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Issue Details

Issue #56
Published December 1960
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff (Associate Editor); George Kashdan (Associate Editor)

Cover Details - "Space Ranger's Super Girl Friend!"

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

7 page story "Invaders From Earth"

Genre science fiction
Pencils George Roussos
Inks George Roussos

1 page Dr. Floogle story "This phonograph record will recite the countdown..."

Characters Dr. Floogle
Synopsis The rocket countdown goes wrong.
Genre humor
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

1 page public service announcement "Children of Tomorrow!"

Synopsis Celebration of United Nations Day (October 24) with a description of the U.N. Declaration of the Rights of a Child.
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Bernard Baily
Inks Bernard Baily
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

8 page Spaceman-at-Work story "The Man of 1,000 Alien Faces"

Characters Human Chameleon [Lt. Rod Carter of Spaceways Police]; Dan Carter; Chief Steele; Nyron; the Titan Gang
Genre science fiction
Script Jack Miller ?
Pencils Howard Purcell
Inks Howard Purcell
Notes writer identification by Bob Hughes

1 page Superman promo (ad from the publisher)

Characters Superman; Brainiac; Metallo; Titano; Bizarro; Thing from 40,000 A.D.
Genre superhero
Pencils various
Inks various
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes House ad for Superman Annual #2 (January 1961)

1 page text story "Destination Infinity"

Genre science fiction
Letters typeset

1 page filler "Mysteries in Space!"

Synopsis Facts about astronomer Edward J. Pickering (1846 - 1919)
Genre fact

9 page Space Ranger story "Space Ranger's Super Girl Friend"

Characters Space Ranger; Myra Mason; Cryll; King Doro of Ular
Synopsis Space Ranger and his team go the planet Ular to rescue the kidnapped King Doro. A freak accident gives Myra temporary super-powers, which helps wrap up the case.
Genre science fiction; superhero
Script Arnold Drake ?
Pencils Bob Brown
Inks Bob Brown
Notes writer identification by Bob Hughes

1 page Moolah the Mystic story "Ah, come right in."

Characters Moolah
Synopsis Moolah's powers of prognostication don't work very well.
Genre humor
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff