Planet Comics (1940) #52

Fiction House 1940–1953 series Cover date Jan 1948

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

Value history

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About this issue

Planet Comics #52 (1940) is issue #52 of Fiction House's Planet Comics (1940–1953), with a cover date of January 1948. Written by Dick Charles, Len Dodson, John Douglas and others and drawn by Murphy Anderson, John Celardo, Joe Doolin and others.

Creators

Writers: Dick Charles, Len Dodson, John Douglas, Hugh Fitzhugh, Ross Gallun, Thorncliffe Herrick
Pencillers: Murphy Anderson, John Celardo, Joe Doolin, Frank Doyle, George Evans, Walter Palais, Maurice Whitman
Inkers: Murphy Anderson, John Celardo, Joe Doolin, Frank Doyle, George Evans, Walter Palais, Maurice Whitman
Cover artist: Joe Doolin

Characters

The stories

“Devastate! Plunder! Enslave!”

“Mystery of the Time Chamber!”

Dr. Riktor comes to Mysta for help against sentient plant monsters, and she gives him the knowledge he needs. Later, she decides to test her new time machine to go into the future and see if Riktor has succeeded, but she learns that he used her knowledge for evil purposes. After Riktor is defeated and Mysta returns to the present, she and Bron agree to destroy the time machine.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.