Mankind has all but been wiped out...decimated by a virus that turns us into primal beasts. Only a handful of humans are left struggling to survive in a hostile world. But scientists among then have discovered a way to cure the virus. To save us they must call on monsters of our nightmares...vampires, werewolves and worse...who hold the key to the cure. Now one team is in a race against time to find the lord of the vampires and convince him to help save the thing he despises most...man.

Planet Comics launched in January, 1940 as a companion to the famous pulp magazine Planet Stories. Both features exciting tales of action-adventure in a "space opera" universe. This is the first issue of Planet Comics, reproduced from a surviving original copy of the comic book. .