(September-October 1955)

Prize, 1955 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale date
1955-05-25
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Feature Publications, Inc.
Brand
Prize Group
Editing
Joe Simon; Jack Kirby ?
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
was ongoing series

Issue Notes

On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, July-December 1955, page 308, registration number B559912.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Tom Corbett, Space Cadet / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mort Meskin (signed)
Inks
Mort Meskin (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Tom Corbett
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Do You Need Extra Money? (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Cheerful Card Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Dangerous Cargo! (Table of Contents: 2)

Tom Corbett, Space Cadet / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Meskin (signed)
Inks
Mort Meskin ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Tom Corbett; Captain Strong; Astro
Synopsis
The cadets encounter trouble when they take a shipful of outlaws to Ganymede.

The Drifter (Table of Contents: 3)

Tom Corbett, Space Cadet / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Meskin (signed)
Inks
Mort Meskin ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Tom Corbett; Terry Sterling; Astro; Roger Manning; Captain Strong
Synopsis
A furlough for the cadets turns into an adventure on Mars.

It's Great News! We GIve You Cash Money or... (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Co.; Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Rays of Hope (Table of Contents: 5)

Space News / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Articles about smallpox, Mercury and meteors.

The Hermits of Callisto! (Table of Contents: 6)

Captain Quick and the Space Scouts / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Marvin Sten
Inks
Marvin Stein
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Captain Quick; Commander Lucius Roberts
Synopsis
The Space Scouts find a group of hermits that does not want to be rescued.

Complete New Playsuit Sensation Genuine Superman Outfit (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Forces You to Save (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Craters of Mercury! (Table of Contents: 9)

Tom Corbett, Space Cadet / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Meskin
Inks
Mort Meskin ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Captain Strong; Astro; Roger Manning; Captain Strong
Synopsis
The cadets fly to Mercury on a rescue mission.
Reprints

They Saw It (Table of Contents: 10)

Space News / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Articles about Jupiter, flying saucers and phantom bowmen.

Scrap Book for Space Scouts (Table of Contents: 11)

Time Scope / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Marvin Stein
Inks
Marvin Stein
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
The cadets view Ben Franklin as he plays with lightning.

$35,000 Bonus Offered by the U. S. Government for Uranium Found Anywhere! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

U. S. Geiger Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Mystery! Magic! Science! Fun! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

Fix TV and Radio Sets Right Away (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

McGraw-Hill Book Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Terrific Value! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Lucky Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Tom Corbett, Space Cadet
  2. 1. Do You Need Extra Money?
    Cheerful Card Company
  3. 2. Dangerous Cargo!
    Tom Corbett, Space Cadet
  4. 3. The Drifter
    Tom Corbett, Space Cadet
  5. 4. It's Great News! We GIve You Cash Money or...
    Wilson Chemical Co.; Cloverine Brand Salve
  6. 5. Rays of Hope
    Space News
  7. 6. The Hermits of Callisto!
    Captain Quick and the Space Scouts
  8. 7. Complete New Playsuit Sensation Genuine Superman Outfit
    Honor House Products
  9. 8. Forces You to Save
    Honor House Products
  10. 9. The Craters of Mercury!
    Tom Corbett, Space Cadet
  11. 10. They Saw It
    Space News
  12. 11. Scrap Book for Space Scouts
    Time Scope
  13. 12. $35,000 Bonus Offered by the U. S. Government for Uranium Found Anywhere!
    U. S. Geiger Co.
  14. 13. Mystery! Magic! Science! Fun!
    Honor House Products Corp.
  15. 14. Fix TV and Radio Sets Right Away
    McGraw-Hill Book Co.
  16. 15. Terrific Value!
    Lucky Products
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