Gone & Forgotten

Mars Mason (of the Interplanetary Mail Service) Created by Munson Paddock Appears in Speed Comics #7-11 (1940) Neither rain, nor snow, nor gloom of night can stop the mail-carrier from their appointed rounds, according to the unofficial motto of the United States Postal Service. But the perils of parcel delivery among the perniciously populated planets of Earth’s solar system add a whole new Sears catalog of threats and impediments to the mix! When it absolutely has to be there overnight -- and by “there,” you mean “the embattled world of Neptune” -- call on the Interplanetary Mail Service and its top agent, Mars Mason! An aside during an attack by alien monsters educates the readers as to the postal etiquette of the future.   The stoic Mason is the Interplanetary Mail Service’s premier officer, trusted with not only delivering mail from planet to planet in Earth’s solar system, but also defending precious cargo from alien aggression.  On one occasion, while delivering a ...