Wollheim, Donald A. 1914-1990 creator Bok, Hannes 1914-1964 text utu 2024 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Pogo Planet" by Martin Pearson is a science fiction novel written during the early 1940s. The story introduces Ajax Calkins, an ambitious individual who desires to become a pioneer in space exploration. He sets out to claim a newly discovered planet, Midplanet, and embarks on a comical adventure filled with unexpected challenges and bizarre creatures. In the narrative, Ajax crashes on Midplanet only to discover a vibrant world where the atmosphere has trapped light, creating an intriguing environment. As he explores, he encounters intelligent kangaroo-like beings and a giant flea named Bosco, who aids him in an escape from captivity with the kangaroo inhabitants. The tension escalates as Ajax and Nadia Landor, an Earth girl, must navigate their way back to safety amidst whimsical circumstances, including Ajax's attempts to assert his dominance as a self-proclaimed ruler. Ultimately, the story blends humor and adventure as Ajax learns that grandiose ambitions can be hindered by unpredictable realities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2024-03-11 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Originally published: New York, NY: Columbia Publications, Inc., 1941 Science fiction Short stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Interplanetary voyages -- Fiction Outer space -- Exploration -- Fiction PS New York, NY: Columbia Publications, Inc., 1941 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73148 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73148 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134707.0 73148