red Witch of Mercury Doolin
6 Interior Art Non Fiction Red Witch of Mercury Murphy Anderson
12 Interior Art Non Fiction Red Witch of Mercury [2] Murphy Anderson
14 Interior Art Non Fiction Red Witch of Mercury uncredited
15 Interior Art Non Fiction Red Witch of Mercury [2] uncredited
17 Interior Art Non Fiction Red Witch of Mercury [3] uncredited
29 Interior Art Non Fiction Red Witch of Mercury [3] Murphy Anderson
30 Interior Art Non Fiction Prodigal Weapon Murphy
43 Interior Art Non Fiction Raiders of the Second Moon Doolin
45 Interior Art Non Fiction Raiders of the Second Moon [2] Doolin
53 Interior Art Non Fiction Cartoon: "Round 'n Round With The Ringers" Guy Gifford
54 Interior Art Non Fiction Spider Men of Gharr Clyne
58 Interior Art Non Fiction Spider Men of Gharr [2] Clyne
60 Interior Art Non Fiction Spider Men of Gharr [3] Clyne
67 Interior Art Non Fiction Spider Men of Gharr [4] Clyne
71 Interior Art Non Fiction Spider Men of Gharr [5] Clyne
78 Interior Art Non Fiction Mists of Mars Kiemle
79 Interior Art Non Fiction Mists of Mars [2] Kiemle
80 Interior Art Non Fiction Mists of Mars [3] Kiemle
85 Interior Art Non Fiction Mists of Mars [4] Kiemle
97 Interior Art Non Fiction Cosmic Yo-Yo Doolin
107 Interior Art Non Fiction Coming of the Gods Kiemle
118|118.2 Interior Art Non Fiction The Vizigraph uncredited