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Issue Details

Issue #189
Published June 1966
Cover Price 0.12
Pages 36
Editing Jack Schiff

Cover Details - "untitled"

Characters Buddy Reed; Larzan; Mr. Collins; 2 unamed friends of Buddy Reed
Genre occult
Pencils Jack Sparling
Inks Jack Sparling

9 page story "The Way-Out Worlds of Bertram Tilly"

Characters Bertram Tilley; Maude Tilley; Mrs. Culver; toy dragon; unamed common crooks; unamed toy king; unamed toy soldiers; unamed two-headed alien; unnamed winged alien
Synopsis Bertram Tilley discovers 3 glowing discs, each of which he believes induces a daydream but which actually transports him to a different place where he becomes a hero, including once in his home town.
Genre Science Fiction
Script Dave Wood
Pencils Steve Ditko
Inks Sal Trapani
Notes References Superman: one could conclude it therefore occurs on Earth1 or Earth 2, which have a Superman. Story title punctuation correction, genre, character appearances, synopsis, and notes from Donald Dale Milne on 18 September 2004.

1 page Cap's Hobby Hints filler "untitled"

Characters Two unnamed boys.
Synopsis One of the boys shows the other how he made a catch-all to catch small model parts that he drops.
Genre Fact
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Notes Feature is numbered either G390 or 6390. Information on this sequence from Donald Dale Milne on 18 September 2004.

1 page public service announcement "Your Free Trip Around the World!"

Characters an old sea captain; two boys
Synopsis After telling the boys some tales, the captain takes them to the library where they can travel anywhere just by reading.
Genre Fact
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Sheldon Moldoff
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes A list by Lionel English also gives the penciller and inker as "Morris Waldinger" in one of the issues this PSA appears in. Creator credits from a list by Lionel English. Other information on the sequence from Donald Dale Milne on 18 September 2004.

8 page story "Testing Ground for Terror!"

Characters Gabe Maxwell; Bill Donovan (mentioned only, does NOT appear); Frank; Mrs. Nagle; Peggy; unamed magician; Mike Downes
Synopsis An unnamed magician appears in the Drear Mansion in Quietsville, causes havoc in town, and is defeated by Gabe Maxwell.
Genre Occult
Script Ed Herron
Pencils George Roussos
Inks George Roussos
Notes Title punctuation correction, genre, character appearances, and synopsis from Donald Dale Milne on 18 September 2004.
Reprinted in Mighty Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #57

8 page story "The Monster-Go-Round!"

Characters Buddy Reed; Chuck Reed; Larzan; Mr. Collins; 2 unamed friends of Buddy Reed
Synopsis Buddy Reed and three friends meet Larzan who has found and operates the monster-go-round. Buddy wins the prize while his friends are turned to stone and Larzan attempts to steal the prize, but Buddy frees his friends and they destroy the machine.
Genre Occult
Script Dave Wood
Pencils Jack Sparling
Inks Jack Sparling
Notes Title punctuation correction, genre, character appearances, and synopsis from Donald Dale Milne on 18 September 2004.

1 page text article "Strange But True"

Genre Fact
Notes Short articles about 2000-year old batteries, a rainmaker and an esp experience. Information on this sequence from Donald Dale Milne on 18 September 2004.