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Issue Details

Issue #71
Published June-July 1962
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff (Associate Editor); George Kashdan (Associate Editor)

Cover Details - "The Betrayal of Space Ranger!"

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

7 page story "Manhunt in Galaxy G-2!"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Ruben Moreira
Inks Ruben Moreira

1 page public service announcement "Your Pass to New Worlds!"

Synopsis Frank takes his friends to the public library where they are impressed with the different kinds of books that can teach them new things.
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Sheldon Moldoff
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

Half page The Atom promo (ad from the publisher) "Big-Big-Big News about a Small-Small-Small Super-Hero"

Characters Atom [Ray Palmer]; Jason Woodrue
Genre superhero
Pencils Gil Kane
Inks Murphy Anderson
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes House ad for Atom #1 (June-July 1962)

Half page filler "Curious Comets"

Synopsis Unusual facts about comets.
Genre fact

7 page story "The Super Salesman of Space"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Bill Ely
Inks Bill Ely

1 page On the Planet Og story "Get ready, we're coming in on Planet Og"

Synopsis Astronauts from Earth land on Og and find something familiar.
Genre humor; science fiction
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

Half page filler "Our Strange Universe!"

Synopsis astronomical facts
Genre fact

1 page text article "Life and Death of a Meteor"

Synopsis The story of the super-Schmidt meteor camera in New Mexico.
Genre fact
Letters typeset

8 page Space Ranger story "The Betrayal of Space Ranger"

Characters Space Ranger; Myra Mason; Cryll; Lijaro
Synopsis Space Ranger and his crew pursue the Saturnian counterfeiter Lijaro to the planet Slora, where they are accused of stealing the sacred Sphere of Uruda.
Genre science fiction; superhero
Script Arnold Drake
Pencils Bob Brown
Inks Bob Brown
Notes writer identification by Bob Hughes