Issue Details

Issue	V2#3
Published	September-October 1955
Frequency	bi-monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Joe Simon; Jack Kirby

Cover Details

Characters	Tom Corbett
Genre	Science Fiction
Pencils	Mort Meskin (signed)
Inks	Mort Meskin (signed)

1 page Cheerful Card Company advertisement "Do You Need Extra Money?"

Synopsis	Ad to recruit salespeople for Christmas cards.
Letters	typeset

8 page Tom Corbett, Space Cadet story "Dangerous Cargo!"

Characters	Tom Corbett; Captain Strong; Astro
Synopsis	The cadets encounter trouble when they take a shipful of outlaws to Ganymede.
Genre	Science Fiction
Pencils	Mort Meskin (signed)
Inks	Mort Meskin (signed)
Letters	Ben Oda

7 page Tom Corbett, Space Cadet story "The Drifter"

Characters	Tom Corbett; Terry Sterling; Astro; Roger Manning; Captain Strong
Synopsis	A furlough for the cadets turns into an adventure on Mars.
Genre	Science Fiction
Pencils	Mort Meskin (signed)
Inks	Mort Meskin (signed)
Letters	Ben Oda

2 page Wilson Chemical Co.; Cloverine Brand Salve advertisement "It's Great News! We GIve You Cash Money or..."

Synopsis	Ad to recruit salespeople for Cloverine Brand Salve.
Letters	typeset

1 page Space News text article "Rays of Hope"

Synopsis	Articles about smallpox, Mercury and meteors.
Genre	Fact
Letters	typeset

2 page Captain Quick and the Space Scouts story "The Hermits of Callisto!"

Characters	Captain Quick; Commander Lucius Roberts
Synopsis	The Space Scouts find a group of hermits that does not want to be rescued.
Genre	Science Fiction
Pencils	Marvin Sten
Inks	Marvin Stein

Half page Honor House Products advertisement "Complete New Playsuit Sensation Genuine Superman Outfit"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Superman costume is printed in red and black in the advertisement, most likely to avoid charges of trademark infringement since the seller was not the manufacturer. This same ad appeared in comics published by many different companies.

Half page Honor House Products advertisement "Forces You to Save"

Synopsis	Ad for a bank shaped like a cash register.
Letters	typeset

7 page Tom Corbett, Space Cadet story "The Craters of Mercury!"

Characters	Captain Strong; Astro; Roger Manning; Captain Strong
Synopsis	The cadets fly to Mercury on a rescue mission.
Genre	Science Fiction
Pencils	Mort Meskin
Inks	Mort Meskin
Letters	Ben Oda

1 page Space News text article "They Saw It"

Synopsis	Articles about Jupiter, flying saucers and phantom bowmen.
Genre	Fact
Letters	typeset

1 page Time Scope story "Scrap Book for Space Scouts"

Synopsis	The cadets view Ben Franklin as he plays with lightning.
Genre	Science Fiction
Pencils	Marvin Stein
Inks	Marvin Stein
Letters	Ben Oda

1 page U. S. Geiger Co. advertisement "$35,000 Bous Offered by the U. S. Government for Uranium Found Anywhere!"

Synopsis	Geiger Counter ad. Order one for only $24.95.
Letters	typeset

1 page Honor House Products Corp. advertisement "Mystery! Magic! Science! Fun!"

Synopsis	Ads for gag items.
Letters	typeset

1 page McGraw-Hill Book Co. advertisement "Fix TV and Radio Sets Right Away"

Synopsis	Ad for TV and Radio Repair Manual.
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside back cover.

1 page Lucky Products advertisement "Terrific Value!"

Synopsis	Ad for plastic toy airplanes.
Letters	typeset
Notes	Back cover.