Issue Details

Issue	#70
Published	April-May 1962
Frequency	bi-monthly
Cover Price	0.12 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff (Associate Editor); George Kashdan (Associate Editor)

Cover Details - "Space Ranger's Invincible Enemy!"

Characters	Space Ranger; Cryll; Myra Mason; Xorog
Genre	science fiction; superhero
Pencils	Bob Brown
Inks	Bob Brown
Letters	Ira Schnapp

7 page story "The Hermit of Planetoid X"

Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Bill Ely
Inks	Bill Ely

1 page filler "Rocket Names"

Synopsis	The story behind names given to rockets in the US space program.
Genre	fact
Script	Henry Boltinoff ?
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

1 page Buzzy public service announcement "Do You Know Your Neighbors?"

Characters	Buzzy
Synopsis	Buzzy and his friends learn about the backgrounds of their neighbors through their ethnic customs.
Genre	teen
Script	Jack Schiff
Pencils	Win Mortimer
Inks	Win Mortimer
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Notes	Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

1 page Superboy; Superman promo (ad from the publisher) "Don't Miss These Two Super-Spectaculars!"

Characters	Superboy; Pete Ross; Superman; Lois Lane (robot); Perry White (robot); Jimmy Olsen (robot)
Synopsis	House ad for Superboy #96 and Superman #152 (both April 1962).
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff; George Klein
Letters	Ira Schnapp

7 page story "Interplanetary Bodyguard"

Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Lee Elias
Inks	Lee Elias

1 page text article "The Day the Sun Dies"

Synopsis	Article on how the sun will eventually burn out.
Genre	fact
Letters	typeset

Half page Judy Jupiter activity "A Judy Jupiter Space Stickler"

Characters	Judy Jupiter
Notes	A brain teaser; draw the design in one continuous line without crossing.

1 page On the Planet Og story "Your mission is to reach Planet Earth."

Synopsis	The Oggites want to determine how Earth governments make money.
Genre	science fiction; humor
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

8 page Space Ranger story "Space Ranger's Invincible Enemy"

Characters	Space Ranger; Myra Mason; Cryll; Xorog
Synopsis	Martian criminal Xorog has gained super-powers and launches an interplanetary crime wave.
Genre	science fiction; superhero
Script	Arnold Drake
Pencils	Bob Brown
Inks	Bob Brown
Notes	writer identification by Bob Hughes

Half page Metal Men promo (ad from the publisher) "More Startling than Tomorrow's Science Fiction"

Characters	Metal Men [Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum; Tin]
Genre	superhero; science fiction
Pencils	Ross Andru
Inks	Mike Esposito
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Notes	House ad for Showcase #37 (March-April 1862) featuring the first appearance of the Metal Men.