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[Zolnerowich]

(2015/ 4th book of eight)

PLANET #12

The first of two books from 2015 Wizard World Chicago, courtesy of Steve Ritter at Worldwide Comics. The only Planet cover done by John Celardo. I like the layout of this cover, and of course the monster man, with one face of the Villain blasting away at the space travelers, and with one face of the Dreamer, staring up at the stars and languidly perching his arm around the T in PLANET. 

[Zolnerowich]

(2105/ 5th book of eight)

PLANET #20

The second of two books from 2015 Wizard World Chicago, courtesy of Bedrock City Comics. A great Zolnerowich Rivet cover.

(if the lady had been given a thought bubble, it would've read: "memo to self: next time leave my heels at home")

One great thing about posting all of these books is the opportunity to have another close look at the covers -- I just noticed that the gator is really more like a gator-dactyl (that's gator crossed with a pterodactyl), and I just noticed that there are a few of them, including one just behind the man with the blaster.

[Zolnerowich]

(2015/ 6th book of eight)

PLANET #13

Another iconic cover by Dan Zolnerowich. The ice blue color of the robotized gorilla is sheer brilliance!

[Zolnerowich]

(2015/ 7th book of eight)

PLANET #16

Lots of fun details here, such as the glimpse of tiny tanks and advancing troops, just to the left of the word "Invasion".

[Zolnerowich]

(2015/ 8th book of eight)

PLANET #21

That's Princess Vara. Don't mess with Princess Vara.

[comicjack]

2 hours ago, Zolnerowich said:

(2015/ 6th book of eight)

PLANET #13

Another iconic cover by Dan Zolnerowich. The ice blue color of the robotized gorilla is sheer brilliance!

Awesome cover

[Spyder!]

Wow, what a year! #1 then #3 then #2 and then another 5 rivets! 

I love the level of detail you are sharing. I have kept track of the date and place where I have acquired each issue so far and I love reading through your journey and seeing more than just pics of the covers.  I’m getting to briefly experience it all vicariously.

Not sure any year can top your 2015 for Planets. But I’m excited to find out!

[Zolnerowich]

42 minutes ago, Spyder! said:

Wow, what a year! #1 then #3 then #2 and then another 5 rivets! 

I love the level of detail you are sharing. I have kept track of the date and place where I have acquired each issue so far and I love reading through your journey and seeing more than just pics of the covers.  I’m getting to briefly experience it all vicariously.

Not sure any year can top your 2015 for Planets. But I’m excited to find out!

Oh, I've got at least a few more tricks up my sleeve!

[Sqeggs]

On 11/25/2018 at 1:39 PM, Zolnerowich said:

Aw shucks! A Sqeggs seal of approval is like a... um... like, a seal of approval!

 

[Zolnerowich]

Don't mind that seal. Keep moving, folks.

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So by the end of 2015 I'd amassed thirty Planets, including nine Rivets. That was still less than half of the total run of 73 issues. I still didn't really believe that I'd be able to, or should even bother trying to, complete the run. First of all, there was that pesky #15, which I knew was scarce, and I think I'd seen all of one copy for sale, at low grade and high price, and figured it was probably not going to happen for me. Second of all, when I first started collecting Planets, I set an arbitrary criterion that I'd only collect through #64, as I thought the 1940's time period was coolest, and also, I didn't like the idea that six of the last nine issues were reprints (#65-70). Who needs reprints? Remember, I was collecting Planets to read them, so why buy books with reprinted material? Such was my mindset. As you'll see later, as I started closing in on the run, it was the late issues that were the biggest remaining hole in my collection. Thus many of the last books I bought were those 1950's "reprint" issues, which ironically have some of the best covers in the whole run!

OK.

Here's how 2016 started off:

PLANET #51

A Joe Doolin trifecta of a raven-haired space lady, a gooey overgrown frog, and a tastefully positioned skull.

 

[Zolnerowich]

What came next for 2016? Another string of 4 Rivets!

PLANET #18

I love this cover. That baddie in the bottom right with the pokey-out eyes reminds of those squeeze dolls whose eyes pop out. But in an evil way.

[Zolnerowich]

PLANET #5

How could I pass this up?

 

[Zolnerowich]

PLANET #8

And how could I pass this up? So many spear-wielding vixens! 

[Zolnerowich]

As 2016 rolled along, I snagged a couple more cool issues.

PLANET #28

Nice composition, Joe Doolin!

If you look closely, there's a guy shooting his blaster, near the left edge of the cover, near the middle staple, and his aim is perfect! Check out the red alien taking it in the chest, towards the right side of the page, above the rump of the horse-thing in the foreground.

Joe was having a lot of fun with this one no doubt.

[Zolnerowich]

PLANET #58

Part of the great run of mid-50's issue Doolin covers and Baker interiors.

What in the world is she holding?

[Zolnerowich]

And then some more Rivets...

PLANET #11

This was one of those really lucky finds on eBay. The only other version I'd ever seen was at a dealer's booth at a Chicago show, with half of the front cover was missing. I was thrilled to land this book, especially with the awesome color strike.

The cover artist is unattributed ("Nick Cardy?" as per comics.org), but the woman at least looks very Zolnerowich-y.

Edited November 27, 2018 by Zolnerowich

[Zolnerowich]

PLANET #22

The last Rivet issue. Wonder why they tired of the rivets?

Lots of women warriors out and about in this strange land.

[Zolnerowich]

PLANET #4

There was something about knowing that I now had the first 5 issues of Planet Comics made me really happy. It would take some time to land #6, 7, 9, and 10...

I love how oblivious the green baddie in the pilot seat is to what's going on above, outside the hatch.

[Hudson]

Great thread, Jay, and congratulations.

I remember you and I talking about you finishing this up while we were at the Baltimore Convention this year.  I am glad you were finally able to get it done.

From looking at your bar graphs (which I really like, BTW), it appears the Planet hunt became a real addiction somewhere around 2016.

Nothing like completing a run!

Great work on a great title.

 

[Zolnerowich]

PLANET #23

First non-Rivet cover. For all his mean looks, that monster has a very delicate, gentlemanly grasp around her thin waist.

Will conclude 2016 tomorrow (six more books), and hopefully ease into 2017.