#1

Synopsis

Flint has completed the rocket ship begun by his father and is ready to take off for Mars, but first has three prison convicts freed to serve as his crew. They land on Mars and find the corpse of a former explorer, who left a letter warning anyone finding his note to stay away from the dark side of Mars.

Reprinted in

• Planet Comics #1
• Planet Comics #1
• O Guri Comico #1
• Roy Thomas Presents Planet Comics #1
• Showcase #[nn]
• Men of Mystery Comics #92
• The Comic Book in America: An Illustrated History #[nn]
• Planet Comics #1
• Gwandanaland Comics #357
• Gwandanaland Comics #761
• Gwandanaland Comics #2126
• The Golden Age of Comic Books #[nn]

Credits

Script

Dick Briefer, Ken Jackson

Pencils

Lou Fine, Leo Morey, Dick Briefer, Malcolm Kildale, Ken Jackson, Alex Blum, Henry Kiefer, Alvin Charles, Will Eisner

Inks

Lou Fine, Leo Morey, Dick Briefer, Malcolm Kildale, Ken Jackson, Alex Blum, Henry Kiefer, Alvin Charles

Editor

Malcolm Reiss

Art director

Will Eisner

Feature editor

S. M. Iger

Characters

• Flint Baker
• Auro
• Hardwich