(October-November 1962)
DC,
1956 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1962-08-16
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- George Kashdan (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Demon Sorcerer of Saturn!
The Space Ranger / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Cryll; Myra Mason; Dr. Noho; Space Ranger robot
For the Best in Comics Entertainment
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Convict Defenders of Space!
comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Synopsis
- Three former space patrolmen convicted of conspiracy are being flown to prison when the transport ship is attacked by the very raider they were supposed to be helping. The convicts stay to help the crew instead of fleeing, and it is finally revealed that only one of them was truly evil and helped to frame the other two.
[no title indexed]
On the Planet Og / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It'll be easy to land here...
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Reprints
-
in Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #116 (March-April 1975)
-
Nature's Prize Pupil!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy
- Synopsis
- Humans have managed to copy some of the best protective attributes of animals.
Indexer Notes
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Aliens for Hire
A Spaceman-at-Work Feature / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Synopsis
- Shloob from the planet Jorxia tries to get a job with Peters Interplanetary Employment Agency (which matches aliens with specific jobs based on their otherworldly abilities), but all he can do is deteriorate his molecular structure into fluid, and no one has any call for a "melting man."
Indexer Notes
Writer identification by Bob Hughes.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Fudge
The Story We Never Dared Print, Until Now!
Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
House ad for Superman (DC, 1939 series) #156 [The Last Days of Superman!]
Signals from the Stars
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Article about the development and use of the radio-telescope for the exploration of space.
The Demon Sorcerer of Saturn
The Space Ranger / comic story / 8.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Cryll; Myra Mason; Space Ranger [Rick Starr]; Kjorsta the Sorcerer; Dr. Noho
- Synopsis
- When Space Ranger is seemingly killed in a battle with a Saturnian sorcerer, Cryll and Myra have a robot duplicate built to continue the fight. The robot locates the missing Space Ranger and helps to expose the "magic" as trickery.
Indexer Notes
writer identification by Bob Hughes
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Pop
The Haunted Beach!
My Greatest Adventure / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; war
Indexer Notes
House ad for My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #72
[no title indexed]
Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Demon Sorcerer of Saturn!
The Space Ranger -
1.
For the Best in Comics Entertainment
-
2.
The Convict Defenders of Space!
-
3.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll -
4.
["It'll be easy to land here..."]
On the Planet Og -
5.
[no title indexed]
Zenith Stamps -
6.
Nature's Prize Pupil!
-
7.
Aliens for Hire
A Spaceman-at-Work Feature -
8.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
9.
The Story We Never Dared Print, Until Now!
Superman -
10.
Signals from the Stars
-
11.
The Demon Sorcerer of Saturn
The Space Ranger -
12.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
13.
The Haunted Beach!
My Greatest Adventure -
14.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
15.
[no title indexed]
Best Values Co. -
16.
[no title indexed]
Chet Atkins Method -
17.
[no title indexed]
Frontier Cabin -
18.
[no title indexed]
Wallace Brown Greeting Cards -
19.
[no title indexed]
Revolutionary War Soldiers
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- Gregory Fischer
- Bob Hughes
- Douglas Sederberg
- Jim Van Dore
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