Issue Details

Issue	#5
Published	December-January 1952
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	44
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Julius Schwartz (actual)
Notes	additional information on fillers and ads provided by Arthur Lortie.

Cover Details - "The Outcast of the Lost World!"

Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Carmine Infantino

1 page House of Mystery promo (ad from the publisher)

Pencils	Win Mortimer ?
Notes	ad for House of Mystery #1, reprints cover.

7 page Knights of the Galaxy story "Outcast of the Lost World"

Characters	Lyle; Ora; Rax; Commander Artho
Genre	science fiction
Script	Robert Kanigher [as Dion Anthony]
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Joe Giella
Notes	Writer and artist credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

2 page Necco Wafers; Kelloggs Pep; Royal desserts advertisement

Notes

ads for Necco Wafers, Kelloggs Pep, and Royal desserts on various pages

8 page story "The Secret of Story of Ray-Gun 64!"

Genre	science fiction
Script	John Broome [as John Osgood]
Pencils	Frank Giacoia
Inks	Joe Giella
Notes	Inks originally attributed to Frank Giacoia, confirmed as Joe Giella, along with writing and pencilling credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Reprinted	in DC Super Stars (DC, 1976 series) #9 (November 1976)

3 page story "Kidnapped In Space"

Genre	science fiction
Script	Gardner Fox
Pencils	Bob Oksner
Inks	Bernard Sachs
Notes	Inks originally attributed to John Giunta, confirmed as Bernard Sachs, along with writing and pencilling credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

1 page Vitalis Hair Cream; Nabisco Shredded Wheat advertisement

Notes

ads for Vitalis Hair Cream: Goo, Skidoo! says Bert Parks (.33 page), and Nabisco Shredded Wheat: Be An Expert On Indian Skills and Craft!, on various pages

7 page story "Pool of Time"

Genre	science fiction
Script	Jerry Coleman (signed)
Pencils	Gil Kane
Inks	Joe Giella
Notes	Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

1 page Erector advertisement "Getting An Erector Is Like Having Your Own Toy Factory"

Notes

1/2 page cartoon.

1 page Captain Tootsie advertisement "Bags A Mountain Lion"

Genre	superhero; ad
Pencils	Bill Schreiber (signed)
Inks	Bill Schreiber (signed)

2 page Stars and Their Legends filler "Andromeda"

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

Half page Pud advertisement "It's Spooky in this old haunted house!"

Genre	teen
Pencils	Ray T (signed)
Inks	Ray T (signed)
Notes	comic style ad for Double Bubble Gum

2 page What Do You Know About story "Saturn?"

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

1 page filler "Biography of the Earth"

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

3 page Lionel Trains; Daisy Air Rifles; Wheaties advertisement

Notes

ads for Lionel Trains, Daisy Air Rifles, and Wheaties (featuring Otto Graham) on various pages