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Issue Details

Issue #34
Published August 1959
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Jack Schiff (Editor); Murray Boltinoff (Associate Editor); George Kashdan (Associate Editor)
Notes Story synopses and some other information from Ed Boner, July 2009.

Cover Details - "I Was Earth's Strangest Prisoner!"

Pencils Dick Dillin
Inks Charles Paris
Notes Story synopses and some other information from Ed Boner, July 2009.

7 page story "We Unleashed the Cloud Creatures"

Synopsis An experiment to try to create "portable cloud" technology -- move a raincloud somewhere where rain is needed, for example -- goes awry, and creates cloud creatures capable of absorbing huge supplies of water.
Pencils Lee Elias
Inks Lee Elias
Reprinted in Big Boy (Artima, 1956 series) #44 (May 1960)

Half page advertisement "Tootsie Roll ad"

1 page Peter Porkchops public service announcement "Tips on Summer Fun!"

Genre funny animal
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Rube Grossman
Inks Rube Grossman
Letters Ira Schnapp

1 page Dr. Floogle filler "I've been working on this ray-gun"

Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

7 page story "I Fought the 100-Year Gold Curse!"

Synopsis It's just after midnight when Mike hears of his inheritance from his great-grandfather. It includes a curse from the sorcerer Chokoal, that in the 59th year of the century, death will follow any ancestor in the presence of gold. Mike thinks it bunk until his fiance almost dies while he's wearing a gold watch and a gold statue almost kills one of the servants in his house.
Pencils Mort Meskin
Inks Mort Meskin

Half page advertisement "Tootsie Roll Pop ad"

Half page Bill filler "What's that twig you're selling, friend?"

Script Hy Mankin
Pencils Hy Mankin
Inks Hy Mankin
Letters Hy Mankin

Half page advertisement "Palisades Park ad"

Characters Superman

Half page filler "The Haunted Airfield"

Script Morris Waldinger
Pencils Morris Waldinger
Inks Morris Waldinger
Reprinted from ?

1 page text story "Alien's Bodyguard"

Script Jack Miller
Letters typeset

7 page story "I Was Earth's Strangest Prisoner"

Synopsis Wallace in on site for the construction of a new bridge, but the workers won't work because of reports of an alien with a weapon that's attacked some of the workers. Wallace intends to see for himself, and when he tries to capture the alien, ends up captured himself.
Pencils Nick Cardy
Inks Nick Cardy

Half page advertisement "Tootsie Roll Fudge ad"