Captain Mark Henty of the Meteor Sweeper Service hunts down potentially hazardous meteorites. His meteor-busting spaceship is named “The Rammer”. Assisting him is the hearty Mc Bane. “Interplanetary girl reporter” Gloria Wheeler observes The Rammer as it blows up a meteorite. She is looking for something more dramatic to report on and passes on the event. Mc Bane points out an unusual asteroid. On closer inspection, Captain Henty decides it is full of diamonds, and worth a fortune. Henty orders the meteor hauled in with a net. Mc Bane and some of the crew want to keep the treasure, but Henty says it has to be turned in to the authorities. The crew members rush Henty when he attempts to control them with his laser pistol. The crew overcomes him and throws him out into space to die. Gloria Wheeler sees him and picks him up in a “space net.” Henty explains the situation to Gloria, and she agrees to help him track down the mutineers. In Gloria’s spaceship, they quickly catch up with the slower Rammer. The Rammer fires a “battering ram” beam at them. It misses. In response, Henty nudges a meteorite at The Rammer and hits it. The pair follows The Rammer as it crashes into a meteor. While they ruffians are still groggy, Henty and Gloria land and rush to the downed ship. In the lighter gravity, Henty manages to take out most of the rebelling crew with the captured meteor filled with diamonds and jewels. Only Mc Bane remains of the criminal crew. He gets the drop on Henty with his raygun. Gloria throws her helmet at Mc Bane, making him lose the pistol. Henty makes short work of the thief. Henty says he’s not a hero, just a man doing his job. Gloria plans to write a story on him anyway.
Alias Gloria Wheeler |
Real Names/Alt Names Gloria Wheeler |
Characteristics Sci-Fi Hero, Standard Universe, The Future |
Creators/Key Contributors Murphy Anderson, Otto Binder |
First Appearance Fantastic Worlds #5 (Summer 1952) |
First Publisher Better / Nedor / Standard / Pines [CB+] [DCM] [GCD] |
Appearance List Fantastic Worlds #5 |
Sample Read Fantastic Worlds (Nedor) [DCM] [CB+] |
Description Captain Mark Henty of the Meteor Sweeper Service hunts down potentially hazardous meteorites. His meteor-busting spaceship is named “The Rammer”. Assisting him is the hearty Mc Bane. “Interplanetary girl reporter” Gloria Wheeler observes The Rammer as it blows up a meteorite. She is looking for something more dramatic to report on and passes on the event. Mc Bane points out an unusual asteroid. On closer inspection, Captain Henty decides it is full of diamonds, and worth a fortune. Henty orders the meteor hauled in with a net. Mc Bane and some of the crew want to keep the treasure, but Henty says it has to be turned in to the authorities. The crew members rush Henty when he attempts to control them with his laser pistol. The crew overcomes him and throws him out into space to die. Gloria Wheeler sees him and picks him up in a “space net.” Henty explains the situation to Gloria, and she agrees to help him track down the mutineers. In Gloria’s spaceship, they quickly catch up with the slower Rammer. The Rammer fires a “battering ram” beam at them. It misses. In response, Henty nudges a meteorite at The Rammer and hits it. The pair follows The Rammer as it crashes into a meteor. While they ruffians are still groggy, Henty and Gloria land and rush to the downed ship. In the lighter gravity, Henty manages to take out most of the rebelling crew with the captured meteor filled with diamonds and jewels. Only Mc Bane remains of the criminal crew. He gets the drop on Henty with his raygun. Gloria throws her helmet at Mc Bane, making him lose the pistol. Henty makes short work of the thief. Henty says he’s not a hero, just a man doing his job. Gloria plans to write a story on him anyway. |
Source Gloria Wheeler – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki |