Best of Wednesday Worlds of Wonder LOST WORLD "Enter Hunt Bowman"

The Dreaded Deadline Doom has ensnared us...

...but we don't want to deprive you of Lost World, so here's a re-re-presentation of the premiere adventure!

Before KillRaven!

Before Kamandi!

There was...Hunt Bowman, the first post-apocalyptic series hero in comics!

This tale from Fiction House's Planet Comics #21 (1942) written by "Thorncliffe Herrick" (a Fiction House pen-name) and illustrated by Rudy Palais pretty efficiently introduces the main characters and concepts behind the series, which lasted from this issue to #70 in 1953!

The strip evolves over its' run, so be prepared for some surprises to go along with the cliches!

BTW, we mentioned KillRaven in our opening.

Roy Thomas' initial concept for Marvel's 1970s War of the Worlds sequel (which evolved into KillRaven) was inspired by this strip along with H G Wells' novel and Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter and Carson of Venus series!

Please Support Atomic Kommie Comics

Visit Amazon and Order...

Roy Thomas Presents

Planet Comics

Volume 6

(which includes this story and other kool space-oriented stuff)

Wednesday Worlds of Wonder LOST WORLD "VoltaMen Defeated?"

Is the conflict between Terrans and their VoltaMen conquerers reaching a conclusion?

Or is this a sinister plot to catch the amazingly-effective Resistance off-guard?

New, but not-entirely trustworthy, allies are better than no allies...I hope!

Unfortunately, this series has a tendency to introduce potential situations and ongoing characters, then drop them!
Since the credited writer, Thorncliffe Herrick, is actually a house pen-name, there's no way of knowing how often scripters have been changed!

Please Support Atomic Kommie Comics

Visit Amazon and Order...

Planet Comics

Volume 11

(contains issues 48-53) 

Wednesday Worlds of Wonder LOST WORLD "Project: Monster"

As Hunt Bowman and Lyssa continue their resistance to the VoltaMan invaders...

...the aliens try ever more innovative attempts to eliminate the freedom fighters!

The Venusian we see in this tale is apparently a member of a third race from that planet shown in this series, unlike the ones we saw HERE and HERE!

Whether this is sloppy editing, or part of an onoging plot point has yet to be revealed!

(BTW, almost every other series in Planet Comics had their own Venusians, Martians, etc..

But they tended to be consistent within their own strips!

Please Support Atomic Kommie Comics

Visit Amazon and Order...

Planet Comics

Volume 11

(contains issues 48-53) 

Wednesday Worlds of Wonder LOST WORLD "Teach Your Children Well..."

See if you can figure out who the returning mysterious figure from the past will be...

...before he/she appears!

Did you guess it would be young, impressionable VoltaMan Igor, last seen HERE?

Will he be a lynchpin in the coming revolution?

Only time will tell...perhaps!

Please Support Atomic Kommie Comics

Visit Amazon and Order...

Planet Comics

Volume 11

(contains issues 48-53) 

Wednesday Worlds of Wonder LOST WORLD "Mad Mute X-Adapts"

Though Hunt Bowman and Lyssa continue their war against the VoltaMen...

...it's not them on this cover supposedly-featuring their battle against aquatic mutants!

Nor do these reptiles look like the mutants in the story!

For whatever reason, the editors used a generic cover by Joe Doolin and apparently hoped kids wouldn't notice the difference!

Have Hunt and Lyssa gained a new ally?

Only time will tell.....

Please Support Atomic Kommie Comics

Visit Amazon and Order...

Planet Comics

Volume 11

(contains issues 48-53)