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Issue Details

Issue #20
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, March 2009.

Cover Details - "The Incredible Fireball Creatures!"

Pencils Bernard Baily
Inks Bernard Baily
Notes Ad sequences, story synopses, and some other information from Ed Boner, March 2009.

5 page story "What Happened to Harry Sanders?"

Synopsis Harry's brother asks the title question after Harry returns from a record-setting ballon flight that took him to the upper reaches of the atmosphere. Harry's just not acting like himself. Maybe it's the way he levitates himself and other objects...
Pencils Bill Ely
Inks Bill Ely

Half page advertisement "Tootsie Roll ad"

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Showcase #20 - Rip Hunter, Time Master"

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

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

5 page story "I Was Shipwrecked with a Space Creature"

Synopsis Being shipwrecked on a deserted island becomes even more complicated when it turns out the island has an alien occupant, also marooned after a space craft failure. Can suspicion be put aside long enough for mutual survival?
Pencils Bob Jenney
Inks Bob Jenney

Half page advertisement "Tootsie Roll Pop ad"

5 page story "The Secret of Hunter-Magic"

Synopsis As an explorer is searching caves in Africa, a tremor exposes wall paintings and a gourd filled with herbs. The paintings explain that when a picture of a desired result is drawn, and a damp hand is put in the herbs and then placed on the picture, the green hand print will make it come to pass. Unfortunately there's always someone out there ready to make bad use of these types of powers.
Pencils Howard Purcell
Inks Howard Purcell

Half page advertisement "Tootsie Roll Fudge ad"

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

Half page Moolah the Mystic filler Carpet Fins - First line: "Hmm..."

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

1 page text story "The Phantom Guardian"

Script George Kashdan
Letters typeset

8 page story "The Incredible Fireball Creatures!"

Synopsis While rushing to stake their claim on a cleveite mine, Abel and Frank are almost knocked out of the sky by fireballs...fireballs that take on humanoid form and proceed to terrorize the area.
Pencils Bernard Baily
Inks Bernard Baily