(Fall 1952)

Ziff-Davis, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Ziff-Davis Publishing Company
Brand
A Ziff-Davis Comic
Editing
Ben Martin

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Space Pirates of Xarpot (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bernie Krigstein ?
Inks
Bernie Krigstein ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction

Indexer Notes

Possible Krigstein art per Nick Caputo, July 2015.

Electric Football (Table of Contents: 1)

The Electric Game Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Football time is all the time with Jim Prentice Electric Football.

Space Pirates of Xarpot (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)
Inks
Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
John Duffy

Genre
science fiction

Indexer Notes

Ink credit formerly Bernard Krigstein ?

Deal to Die (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lawrence Dresser
Inks
Lawrence Dresser
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
science fiction

Indexer Notes

Art ID per Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. Dresser is credited with Ziff-Davis science fiction stories from 1952 by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

Mickey Spillane (Table of Contents: 4)

Fantastic Magazine / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Letters
?; typeset

Synopsis
Sensational new story by Mickey Spillane in the new digest size magazine Fantastic.

Here Come the Martians! (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction

Station in Space (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; math & science

The City of Light (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Henry Sharp
Inks
Henry Sharp
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
science fiction

Indexer Notes

Henry Sharp is credited with science fiction at Ziff-Davis in 1950-53 by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and the artwork is identical to credited stories in "Amazing Adventures" #4 and "Nightmare" #10. He also had many G.I. Joe stories. He can be spotted by his broad grinning faces as on page 2.

Fun in the Future (Table of Contents: 8)

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Vic Martin (signed)
Pencils
Vic Martin (signed)
Inks
Vic Martin (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; science fiction

Incredible Adventures in Space (Table of Contents: 9)

Crusader From Mars / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Jon Barrett

Indexer Notes

Cover of issue #2 of "Crusader from Mars".

The Man Who Killed a World! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Paul Parker [as Parker] (signed)
Inks
Paul Parker [as Parker] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
science fiction

I Gained 53 Lbs of Shapely Muscles (Table of Contents: 11)

Jowett Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photos)
Inks
? (photos)
Letters
typeset

Characters
George F. Jowett; Roger Hirsch
Synopsis
Give Jowett 10 minutes a day in your home and he'll give you a new He-man body.

Uncle Bernie's Fun Shop (Table of Contents: 12)

Novelty Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Buy now at our low, low prices. Happy Cowboy Doll, Ginger Doll or Electric TV Projector.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Space Pirates of Xarpot
  2. 1. Electric Football
    The Electric Game Co.
  3. 2. Space Pirates of Xarpot
  4. 3. Deal to Die
  5. 4. Mickey Spillane
    Fantastic Magazine
  6. 5. Here Come the Martians!
  7. 6. Station in Space
  8. 7. The City of Light
  9. 8. Fun in the Future
  10. 9. Incredible Adventures in Space
    Crusader From Mars
  11. 10. The Man Who Killed a World!
  12. 11. I Gained 53 Lbs of Shapely Muscles
    Jowett Institute
  13. 12. Uncle Bernie's Fun Shop
    Novelty Mart
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steinar Ã…dland
  • Nick Caputo
  • Keith Chandler
  • Kenneth English
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jason Sacks
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jim Walls