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Issue Details

Issue #36
Published October 1959
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff (associate); George Kashdan (associate)

Cover Details - "I Battled The Volcano Man!"

Characters Anton Belfors; Lt. Morales
Genre adventure
Pencils Bob Brown
Inks Bob Brown
Reprinted in Big Boy (Artima, 1956 series) #45

8 page story "I Was Bewitched by Lady Doom"

Characters Jim; Isadora; Peter
Synopsis Jim suffers partial amnesia after an injury and creates mental images of his love, Isadora, in fantasies. In these fantasies he is bedeviled by a god, Erwald, who has the image of Peter. Jim is finally reunited and remembers all.
Genre adventure
Pencils Howard Purcell
Inks Howard Purcell
Reprinted in Big Boy (Artima, 1956 series) #45

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

Characters Steve; Billy; Ted
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 Credits from a list by Lionel English.

1 page Peter Puptent, Explorer filler "untitled"

Characters Peter Puptent; Mrs. Puptent; sea monster
Synopsis Peter hooks a sea monster while fishing, but his wife cuts it loose because she refuses to have it mounted and hanging on her wall.
Genre humor
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

8 page story "We Found the Million-Dollar Monster!"

Characters Johnny Blore; Gordon; Omid
Synopsis Gordon is actually as Sakinian interplanetary policeman after Omid, a Basian pirate, and has tracked him to earth. Gordon enlists the aid of Johnny Blore, a treasure hunter, to stall Omid with a get rich scheme until the remainder of the police can capture the other pirates.
Genre science fiction
Pencils Mort Meskin (signed)
Inks Mort Meskin (signed)

Half page filler "Scientific Word Origins..."

Synopsis Information about the origins of the words: planets, climate, and vitamin.
Genre fact

Half page Professor Eureka filler "untitled"

Characters Profesor Eureka; Profesor Eureka's assistant
Synopsis After the cleaning woman has rearranged his lab, the professor has his assistant look for something...and an explosion results.
Genre humor
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

1 page text story "Alibi From Outer Space"

Characters Mr. Belding; Sansharl; Sheriff
Synopsis Belding meets Sansharl, a Venusian, who provides his alibi against a shooting.
Genre science fiction
Letters typeset

8 page story "I Battled the Volcano Man"

Characters Lt. Morales; Anton Belfors; Sgt. Mayo
Synopsis Anton Belfors escapes from the police by parachuting from a plane and falls into a volcano. There he gains mastery over flame and begins to rob banks until captured by Lt. Morales.
Genre science fiction
Pencils George Roussos
Inks George Roussos
Reprinted in Big Boy (Artima, 1956 series) #45