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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.