Issue Details

Issue	#42
Published	October 1959
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff (Associate Editor); George Kashdan (Associate Editor)

Cover Details - "Son of King Xanta!"

Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Bob Brown
Inks	Bob Brown
Letters	Ira Schnapp

10 page Space Ranger story "The Secret of the Martian Helmet"

Characters	Space Ranger; Cryll; Myra Mason
Synopsis	Space Ranger is on the trail of a band of space pirates with the help of a golden helmet that belonged to the Martian folk hero Kolan Varr.
Genre	science fiction; superhero
Pencils	Jim Mooney
Inks	Jim Mooney

1 page Doctor Rocket story "You should do very well here."

Characters	Doctor Rocket
Synopsis	The lunch counter guy sets up his stand in a bad spot - on the missile test range.
Genre	humor; science fiction
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

9 page story "The Creature Who Hated Earth"

Genre	science fiction
Pencils	George Roussos
Inks	George Roussos

1 page public service announcement "It's Fun to Learn!"

Synopsis	Ted teaches Billy and Steve about levers while they are cleaning up a vacant lot, touting the value of science class.
Genre	fact
Script	Jack Schiff
Pencils	Bernard Baily
Inks	Bernard Baily
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Notes	Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

1 page text story "Mystery in Marsville, U.S.A."

Genre	science fiction
Letters	typeset

6 page story "The Son of King Xanta"

Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Lee Elias
Inks	Howard Sherman ?