Comet, January 1941

Overview:

• Title: Comet, January 1941
• Author: F. Orlin Tremaine
• Year: 1941
• Publisher: H-K Publications
• Price: $0.20
• Pages: 132
• Binding: pulp
• Type: MAGAZINE
• Title Reference: The Twilight People
• Notes:
  • Vol 1, No 2.
  • Page numbers run 1-128.
  • Cover art is credited to "Frank Paul"; the artwork is signed "Paul."
  • Interior art is not credited for each story separately, but the contents page states "Illustrations by Forte, Kelly, Giunta, Mirando." Signatures confirm individual attributions.
  • Story art for "The Lightning's Course" on pages 4-5 is signed "John Forte."
  • Story art for "Message from Venus" on page 21 is signed "Michael Mirando."
  • Story art for "Lunar Station" on page 34 is signed "J Kelly."
  • Story art for "The Twilight People" on page 45 is signed "J Kelly."
  • Story art for "The Way Back" on page 60 is signed "John Forte."
  • Story art for "The Vibration Wasps" on page 82 is signed "John Forte."
  • Story art for "The Last Man" on page 94 is signed "John Giunta."
  • Story art for "A Green Cloud Came" on page 97 is signed "John Giunta."
  • Story art for "And Return" on page 100 is signed "John Giunta."
  • Story art for "Yesterday's Revenge" on page 114 is signed "Michael Mirando."
  • "In Tune with the Infinite" 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.
  • "Editor's Note Book" is a series of editorial notes of interest to the reader. It is uncredited, although we assume from the title that Tremaine is the author.