Comet, July 1941

Overview:

  • Title: Comet, July 1941
  • Author: F. Orlin Tremaine
  • Year: 1941
  • Publisher: H-K Publications
  • Price: $0.20
  • Pages: 132
  • Binding: pulp
  • Type: MAGAZINE
  • Title Reference: The Street That Wasn't There
  • Notes:
    • Vol 1, No 5.
    • 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 Paul, Morey, Forte, and Mirando." Signatures confirm individual attributions.
    • Story art for "The Vortex Blaster" on pages 2 and 10-11 is signed "Forte."
    • Story art for "The Street That Wasn't There" on page 18 is signed "Forte."
    • Story art for "The Devil's Asteroid" on pages 28-29 is signed "Leo Morey." The story title is "Devil's Asteroid" at the start of the story, but "The Devil's Asteroid" on the contents page and on the page headers.
    • Story art for "The Sky Trap" on page 46 shows no signature.
    • Story art for "A World Is Born" on pages 56-57 is signed "Forte."
    • Story art for "The Indulgence of Negu Mah" on pages 75 is signed "Leo Morey."
    • Story art for "The Beast of Space" on page 82 is signed "Mirando."
    • Story art for "The 4-D Doodler" on page 90 is signed "Forte."
    • Story art for "The Whispering Spheres" on page 100 is signed "Forte."
    • Story art for "The Bell-Tone" on page 117 is signed "Mirando."
    • Story art for "The Ultimate Experiment" on page 120 is signed "Mirando."
    • "The Door to Tomorrow" is listed as "The Door to Tomorrow (Editorial)" 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.