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Issue Details

Issue #69
Published February-March 1962
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff (Associate Editor); George Kashdan (Associate Editor)

Cover Details - "The Man Who Could Move Worlds"

Characters Space Ranger
Genre science fiction; superhero
Pencils Bob Brown
Inks Bob Brown
Letters Ira Schnapp

1 page text article "Dear Boys and Girls"

Script ? [as The Editors]
Letters typeset
Notes inside front cover; letter regarding the price increase from ten cents to twelve cents.

7 page story "Doom on Holiday Asteroid"

Synopsis Jason Bell has come to Holiday Asteroid after a prospecting accident has left him with only a few days to live. He uncovers a plot to steal a hidden super-weapon and in the resulting shootout he is miraculously cured of the condition that was killing him.
Genre science fiction
Script Arnold Drake ?
Pencils Lee Elias
Inks Lee Elias
Notes writer identification by bob Hughes

Half page filler "Scientific Word Origins"

Synopsis Origins of the words muscle, galaxy, and cloud.
Genre fact

1 page public service announcement "Let Science Serve You!"

Synopsis Facts about scientific discoveries and a reminder to have an annual physical to take advantage of advances in medicine.
Genre fact
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Morris Waldinger ?; Tommy Nicolosi ?
Inks Morris Waldinger ?; Tommy Nicolosi ?
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

1 page Batman promo (ad from the publisher) "Another Giant Batman Collection!"

Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan; Sheldon Moldoff; Dick Sprang
Inks Charles Paris
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes House ad for Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #2

7 page story "Pioneers of Midway Planet"

Synopsis Tim Springer and Arne Brand are recruited for a mysterious mission on another planet, working with aliens from different worlds. Together they learn the value of teamwork, which turns out to be the true goal of the mission.
Genre science fiction
Pencils George Roussos
Inks George Roussos

1 page On the Planet Og story "Hello! I come from the planet Earth!"

Synopsis An astronaut lands on Og and finds out he is not the first visitor from space.
Genre science fiction; humor
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

1 page Superman promo (ad from the publisher) "Watch for the Fourth Superman Annual!"

Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes House ad for Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #4

1 page text story "Riddle of the Giant-Makers"

Genre science fiction
Letters typeset

9 page Space Ranger story "The Man Who Could Move Worlds"

Characters Space Ranger; Myra Mason; Cryll; Turner; Buna Karr; Kleeb
Synopsis On Saturn, a strange underwater accident gives explorer Turner telekinetic powers but also turns him evil and Space Ranger and Cryll must defeat him.
Genre science fiction; superhero
Script Arnold Drake
Pencils Bob Brown
Inks Bob Brown
Letters Gaspar Saladino ?
Notes writer identification by Bob Hughes

Half page statement of ownership

Letters typeset
Notes Statement of October 1, 1961. Average monthly circulation 195,000. Ownership: National Periodical Publications, Inc.: H. Donenfeld, I. Donenfeld, S. Iger; H. Donenfeld Foundation, J.S. Liebowitz; P.H. Sampliner, S.U. Sampliner, all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York 22, N.Y.