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77 |
77 |
| Indicia Publisher |
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National Periodical Publications Inc. |
| Indicia Publisher Not Printed |
Printed |
Printed |
| Brand |
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 Superman DC National Comics |
| No Brand |
No |
No |
| Publication Date |
June-July 1963 |
June-July 1963 |
| Year On Sale |
None |
None |
| Month On Sale |
None |
None |
| Day On Sale |
None |
None |
| On Sale Date Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Key Date |
1963-06-10 |
1963-06-00 |
| Indicia Frequency |
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bi-monthly |
| No Indicia Frequency |
No |
No |
| Price |
0.12 USD |
0.12 USD |
| Page Count |
36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 26) |
36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 30.18) |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Editing |
George Kashdan |
George Kashdan |
| No Editing |
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| Indicia Printer |
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| No Indicia Printer |
No |
No |
| Rating |
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| No Rating |
False |
False |
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| 0. The Beast Oracle of Uranus! (Space Ranger) cover, 1p |
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The Beast Oracle of Uranus |
The Beast Oracle of Uranus! |
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No |
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cover |
cover |
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Space Ranger |
Space Ranger |
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science fiction; superhero |
science fiction; superhero |
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1 |
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No |
No |
| Script |
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? |
| No Script |
X |
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| Pencils |
Bob Brown |
Bob Brown |
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Bob Brown |
Bob Brown |
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? |
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? |
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X |
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Space Ranger; Cryll |
Space Ranger; Cryll |
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| 1. Not Wanted: High School Dropouts! (no feature) public service announcement, 1p |
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Not Wanted: High School Dropouts! |
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1 |
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No |
| Script |
Jack Schiff |
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Sheldon Moldoff |
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Sheldon Moldoff |
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Ira Schnapp |
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Alvin thinks about leaving school until he talks to his dropout friend George, who has to go back to night school because he can't get a good job. |
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Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly. |
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| 2. Dateline--Outer Space (Spaceman-at-Work) comic story, 7.67p |
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Dateline--Outer Space |
Dateline--Outer Space |
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comic story |
comic story |
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Spaceman at Work |
Spaceman-at-Work |
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science fiction |
science fiction |
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8 |
7.67 |
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No |
| Script |
Jack Miller ? |
Jack Miller ? |
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George Roussos |
George Roussos |
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George Roussos |
George Roussos |
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? |
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Tom Conroy, War Correspondent |
Tom Conroy |
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War correspondent Tom Conroy involves himself too closely in his work by spying and becoming embroiled in interplanetary politics. |
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writer id by Bob Hughes |
writer identification by Bob Hughes |
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| 3. The Swing Is to DC! (no feature) promo (ad from the publisher), 1p |
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The Swing Is to DC! |
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No |
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promo (ad from the publisher) |
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1 |
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No |
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? |
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? (illustrations) |
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? (illustrations) |
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? |
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Ira Schnapp |
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Johnny DC |
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House ad for DC Comics. Includes small cover reproductions of Batman (DC, 1940 series) #155, Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #32, The Adventures of Bob Hope (DC, 1950 series) #81, Atom (DC, 1962 series) #7. |
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| 4. ["We're landing on the planet now!"] (On the Planet Og) comic story, 1p |
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"We're landing on the planet now!" |
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Yes |
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comic story |
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On the Planet Og |
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| Genre |
science fiction; humor |
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1 |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
| Script |
Henry Boltinoff |
| No Script |
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Henry Boltinoff (signed) |
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Henry Boltinoff |
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? |
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Henry Boltinoff |
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Two Earth astronauts get a speeding ticket on Og when they come in for a landing too fast. |
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| 5. The Double Dimension Man (no feature) comic story, 7.67p |
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The Double Dimensional Man |
The Double Dimension Man |
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No |
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science fiction |
science fiction |
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8 |
7.67 |
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No |
No |
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Jack Miller ? |
Jack Miller ? |
| No Script |
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George Roussos |
George Roussos |
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George Roussos |
George Roussos |
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? |
? |
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? |
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X |
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Scientist John Burke is told by a group of aliens that he is one of them, sent to spy on Earth, but he has no memory of this and refuses to believe it. |
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writer id by Bob Hughes |
writer identification by Bob Hughes |
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| 6. Strange Satellites! (no feature) filler, 0.67p |
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Strange Satellites! |
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No |
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filler |
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| Feature Logo |
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fact |
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0.67 |
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No |
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? |
| No Script |
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? |
| No Pencils |
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? |
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? |
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? |
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Information about the moons of Saturn and Jupiter. |
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| 7. The Giant Boom! (no feature) text article, 1p |
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The Giant Boom! |
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text article |
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fact |
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1 |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
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? |
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X |
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typeset |
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| Synopsis |
Article about the explosion of Krakatoa in 1883. |
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| 8. The Beast Oracle of Uranus (Space Ranger) comic story, 8.67p |
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The Beast Oracle of Uranus |
The Beast Oracle of Uranus |
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No |
No |
| First Line |
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comic story |
comic story |
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Space Ranger |
Space Ranger |
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| Genre |
science fiction; superhero |
science fiction; superhero |
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9 |
8.67 |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Script |
Arnold Drake |
Arnold Drake |
| No Script |
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Bob Brown |
Bob Brown |
| No Pencils |
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Bob Brown |
Bob Brown |
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? |
? |
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? |
? |
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X |
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Space Ranger; Myra Mason; Cryll; Sarob; Oracle of Bunyki; Olono |
Space Ranger; Cryll; Sarob; Oracle of Bunyki; Olono; Kofa Ny |
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Pursuing the Martian criminal Kofa Ny to the planet Uranus, Space Ranger and Cryll encounter a strange tribal oracle who forecasts doom. |
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writer by Bob Hughes |
writer identification by Bob Hughes |
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| 9. no title (Quick Quiz) activity, 0.5p |
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Quick Quiz |
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0.5 |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
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? |
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H. T. Elmo ? |
| No Pencils |
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H. T. Elmo ? |
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? |
| No Colors |
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? |
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X |
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