Star Pirate, a Space Rover with a price tag on his head, along with his pilot Gura, kidnap the head of a “mining industry” and the richest man in the galaxy, Senator Manvid Braxton. They travel to Orion, a prison planet owned by Braxton, are captured by centaur guards, and put on ore-cracking duty. Braxton becomes aware of the criminal conditions of the operation. Star Pirate employs a rocket pack and rocket boots to fly.
Alias Star Pirate |
Real Names/Alt Names Unknown |
Characteristics Sci-Fi Hero, Fiction House Universe, The Future |
Creators/Key Contributors Murphy Anderson |
First Appearance Man O’ Mars #1 (1953) |
First Publisher Fiction House [CB+] [DCM] [GCD] |
Appearance List Man O’ Mars #1, reprinted in Planet Comics #35 and Super Comics #1 (1958) |
Sample Read Man O’ Mars (Fiction House) [DCM] [CB+] |
Description Star Pirate, a Space Rover with a price tag on his head, along with his pilot Gura, kidnap the head of a “mining industry” and the richest man in the galaxy, Senator Manvid Braxton. They travel to Orion, a prison planet owned by Braxton, are captured by centaur guards, and put on ore-cracking duty. Braxton becomes aware of the criminal conditions of the operation. Star Pirate employs a rocket pack and rocket boots to fly. |
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