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Issue Details

Issue #75
Published February-March 1963
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing George Kashdan

Cover Details - "Cryll's Deadly Double!"

Characters Space Ranger; Myra Mason; Cryll; Drexyll
Genre science fiction; superhero
Pencils Bob Brown
Inks Bob Brown
Letters Ira Schnapp

1 page Johnny DC promo (ad from the publisher) "Hi, kids! I'm your friend, Johnny DC..."

Characters Johnny DC
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes Inside front cover advertisement for the Comicpac, "4 DC comics in a plastic bag, which sell for 47 cents." Includes cover reprint of Superman #158 (January 1963).

7 page story "The Hobo Jungle of Space"

Genre science fiction
Pencils George Roussos
Inks George Roussos

1 page public service announcement "Health Myths Debunked!"

Synopsis When Dick steps on a nail, the doctor tells him about several health myths that people mistakenly believe.
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Sheldon Moldoff
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

Half page Tommy Tomorrow promo (ad from the publisher) "2nd Smash Appearance in Showcase!"

Characters Tommy Tomorrow
Genre science fiction
Pencils Lee Elias
Inks Lee Elias
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes House ad for Showcase #42 (January-February 1963) featuring Tommy Tomorrow.

Half page filler "Strange Satellites!"

Synopsis Information about the moons of Jupiter and Saturn.
Genre fact

7 page story "Cosmic Treasure Hunter"

Genre science fiction
Script Jack Miller ?
Pencils Howard Sherman
Inks Howard Sherman
Notes writer identification by Bob Hughes

1 page On the Planet Og story "Owch! I hurt my foot, Professor!"

Characters King Zog
Synopsis The Oggites are startled to see the strange visitors from Earth.
Genre humor; science fiction
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

Half page Our Army at War promo (ad from the publisher) "The Battle Tale Which Bursts the Boundaries of War"

Genre war
Pencils Joe Kubert
Inks Joe Kubert
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes House ad for Our Army at War #127 (February 1963).

Half page Quick Quiz activity "Where is the highest tide in the world?"

Genre fact
Script H. T. Elmo ?
Pencils H. T. Elmo ?
Inks H. T. Elmo ?
Letters H. T. Elmo ?

1 page text article "Interplanetary Temperatures"

Genre fact
Letters typeset

8 page Space Ranger story "Cryll's Deadly Double"

Characters Space Ranger; Myra Mason; Cryll (origin); Drexyll (introduction)
Synopsis Space Ranger and Cryll face a being from Cryll's home world.
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, 1962 Owners: National Periodical Publications, Inc., Harry Donenfeld, Irwin Donenfeld, Sonia Iger, J. S. Liebowitz, P. H. Sampliner, S. U. Sampliner, Harry Donenfeld Foundation, Inc. (a non stock corp., Irwin Donenfeld, Pres., J. S. Liebowitz, Sec'y.), all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York 22, N.Y. Average number of copies sold or distributed during 12 months preceding: 180,000