The Computer is Your Friend. But I will be away from the Computer hunting mutants and members of secret societies for a week of vacation. Therefore to to amuse and divert my devoted reader, allow me to present these gems from the unfairly overlooked pulp roots of our beloved genre.
Today’s episode concentrates on Planet Stories, which, in my humble opinion, had the most well drawn covers (but not necessarily the best — that honor goes to Astounding Stories).
![planet-stories-featuring-flame-jewel-of-the-ancients](http://scifiwright.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/planet-stories-featuring-flame-jewel-of-the-ancients.jpg)
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![planet-stories-featuring-war-maid-of-mars](http://scifiwright.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/planet-stories-featuring-war-maid-of-mars.jpg)
planet-stories-featuring-war-maid-of-mars
![PlanetStoriesPitofNympthonsSFPulpCover](http://scifiwright.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/PlanetStoriesPitofNympthonsSFPulpCover.jpg)
PlanetStoriesPitofNympthonsSFPulpCover
![planet-stories-featuring-tonight-the-stars-revolt](http://scifiwright.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/planet-stories-featuring-tonight-the-stars-revolt.jpg)
planet-stories-featuring-tonight-the-stars-revolt
![planet-stories-featuring-the-werwile-of-the-crystal-crypt](http://scifiwright.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/planet-stories-featuring-the-werwile-of-the-crystal-crypt.jpg)
planet-stories-featuring-the-werwile-of-the-crystal-crypt
![planet-stories-featuring-the-sword-of-the-seven-suns](http://scifiwright.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/planet-stories-featuring-the-sword-of-the-seven-suns.jpg)
planet-stories-featuring-the-sword-of-the-seven-suns
![PlanetStories-Queen of the Martian Catacombs](http://scifiwright.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/PlanetStories-Queen-of-the-Martian-Catacombs.jpg)
PlanetStories-Queen of the Martian Catacombs
![planet-stories-featuring-the-man-who-staked-the-stars](http://scifiwright.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/planet-stories-featuring-the-man-who-staked-the-stars.jpg)
planet-stories-featuring-the-man-who-staked-the-stars
![planet-stories-featuring-the-conjurer-venus](http://scifiwright.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/planet-stories-featuring-the-conjurer-venus.jpg)
planet-stories-featuring-the-conjurer-venus
![planet-stories-featuring-the-black-priestess-of-varda](http://scifiwright.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/planet-stories-featuring-the-black-priestess-of-varda.jpg)
planet-stories-featuring-the-black-priestess-of-varda
![planet-stories-featuring-the- lodestar](http://scifiwright.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/planet-stories-featuring-the-lodestar.jpg)
planet-stories-featuring-the- lodestar
![planet-stories-featuring-a-sound-of-thunder-by-ray-bradbury](http://scifiwright.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/planet-stories-featuring-a-sound-of-thunder-by-ray-bradbury1.jpg)
planet-stories-featuring-a-sound-of-thunder-by-ray-bradbury
![planet_stories_-_the_golden_apples_of_the_sun (2)](http://scifiwright.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/planet_stories_-_the_golden_apples_of_the_sun-2.jpg)
planet_stories_-_the_golden_apples_of_the_sun (2)
![planet_stories_-_the_golden_apples_of_the_sun](http://scifiwright.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/planet_stories_-_the_golden_apples_of_the_sun.jpg)
planet_stories_-_the_golden_apples_of_the_sun
![planet_stories_-_the_blue_behemoth_-_j_rozen](http://scifiwright.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/planet_stories_-_the_blue_behemoth_-_j_rozen.jpg)
planet_stories_-_the_blue_behemoth_-_j_rozen
![planet_stories_-_enchantress_of_venus_-_anderson](http://scifiwright.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/planet_stories_-_enchantress_of_venus_-_anderson.jpg)
planet_stories_-_enchantress_of_venus_-_anderson
![planet stories_slaves of the ninth moon](http://scifiwright.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/planet-stories_slaves-of-the-ninth-moon.jpg)
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John C. Wright is a practicing philosopher, a retired attorney, newspaperman, and newspaper editor, and a published author of science fiction. Once a Houyhnhnm, he was expelled from the august ranks of purely rational beings when he fell in love; but retains an honorary title.
August 18, 2014 @ 12:00 pm