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Issue Details

Issue #6
Published February-March 1952
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 36
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited), Julius Schwartz (actual) (confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics)
Notes additional information provided by Arthur Lortie, 10/2006

Cover Details - "The Day the World Melted"

Characters Commando Lyle, Ora, 4 Knights of the Galaxy
Genre science fiction
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Joe Giella
Notes additional information provided by Arthur Lortie, 10/2006

1 page Buzzy public service announcement "Be Yourself- Your Best Self!"

Genre teen
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
Letters Ira Schnapp

7 page Knights of the Galaxy story "The Day the World Melted"

Characters Commander Artho; Ora; Lyle; Master of Doom
Synopsis The Master of Doom timeports Lyle back to the 20th century.
Script Robert Kanigher [as Dion Anthony] (Anthony confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics)
Pencils Carmine Infantino (confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics)
Inks Joe Giella
Reprinted in Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #91 (August 1971)

Half page Pud advertisement "We're lost in this cave!"

Genre children
Pencils Ray T
Inks Ray T
Notes ad for Double Bubble Gum

5 page story "The Boy Who Saved the Earth"

Genre science fiction
Script John Broome [as John Osgood] (Osgood confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics)
Pencils Bob Oksner (confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics)
Inks Bernard Sachs (confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics)
Reprinted in Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 series) #73

1 page Captain Tootsie advertisement "Radar Rescue"

Genre superhero; ad
Pencils Bill Schreiber ?
Inks Bill Schreiber ?

4 page story "The Man Who Hated Science"

Genre science fiction
Script Jack Miller (signed) (confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics)
Pencils John Giunta (confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics)
Inks John Giunta (confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics)
Reprinted in Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #78; in Supermann (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #22/1970

Half page Stars and Their Legends filler "Hydra"

Genre fact
Script Julius Schwartz
Pencils Morris Waldinger?
Inks Tommy Nicolosi?

2 page What Do You Know About text article "The Sun"

Genre fact
Script Julius Schwartz
Pencils Raymond Perry
Inks Raymond Perry
Letters typeset

7 page story "Cowboy On Mars"

Genre science fiction
Script Mann Rubin (signed) (confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics)
Pencils Jim Mooney (confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics)
Inks Jim Mooney (confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics)

2 page advertisement

Notes ads for Vitalis (with Bert Parks), Wheaties (with George Mikan), Wildroot hair cream and Daisy air rifles, Necco wafers

1 page House of Mystery advertisement

Notes ad for House of Mystery #2-inside back cover