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Issue Details

Issue #47
Published March 1960
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Jack Schiff (Editor); Murray Boltinoff (Associate Editor); George Kashdan (Associate Editor)

Cover Details - "The Invasion of the Jewel-Men!"

Genre Science Fiction; Superhero
Pencils Dick Dillin

8 page story "The Man Who Stole the Solar System"

Characters Capt. Ambers (of Solar Security); Dr. Flanders; Professor Renzell; Dr. Sprell; Charlie (Renzell's assistant)
Synopsis Captain Ambers has been brought in to handle security at the "Project Flanders," a miniature version of the solar system equipped with the "Flanders Ray." Whatever the Flanders Ray does to the model of the universe happens to the universe itself. When Professor Renzell hijacks the lab, moves it to another location, and proceeds to blackmail the universe, Ambers disguises his ship as a comet and makes a one-man assault on Renzells' headquarters.
Pencils Nick Cardy
Inks Nick Cardy

Half page filler "The Magic Genie"

Genre Gags
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

1 page Buzzy public service announcement Buzzy's "Famous Books" Quiz

Genre Teen
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Ruben Moreira
Inks Ruben Moreira
Letters Ira Schnapp

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "The Brave and the Bold #28 ad"

8 page story "The Crystal Ball Planet"

Characters Captain Ken Quarles; the alien sorcerer; Lt. Haller; Evans
Synopsis En route to Planet Z, Captain Quarles and his crew come upon a planet sized crystal ball, projecting images of the future. The Alien Sorcerer makes his appearance and warns that the visions could come true if Quarles' ship doesn't turn back. One by one the images come to life, until Quarles determines that the images are all illusions being projected by the Alien Sorcerer using rocks with telepathic qualities from Planet Z as part of an elaborate plan to keep others away from these stones.
Genre science fiction
Script Arnold Drake ?
Pencils Howard Purcell
Inks Howard Purcell
Notes Writer identification from Bob Hughes.

1 page text story "Captives of the Moon Men"

Letters Typeset

Half page filler "Perilous Paintings"

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Batman #130 ad"

9 page Space Ranger story "Invasion of the Jewel Men"

Characters Space Ranger; Myra Mason; Cryll; Jewel-Men
Synopsis When the Jewel Men land on Mars and seize large quantities of selenite, Space Ranger goes into action. Knowing that there are large quantities of selenite at Mars Harbor, Space Ranger heads there and confronts a cadre of the Jewel Men. Space Ranger goes through all of his arsenal, having some success with a sound beam that destroys a few of the Jewel Men. To distract the Ranger, the Jewel Men threaten his ship and Myra, and escape in the confusion. Cryll had been ineffective during the fight because of a coating of ammonia on the Jewel Men, which gives the Space Ranger a clue as to where the Jewel Men are hiding. At their headquarters, as they are pouring the selenite into a large jewel and creating more Jewel Men, Space Ranger gets close enough to the jewel to destroy it, but it sucks him in. Luckily, Cryll hits on the one animal that will save the day, and morphs into a Saturnian Vibro-Deer, whose vibrations destroy the jewel and the jewel men.
Genre science fiction; superhero
Script Edmond Hamilton ?; Gardner Fox ?
Pencils Bob Brown
Inks Bob Brown
Notes Writers suggested by Bob Hughes.