Planet Stories Summer 1940 Cover — Alien World Rescue Under Three Red Moons
A blonde space heroine in a yellow outfit leaps from a sleek blue rocket ship, blaster in hand, as a heroic spaceman in a helmet rushes forward to battle a writhing mass of alien attackers on a lurid alien landscape. A glowing spire towers in the background beneath a turbulent sky of reds and purples. This cover delivers everything pulp demands: danger, dynamism, exotic worlds, and a woman fighting alongside her man against impossible odds.
Absolutely maximum pulp energy — a leaping space babe, a helmeted hero, a writhing alien horde, and a glowing mystery spire all crammed into one gloriously overwrought composition. Planet Stories never met a quiet moment it liked, and this cover is a masterclass in controlled chaos.
“PLANET STORIES 20c APR. 3 & P.M. STRANGE ADVENTURES ON OTHER WORLDS — THE UNIVERSE OF FUTURE CENTURIES EXILES OF THE THREE RED MOONS by CARL SELWYN SPACE-LINER X-87 by RAY CUMMINGS ROSS ROCKLYNNE • F. A. KUMMER, Jr. • HARRY WALTON”
