Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	April-May 1951
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth (credited), Julius Schwartz (actual)
Notes	Lots of information supplied by Arthur Lortie, 9/06

Cover Details - "Nine Worlds To Conquer"

Characters	Lyle, Ora
Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Frank Giacoia
Notes	Lots of information supplied by Arthur Lortie, 9/06

10 page Knights of the Galaxy story "Nine Worlds To Conquer"

Characters	Knights of the Galaxy (intro); Lyle; Prof Vorko; Commander Artho; Korvo; Ora
Genre	science fiction
Script	Robert Kanigher [as Anthony Dion]
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Joe Giella

8 page story "The Mind Robbers"

Genre	science fiction
Script	John Broome [as Robert Stark]
Pencils	Howard Purcell
Inks	Joe Giella

2 page Just Imagine story "If The Sun Went Out"

Synopsis	Speculation on mankind's fate is presented
Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Virgil Finlay
Inks	Virgil Finlay
Reprinted	From Real Fact #6 (02/1947)

Half page Prof Brainstorm filler "[And now students ...] "

Genre	science fiction; humor
Script	Hy Mankin
Pencils	Hy Mankin
Inks	Hy Mankin

8 page story "Spores From Space"

Characters	Doctor Brady; Jim Huston; Nan; Professor Edwards
Synopsis	Spores from outer space present a deadly challenge to humanity.
Genre	science fiction
Script	Gardner Fox
Pencils	Frank Frazetta
Inks	Frank Frazetta
Notes	Page count by Greg Theakston, 2002-05-29 (Per Sandell ed.)
Reprinted	in Mysteries in Space: The Best of DC Science Fiction Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1980 series) #nn (October 1980); in The Masterworks Series of Great Comic Book Artists (DC, 1983 series) #2 (July 1983)

1 page Captain Tootsie advertisement "The North Woods"

Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Schreiber (signed)
Pencils	Bill Schreiber (signed)
Inks	Bill Schreiber (signed)

1 page Superman public service announcement "Human Rights For All"

Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Schiff
Pencils	Win Mortimer
Inks	Win Mortimer
Letters	Ira Schnapp

2 page What Do You Know About text article "Comets?"

Genre	fact
Script	Julius Schwartz?
Pencils	Raymond Perry?
Inks	Raymond Perry?
Letters	typeset

Half page Stars and Their Legends story "Orion, The Belted Giant"

Genre	fact
Script	Julius Schwartz?
Pencils	Morris Waldinger?
Inks	Tommy Nicolosi?

10 page story "The Men Who Lived Forever"

Genre	science fiction
Script	John Broome
Pencils	Alex Toth
Inks	Bernard Sachs
Notes	Page count from Christoph Melchert, 5/12/2006.