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After Fiction House launched its first comic book series with Jumbo Comics in 1938, its next four comic book titles were counterparts of four of its pulp titles.  Jungle Comics hit the newsstand in October 1939.  Planet Comics and Fight Comics followed in November.  Wings Comics was launched a few months later, hitting the newsstand[...]

Kaanga Comics #8 appears to be one of the toughest Fiction House comics in high grade, and features a spectacular cover by Maurice Whitman This issue has recently attracted some attention among serious vintage comic book collectors, as high grade copies have been virtually unheard of on the public marketplace in the CGC era.  Last[...]

Marines taking part in more traditional war stories.  While the title became perhaps best known for its covers which were a combination of war themes and damsels in distress, the interior stories came to encompass a much wider range of stories during the WWII era and beyond.  Features like Werewolf Hunter by Lily Renée, Glory[...]

The issue also includes a Ghost Squadron story by Maurice Whitman and Phantom Falcon by Charles Sultan.  A well-crafted example of Cold War era comics, there's a Wings Comics #85 (Fiction House, 1947) CGC NM- 9.2 Cream to off-white pages up for auction in the 2022 October 13 The Fiction House Showcase Auction #40199 at Heritage Auctions. Wings[...]

Mysta of the Moon debuted in Planet Comics #35 (cover-dated March 1945) under circumstances that qualified as fairly unique in the Golden Age — and those circumstances started on Mars.  Planet Comics had included a Mars-themed since the very beginning.  Flint Baker of Mars ran from issues #1-14 and was replaced by Mars, God of[...]

These start with Jumbo Comics #18, cover-dated August 1940, with an intriguing saga called "Satan's Safari", Jumbo Comics #21 with a classic giant vulture cover, plus several others. Jumbo Comics #21 (Fiction House, 1940) featuring Sheena. Jumbo Comics issues in this range are significant not just because of Sheena.  These issues include underappreciated work from an impressive[...]

Lasting 73 issues from January 1940 to Winter 1953, Planet Comics is the most important science fiction title in American comic book history.  Almost 70 years after the conclusion of that run, the title continues to have an impact on mainstream pop culture.  It's the go-to example for science fiction comic book art and imagery,[...]

But in 1947, he began working for the publisher with which he would make his mark: Fiction House.  Whitman worked on interior stories for the likes of Wings Comics, Planet Comics, Jungle Comics, and other Fiction House titles 1947-1950 before starting to get cover work as well.  Maurice Whitman created dozens of covers for Fiction[...]

The name Matt Baker has become synonymous with beautiful women in comic book art, so it's fitting that his likely first work was on iconic jungle girl Sheena in Jumbo Comics from Fiction House.  Between the period in 1944 that he worked on that 12-page Sheena, Queen of the Jungle story for Jumbo Comics #69[...]

EC Comics titles like Haunt of Fear, Shock SuspenStories, and Tales from the Crypt; Fawcett title This Magazine is Haunted; and even enduring Marvel Comics titles like Strange Tales have all transcended the politically-motivated witch hunt stigma of the 1950s to be considered well-crafted classics in the modern day.  But a few of those 65[...]

Lasting 73 issues from January 1940 to Winter 1953, Planet Comics is the most important science fiction title in American comic book history.  It's a fascinating series from start to finish, but Planet Comics #69 is interesting for reasons that are a little different than most.  This issue was discussed at length in the book[...]

A high-grade example of why the Planet Comics series has become legendary, there's a Planet Comics #11 (Fiction House, 1941) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white pages up for auction at the 2022 May 8-9 Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction #122219 at Heritage Auctions. Planet Comics #11 (Fiction House, 1941) Fiction House got its start as a[...]

Fiction House's Rangers Comics was originally titled Rangers of Freedom Comics.  The series featured a fairly typical if well-executed war-era team of superheroes fighting a Nazi supervillain called the Super-Brain.  But America's entry into WW2 changed all that.  The title changed into a more typical kind of war comic with some spectacular good girl covers. [...]

comic book debut in Jumbo Comics #1… that is another incredibly tough comic book to get.  However, when it comes to her own series Sheena, Queen of the Jungle #1-18 (1942-1953), ComicConnect has you covered this week, as they've got the best Registry Set of the series up for auction this week in their Event[...]

But in 1947, he began working for the publisher with which he would make his mark: Fiction House.  Whitman worked on interior stories for the likes of Wings Comics, Planet Comics, Jungle Comics and other Fiction House titles 1947-1950 before starting to get cover work as well.  Maurice Whitman created dozens of covers for Fiction[...]

War Birds was a short-lived, three-issue air combat series from mainstay Golden Age comic book publisher Fiction House.  The debut issue has no date month but was on the stands at the same time as August 1952 cover-dated Fiction House titles, and its Library of Congress copyright date places its release around July 7, 1952[...]

You may even stumble across new titles you never knew about before! Ready to dive into the second volume of the PS Artbooks Softee Planet Comic series? This softcover book collects issues 4-6 of the popular Fiction House title, which issues were printed between April-June of 1940 Writers and artists included are Charles Sultan, Arthur Peddy,[...]

Fiction House title Planet Comics has long been considered one of the most collectible titles of the Golden Age The combination of hard-charging and inventive science fiction, compelling characters, good girl art, strong heroes and heroines, strange creatures on other planets, and overall outstanding execution by a cast of stand-out creators like Lily Renée, Marcia[...]

 Session 1 included Original Artwork and comics from A-1 Comics to Amazing Spider-Man. Jon Berk Collection Session 1 Artwork The original art highlight of Jon Berk Collection Session 1 has got to be the sale of the original cover art from Planet Comics #1 (Fiction House, 1940) by Lou Fine for $146,444.00 Aside from the size of[...]