| Issue | #1253 |
| Published | January-March 1962 |
| Cover Price | 0.15 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | D. J. Arneson |
| Notes | Indicia title is "SPACE MAN, No. 1253." No code number. Only "Space Man" Four Color. Continues as Space Man (Dell, 1962 series) with #2. |
| Characters | Johnny Mack; Ian Stannard |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Pencils | ? (painted) |
| Inks | ? (painted) |
| Colors | ? (painted) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Reprinted | in Space Man (Dell, 1962 series) #9 (July 1972). |
| Synopsis | Glossary of various astronomical terms. |
| Genre | fact |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. One illustration and typeset text. |
| Characters | Johnny Mack; Ian Stannard; Col. Hooper |
| Synopsis | Two astronauts make the first manned flight to the moon, only to find a base inhabited by cyborgs under the control of Colonel Hooper, who was thought lost in a moon flight 12 years earlier. The moon base is part of a top-secret effort to train Earth men to be part of the Galactic Guard and protect the solar system from the enemy-- Garrak-Axos from Alpha Centauri. |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Script | Ken Fitch |
| Pencils | Jack Sparling |
| Inks | Jack Sparling |
| Notes | Introduction to series. Script credit from "Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928-1999." |
| Reprinted | in Space Man (Dell, 1962 series) #9 (July 1972) |
| Synopsis | Some facts about the Moon and possibilities of some form of life existing there. |
| Genre | fact |
| Pencils | Jack Sparling |
| Inks | Jack Sparling |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inside back cover; black and white. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. Illustrated ad for Daisy B-B guns. Models No. 1894, No. 25, No. 94, and No. 179 are depicted. Prices range from $7.95 to $12.95. Daisy Manufacturing Company, Rogers, Ark. |