(September 1961)

DC, 1956 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1961-07-18
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Jack Schiff (editor); Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Alien Brat from Planet Byra! (Table of Contents)

The Space Ranger / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Brown
Inks
Bob Brown
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Space Ranger; Morvi
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #65
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Creature That Couldn't Exist (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Roussos
Inks
George Roussos
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Right to Be Different! (Table of Contents: 6)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
Sam defends Pete from the other boys who scoff because Pete would rather look for rocks for his collection than join them to go swimming.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Giant Superman Annual; Secret Origins / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Man Who Hunted His Own Body (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Howard Purcell
Inks
Howard Purcell
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Crops That Could Kill (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
science fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Giant Batman Annual / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Alien Brat from Planet Byra (Table of Contents: 13)

The Space Ranger / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
Arnold Drake
Pencils
Bob Brown
Inks
Bob Brown
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Space Ranger; Myra Mason; Cryll; Morvi of Byra
Synopsis
Space Ranger and Cryll endure the antics of an alien boy who tells them his parents were kidnapped by bandits.

Indexer Notes

writer identification by Bob Hughes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Alien Brat from Planet Byra!
    The Space Ranger
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Honor House Products
  3. 2. The Creature That Couldn't Exist
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    150 Civil War Soldiers
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Garcelon Stamps
  7. 6. The Right to Be Different!
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Giant Superman Annual; Secret Origins
  9. 8. The Man Who Hunted His Own Body
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  11. 10. The Crops That Could Kill
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Giant Batman Annual
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  14. 13. The Alien Brat from Planet Byra
    The Space Ranger
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Frontier Cabin
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
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  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
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