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Les aventures de Futura dans "Planet Comics" - 1948
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Chapter 13 July 1948Planet Comics #55
Chapter 13 of the Futura Saga from Planet
Comics #55 (July 1948) gives the reader a
rapid-fire succession of action and new ideas.
Nearly too much at times for the space allotted.
The Venusians are still seeking freedom, the
Space Patrol shows up and the menace of the
Space Tyrant so readily beat down by Futura in
the previous chapter is replaced by the
introduction of a new character, that of Yrina the
Corsair Queen.Planet Comics #55 (July 1948)
Planet Comics #55 (July 1948)
When Yrina is first revealed her pose is identical
to that of one made by Futura from Chapter 12.
That Futura and Yrina appear alike when
introduced is more than an example of that
economical, deadline-induced style that Fiction
House demonstrated so often. While some
could dismiss the panel layouts as derivative of
previous artwork what is clear is that Yrina is a
crafty pirate and the artist drew a similarity
between the two women that was, perhaps
unconsciously, for a reason. Chapter 13 of the
Futura Saga may be a lesson for the title
character: That the protagonist and antagonist
may differ only by the choices they made and
the paths taken.
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."