Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 1083B

Variant with "The Perils of Outer Space" comic filler on back cover. Indicia title is "MEN INTO SPACE, No. 1083." Based on the CBS TV series "Men Into Space." Cover photo of Col. Ed McCauley (William Lundigan). Space Probe; Col. Ed McCauley heads the three-man crew making the first manned flight into outer space; Due to a malfunction of the second stage they must make repairs in space. Moon Landing; Col. McCauley heads the first manned landing on the moon; He and three crewman explore a crater, but a moonquake causes a boulder to fall and injure crewman Gilman. The Dust and the Depths; The three remaining spacemen explore a nearby mountain range. Facts about the moon. Perils of Outer Space. All scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Murphy Anderson. All art by Phil de Lara. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.