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Publication: Comet, March 1941

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  • Publication: Comet, March 1941Publication Record # 221393 (View All Issues) (View Issue Grid)
  • Editor: F. Orlin Tremaine
  • Date: 1941-03-00
  • Publisher: H-K Publications
  • Price:
    $0.20?$: US dollar
  • Pages: 132
  • Format:
    pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
  • Type: MAGAZINE
  • Cover: Comet, March 1941 by Leo Morey
  • Webpages: archive.org
  • Notes:
    • Vol 1, No 3.
    • Page numbers run 1-128.
    • Cover art is credited to and signed "Leo Morey."
    • Interior art is not credited for each story separately, but the contents page states "Illustrations by Forte, Kyle, Glantz, Giunta, Mirando, Taurassi." Signatures confirm individual attributions.
    • Story art for "The Immortal" on page 4 is signed "Michael Mirando."
    • Story art for "The Star of Dreams" on pages 18-19 is signed "Glanz."
    • Story art for "The Psychological Regulator" on pages 40-41 is signed "John Forte."
    • Story art for "Headhunters of Nuamerica" on page 57 is signed "Kyle."
    • Story art for "Healing Rays in Space" on page 72 is signed "John Forte."
    • Story art for "Dark Reality" on page 88 is signed "John Forte."
    • Story art for "Lie on the Beam" on page 105 is signed "John Giunta."
    • Story art for "Cosmic Tragedy" on page 116 is signed "Taurasi."
    • Story art for "The Planet of Illusion" on page 119 is signed "John Giunta."
    • "Signposts in Space" is listed as "Editorial Page" on the contents page.
    • "The Spacean" is described on the contents page as "a journal of interplanetary events and gossip." It is a fictional newsletter containing news flashes, future history items, and even fake advertisements.
    • "Rocket Mail" is a letters column.
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Editor Title: Comet - 1940-1941 • [Comet (Orlin Tremaine)] • (1940) • edited by F. Orlin Tremaine

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