Issue Details

Issue	#37
Published	May 1959
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Jack Schiff (Editor); Murray Boltinoff (Associate Editor); George Kashdan (Associate Editor)
Notes	Ad sequences, story synopses, and some other information from Ed Boner, April 2009.

Cover Details - "The Alien King from Earth!"

Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Bernard Baily
Inks	Bernard Baily

7 page story "The Secret Prisoners of Planet 13"

Synopsis	Three Earthmen are shocked to encounter "themselves" when their expeditionary force arrives on the planet Xanra. As part of a military coup, natives of the planet have disguised themselves as the three Earthmen as part of a plot to imprison the real expedition and convince their government that Earth was there to take over.
Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Jim Mooney
Inks	Jim Mooney

Half page advertisement "Tootsie Roll ad"

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Showcase #20"

1 page public service announcement "Do You Make Life Hard for Yourself?"

Script	Jack Schiff
Pencils	Bernard Baily
Inks	Bernard Baily
Letters	Ira Schnapp

1 page Space Shorts story

Genre	gag
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Notes	Illustrated space facts.

7 page story "The Quiz Kids of Space"

Synopsis	In far-off 1995, young Earthboy Tommy Keen has won the right to represent Earth in the Interplanetary Quiz Kid Competition. The contest involves a race to the "Black Planet," picking up objects along the way, and avoiding interstellar obstacles. Tricky enough to do on its own, but when Tommy finds thieves trying to steal the planet Venus, things get even more complicated.
Genre	science fiction
Pencils	George Roussos
Inks	George Roussos

Half page advertisement "Tootsie Roll Pops ad"

1 page advertisement "Clyde Beatty and Cole Bros Circus at Palisades Amusement Park"

Characters

Superman; Emmett Kelly

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Tomahawk #62"

Half page Doctor Rocket filler "This is the largest rocket testing area in the country."

Genre	gag
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

1 page text story "The Mystical Manhunt"

Letters

typeset

7 page story "The Alien King from Earth!"

Synopsis	Aliens convince an Earthman drifter that he is their legendary king, who one day would return to them. As their king, they take him to the sacred gem garden to collect (what else?) gems. But the "king" figures out it's a scam, and has to figure out how to escape.
Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Bernard Baily
Inks	Bernard Baily

Half page advertisement "Tootsie Roll Fudge ad"