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Cover art by Lee Elias. 2nd Tommy Tomorrow. Chapter 1: The Brain Robbers of Satellite X, script by Arnold Drake, art by Lee Elias; Lt. Tommy Tomorrow and Lt. Lon Vurian arrive at the Planeteer Headquarters on Venus and receive their first assignments, convoy duty with the fermite skows running between Pluto and the inner planets; While in space, they stumble upon the activities of alien criminals. Doctor Rocket humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Chapter 2: Masters of the Asteroid Brain, script by Arnold Drake, art by Lee Elias; Aliens have kidnapped more than 50 of the solar system's most brilliant scientists and have used a mind-control ray to force them to reveal their secrets; Lt. Tommy Tomorrow fakes falling under their control, then frees the scientists and chases away the criminals. All Aboard for - Space! article. Planets of Wonder article by Julius Schwartz, pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tommy Nicolosi. Chapter 3: The Doom Factory, script by Arnold Drake, pencils by Lee Elias (story pages 14-16, 25) and Don Heck (story pages 17-24), inks by Lee Elias (story pages 14-16, 25) and Don Heck (story pages 17-24). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

1st Silver Age movie adaptation. Cover art by Bob Brown. Five B&W photos of James Bond and Doctor No. Doctor No, art by Norman J. Nodel; In Jamaica, John Strangways is grabbed by three "blind" beggars; He was checking on "massive interference" with Cape Canaveral rocket launches; Bond goes to Jamaica and zeroes in on Crab Key; He survives fist fights, a tarantula in his bed, gunshots, and being run off the road; Finally, with the help of Honey Ryder and Quarrel, a fisherman, he reaches the island; based on the 1962 feature film. The Man Behind the Typewriter; Background on James Bond and his creator, Ian Fleming. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover art by Lee Elias. 3rd Tommy Tomorrow issue. Chapter 1: Tommy Tomorrow -- Wanted for Treason, script by Arnold Drake, art by Lee Elias; After gazium raiders use a Planeteer squadron's secret code to lure them away from a gazium theft, all members of that squad, including Capt. Tommy Tomorrow and Capt. Lon Vurian, are placed under investigation. On the Planet Og humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Ad for Metal Men #1. Chapter 2: The Fantastic Dr. Klik, script by Arnold Drake, art by Lee Elias; Using the stolen gazium, Dr. Klik succeeds in greatly expanding the size of a single atom; This strange atom is inhabited by fantastic creatures which, when expanded to scale, will be indestructible. Eye in the Sky article. Chapter 3: The Man Who Would Destroy Mars, script by Arnold Drake, art by Lee Elias; With Vurian's help, Tomorrow escapes capture and returns to Klik's hideout. Statement of ownership: Statement of October 1, 1962; Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months; 220,000. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Russ Heath. Sgt. Rocks origin retold in "Sergeants Aren't Born!", script by Robert Kanigher, art by Joe Kubert; As Sgt. Rock and his troops in Easy Company head into enemy territory, Rock reminisces about how he got to be the sergeant of Easy Company; As part of his first hike in training camp, the recruits went past a bunch of Nazi POWs; Cut to D-Day and the invasion of Normandy; When Private Rocks boat capsized, the specter of the POWs taunts forced Rock to push on to shore. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover art by Lee Elias. 4th Tommy Tomorrow issue. Chapter 1: Mission to Disaster, script by Arnold Drake, art by Lee Elias; Capt. Tommy Tomorrow and Capt. Lon Vurian meet with Gur Doyka, Chief Minister of the Federation of Planets; The Federation has recently made first contact with a distant solar system, and offered them a non-aggression treaty; The aliens proved suspicious and hesitated signing the pact. On the Planet Og humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Chapter 2: The Plot to Kill a Solar System, script by Arnold Drake, art by Lee Elias; Capt. Tomorrow, Capt. Vurian, and Gur Doyka are captured and imprisoned for kidnapping the boy king. Strange Secrets of the Stars article. Chapter 3: The Palace of Peril, script by Arnold Drake, art by Lee Elias; While Capt. Vurian poses as King Lorgi, the others steal a spaceship; Unfortunately, the ship they chose is almost out of fuel. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover art by Lee Elias. 5th Tommy Tomorrow issue. Part 1: Doomsday for Planet Earth, script by Arnold Drake, art by Lee Elias; Maj. Tommy Tomorrow and Maj. Lon Vurian are brought to the Academy of Planetary Sciences, where they are told of an anti-matter cloud that could destroy the entire solar system; They have 10 years to evacuate the 20 billion people from every planet, or find a way to stop the cloud. Ad for The Brave and the Bold, now featuring hero team-ups; includes cover art from issue #50 by George Roussos. Balancing Act in Space; facts about gravity. Part 2: Nine Worlds Gone Mad, script by Arnold Drake, art by Lee Elias; While Maj. Tomorrow tries to uncover the person who revealed their mission to the press, there is wide unrest around the solar system because the population believes they are doomed. Doctor Rocket humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Part 3: Threading the Planetary Needle, script by Arnold Drake, art by Lee Elias; Both Maj. Tomorrow's and Maj. Vurian's teams contain a traitor who has been working with a criminal mastermind, Dr. Loglov, to profit from the dire situation. Ad for Flash Annual #1, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Kubert. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.