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Issue Details

Issue	#53
Published	September 1960
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff (Associate Editor); George Kashdan (Associate Editor)

Cover Details - "The Creature in the Glass Ball!"

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

7 page story "Interplanetary Trouble Shooter"

Synopsis	Jeff's boss at the Interplanetary Insurance Agency tricks him into taking a vacation to Venus so he can be onboard the spaceship if anything happens. When space raiders invade the ship an angry Jeff nearly quits, but his girfriend Mabel helps him repel the attackers so they can enjoy the rest of their vacation in peace.
Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Nick Cardy
Inks	Nick Cardy

1 page Superman promo (ad from the publisher) "Presenting the Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told!"

Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Stan Kaye
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Notes	House ad for Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #1.

1 page public service announcement "Bike Safety = Bike Fun!"

Synopsis	Quiz based on the rules of the Bicycle Institute of America.
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 Doctor Rocket story "Before you take off, here's your sticker..."

Characters	Doctor Rocket
Synopsis	All the various safety and certification stickers issued block the view through Dr. Rocket's spaceship windshild.
Genre	humor; science fiction
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

7 page story "Express Train to the Stars"

Synopsis	Stan Miles accidentally boards the wrong train, which takes him to another planet where he foils the aliens' invasion attempt.
Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Jim Mooney
Inks	Jim Mooney

1 page text story "The Indestructible Aliens"

Genre	science fiction
Letters	typeset

Half page Mysteries in Space filler

Synopsis	astronomical facts
Genre	fact

9 page Space Ranger story "The Creature in the Glass Ball"

Characters	Space Ranger [Rick Starr]; Myra Mason; Cryll; The Waxatu; Link Forbes; Chief Oji
Synopsis	On the planet Tok, Space Ranger and his crew face a crooked miner who has stolen a sacred creature with the power to cause earthquakes.
Genre	science fiction; superhero
Script	Arnold Drake
Pencils	Bob Brown
Inks	Bob Brown
Notes	Writer identification by Bob Hughes.