Strange Planets #16 – Key Highlights
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Publisher: Super Comics
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Publication Date: 1964
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Editor: Unknown
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Cover Artist: Ross Andru (pencils) and Mike Esposito (inks)
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Interior Artists: Everett Raymond Kinstler, John Rosenberger, and Sid Check
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Genre: Science Fiction, Horror
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Pages: 36
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Original Cover Price: $0.12
🔥 Key Significance
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Features a collection of science-fiction and horror stories originally published by Avon Comics in Strange Worlds #6 (February 1952).
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Showcases artwork by several notable comic artists, including Everett Raymond Kinstler, John Rosenberger, and Sid Check.
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Includes a six-page adventure featuring Kenton of the Star Patrol, illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler.
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The cover features the artistic team of Ross Andru and Mike Esposito, both well-known contributors to the comic-book industry.
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Continues Super Comics' 1960s reprint tradition of bringing earlier science-fiction and horror material to readers.
📖 Story Highlights
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“The Monster Men of Space” – 6 pages: A Kenton of the Star Patrol adventure illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler, who handled both pencils and inks. Originally published in Strange Worlds #6 (February 1952).
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“The Man Who Owned the Earth” – 7 pages: A science-fiction story illustrated by John Rosenberger, who handled both pencils and inks. The artwork attribution is credited to Gary Watson (April 2009).
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“Maid of the Mist” – 4 pages: A science-fiction story illustrated by Sid Check, who handled both pencils and inks.
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“Death Claims an Enemy” – 3 pages: A science-fiction story illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler.
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“Six Solid Hours!” – 2-page text story: A typeset text feature.
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“Wrath of the Totem” – 5 pages: A horror story included in the original Strange Worlds #6.
📌 Additional Details
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Cover Art: Ross Andru provided the pencils, with Mike Esposito handling the inks.
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Original Source: All six listed features were reprinted from Avon's Strange Worlds #6 (February 1952).
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Reprint Content: The issue brings together early-1950s science-fiction and horror stories in a 1964 anthology format.
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Artist Attribution: John Rosenberger's artwork credit for “The Man Who Owned the Earth” is based on research attributed to Gary Watson.
Strange Planets #16 is an interesting 1964 reprint issue, featuring a lineup of early-1950s science-fiction and horror stories, with artwork by Everett Raymond Kinstler, John Rosenberger, and Sid Check, under a Ross Andru and Mike Esposito cover.
