(April-May 1962)
DC,
1956 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1962-02-15
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical 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 ad in Challengers of the Unknown #25 and copyright registration.
Space Ranger's Invincible Enemy!
The Space Ranger / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Cryll; Myra Mason; Space Ranger [Rick Starr]; Xorog
The Hermit of Planetoid X
comic story / 7.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Not a soul lived within millions of miles, and that’s the way he wanted it!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Tod Rexworth; Ted Rexworth; Hedy Rexworth;Jim Rexworth; Lee Hawks; Pete; Cleanth (dog-like animal)
- Reprints
-
in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1961 series) #53 (September 1962?)
-
Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!
My Greatest Adventure; Challengers of the Unknown; Blackhawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
Rocket Names
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; non-fiction
- Synopsis
- The story behind names given to rockets in the US space program.
Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know Your Neighbors?"
Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; teen
- Characters
- Buzzy
- Synopsis
- Buzzy and his friends learn about the backgrounds of their neighbors through their ethnic customs.
Indexer Notes
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Don't Miss These Two Super-Spectaculars!
Superboy; Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Pete Ross; Superboy [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Lois Lane (robot); Perry White (robot); Jimmy Olsen (robot)
- Synopsis
- House ad for Superboy #96 and Superman #152 (both April 1962).
[no title indexed]
The Brave and the Bold; Detective Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- For the very best...
The Day the Sun Dies
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Synopsis
- Article on how the sun will eventually burn out.
A Judy Jupiter Space Stickler
Judy Jupiter / activity / 0.5 page
- Characters
- Judy Jupiter
Indexer Notes
A brain teaser; draw the design in one continuous line without crossing.
[no title indexed]
On the Planet Og / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Your mission is to reach Planet Earth.
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Synopsis
- The Oggites want to determine how Earth governments make money.
Space Ranger's Invincible Enemy
The Space Ranger / comic story / 8.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Cryll; Myra Mason; Space Ranger [Rick Starr]; Xorog
- Synopsis
- Martian criminal Xorog has gained super-powers and launches an interplanetary crime wave.
More Startling than Tomorrow's Science Fiction Is the Metal Men
Metal Men / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #37 (March-April 1862) featuring the first appearance of the Metal Men.
[no title indexed]
American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Space Ranger's Invincible Enemy!
The Space Ranger -
1.
[no title indexed]
Honor House Products -
2.
The Hermit of Planetoid X
-
3.
Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!
My Greatest Adventure; Challengers of the Unknown; Blackhawk -
4.
Rocket Names
-
5.
Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know Your Neighbors?"
Buzzy -
6.
Don't Miss These Two Super-Spectaculars!
Superboy; Superman -
7.
Interplanetary Bodyguard
-
8.
["For the very best..."]
The Brave and the Bold; Detective Comics -
9.
The Day the Sun Dies
-
10.
A Judy Jupiter Space Stickler
Judy Jupiter -
11.
[no title indexed]
Garcelon Stamps -
12.
["Your mission is to reach Planet Earth."]
On the Planet Og -
13.
Space Ranger's Invincible Enemy
The Space Ranger -
14.
More Startling than Tomorrow's Science Fiction Is the Metal Men
Metal Men -
15.
[no title indexed]
Task Force -
16.
[no title indexed]
American Body Building Club -
17.
[no title indexed]
American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- Gregory Fischer
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Mark Muller
- Mike Nielsen
- Douglas Sederberg
- Jim Van Dore
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