(February-March 1963)
DC,
1956 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1962-12-13
- 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 My Greatest Adventure #76 and copyright registration.
Cryll's Deadly Double!
The Space Ranger / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Space Ranger; Myra Mason; Cryll; Drexyll
- Reprints
-
in Historias Fantásticas (Editorial Novaro, 1958 series) #85 (1º de agosto de 1963)
-
[no title indexed]
Johnny DC / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, kids! I'm your friend, Johnny DC--
- Characters
- Johnny DC
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover advertisement for the Comicpac, "4 DC comics in a plastic bag, which sell for 47 cents."
Includes cover reprint of Superman #158 (January 1963).
The Hobo Jungle of Space
comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- in Historias Fantásticas (Editorial Novaro, 1958 series) #85 (1º de agosto de 1963)
-
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Your eyes may play tricks.... but not your taste!
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Pop
[no title indexed]
Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Featuring the mightiest super-heroes of all time!
- Genre
- superhero
Health Myths Debunked!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
- Synopsis
- When Dick steps on a nail, the doctor tells him about several health myths that people mistakenly believe.
Indexer Notes
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
[no title indexed]
Tommy Tomorrow / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 2nd smash appearance in Showcase!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Tommy Tomorrow
Indexer Notes
House ad for Showcase #42 (January-February 1963) featuring Tommy Tomorrow.
[no title indexed]
Strange Satellites! / cartoon / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Of the dozen satellites of Jupiter...
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Synopsis
- Information about the moons of Jupiter and Saturn.
- Reprints
-
from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #47 (October 1958)
-
Cosmic Treasure Hunter
comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- in Historias Fantásticas (Editorial Novaro, 1958 series) #85 (1º de agosto de 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
writer identification by Bob Hughes
[no title indexed]
House of Mystery; Challengers of the Unknown / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- For the very best...
[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
- Owch! I hurt my foot, Professor!
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Characters
- King Zog
- Synopsis
- The Oggites are startled to see the strange visitors from Earth.
- Reprints
- in Historias Fantásticas (Editorial Novaro, 1958 series) #85 (1º de agosto de 1963)
-
[no title indexed]
Our Army at War / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The battle tale which bursts the boundaries of war...
- Genre
- war
Indexer Notes
House ad for Our Army at War #127 (February 1963).
[no title indexed]
Quick Quiz / activity / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Where is the highest tide in the world?
- Genre
- non-fiction
Cryll's Deadly Double
The Space Ranger / comic story / 8.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Space Ranger; Myra Mason; Cryll (origin); Drexyll (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Space Ranger and Cryll face a being from Cryll's home world.
- Reprints
- in Historias Fantásticas (Editorial Novaro, 1958 series) #85 (1º de agosto de 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
writer identification by Bob Hughes
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.33 page
- Script
- Jack Liebowitz
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Statement of October 1, 1962
Owners: National Periodical Publications, Inc., Harry Donenfeld, Irwin Donenfeld, Sonia Iger, J. S. Liebowitz, P. H. Sampliner, S. U. Sampliner, Harry Donenfeld Foundation, Inc. (a non stock corp., Irwin Donenfeld, Pres., J. S. Liebowitz, Sec'y.), all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York 22, N.Y.
Average number of copies sold or distributed during 12 months preceding: 180,000
[no title indexed]
Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reward $9,985.50 for this coin!
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Cryll's Deadly Double!
The Space Ranger -
1.
["Hi, kids! I'm your friend, Johnny DC--"]
Johnny DC -
2.
The Hobo Jungle of Space
-
3.
["Your eyes may play tricks.... but not your taste!"]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
4.
["Featuring the mightiest super-heroes of all time!"]
Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annual -
5.
Health Myths Debunked!
-
6.
["2nd smash appearance in Showcase!"]
Tommy Tomorrow -
7.
["Of the dozen satellites of Jupiter..."]
Strange Satellites! -
8.
Cosmic Treasure Hunter
-
9.
["For the very best..."]
House of Mystery; Challengers of the Unknown -
10.
["Owch! I hurt my foot, Professor!"]
On the Planet Og -
11.
["The battle tale which bursts the boundaries of war..."]
Our Army at War -
12.
["Where is the highest tide in the world?"]
Quick Quiz -
13.
Interplanetary Temperatures
-
14.
Cryll's Deadly Double
The Space Ranger -
15.
[no title indexed]
-
16.
100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
100 Toy Soldiers -
17.
150 Civil War Soldiers!
150 Civil War Soldiers -
18.
["Reward $9,985.50 for this coin!"]
Best Values Coins and Currency -
19.
104 Kings' Knights
104 Kings' Knights
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- CTGarry
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
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