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Issue Details

Issue	#78
Published	August-September 1963
Frequency	bi-monthly
Cover Price	0.12 USD
Pages	36
Editing	George Kashdan

Cover Details - "The Army of Enemy Space Rangers!"

Characters	Space Ranger; Dr. Elektro
Genre	science fiction; superhero
Pencils	Bob Brown
Inks	Bob Brown
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Reprinted	in Mysteries in Space: The Best of DC Science Fiction Comics (Simon & Schuster, 1980 series) #[nn]

7 page story "The Siren of Space"

Synopsis	Space pilot Harlow Jones is sent to investigate a planetoid where a beautiful girl forces spaceships to crash, like the mythical sirens.
Genre	science fiction
Pencils	George Roussos
Inks	George Roussos

Half page Superman promo (ad from the publisher) "Celebrate the Silver Anniversary of Superman!"

Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	George Klein ?
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Notes	House ad for Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #7 (Summer 1963)

Half page Batman and Robin promo (ad from the publisher) "The Strange Lives of Batman and Robin"

Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff; Dick Sprang
Inks	Charles Paris; Stan Kaye
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Notes	House ad for Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #5 (Summer 1963)

7 page Spaceman-at-Work story "The Space Mechanic"

Characters	Thorpe; Wharton Wheeler
Synopsis	Spaceship mechanic Thorpe finds himself in various dangerous situations trying to help his clients with their specific needs.
Genre	science fiction
Script	Jack Miller ?
Pencils	Howard Sherman
Inks	Howard Sherman
Notes	writer identification by Bob Hughes

Half page Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane promo (ad from the publisher) "See the Many Exciting Roles of Lois Lane..."

Genre	superhero
Pencils	Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks	Kurt Schaffenberger
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Notes	House ad for Lois Lane Annual (DC, 1962 series) #2 (Summer 1963)

1 page text article "Mystery of the Cosmic Rays"

Genre	fact
Letters	typeset

8 page Space Ranger story "The Army of Enemy Space Rangers"

Characters	Space Ranger; Cryll; Dr. Elektro; Dr. Ghoruj; Professor Neflubo
Synopsis	Dr. Elektro seems to have reformed after his release from prison, but Space Ranger and Cryll discover that his new scientific discoveries are stolen and that he plans to create an army of destructive duplicates of Space Ranger.
Genre	science fiction; superhero
Script	Arnold Drake ?
Pencils	Phil Kelsey
Inks	Phil Kelsey
Notes	writer identification by Bob Hughes