Showcase, #16
Published: September-October 1958
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Issue Contents:
The Riddle of the Lost Race (1)
Characters
- Space Ranger
- Myra Mason
- Rick Starr
- Ragnar-Ell
Credits
- Pencils: Bob Brown
- Inks: Bob Brown
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
"My name is Charles Atlas."
Characters
Story Notes
Inside front cover. Ad for the "Dynamic Tension" method of bodybuilding.
The Secret of the Space Monster
"I see it, but I can't believe there is such a thing as a space monster!"
Storyline
An octopoid space monster terrifies a ship's crew. Rick Starr (Space Ranger), flying in the Solar King with Myra and Cryll, learn it's a space mirage broadcast by blue-ostrich Korthan rebels out to conquer their planet and Earth. Cryll's disguises and Space Ranger's use of an old iron cannon to disperse the mirages saves the planet.
Characters
- Space Ranger
- Cryll
- Myra Mason
- Rick Starr
- President Thaddeus Starr
- Captain Jones
- Koran Dar
- Kavor Gan
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Script: Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils: Bob Brown
- Inks: Bob Brown
Story Notes
Space Ranger uses a tool belt of gadgets, not his later multi-pistol.
"Boys and girls - please give me a name.."
Story Notes
On the page immediately following page 6 of the previous story sequence.
Know Your Pet!
"But Mom, we're going swimming now!"
Storyline
Jimmy learns a lesson when he gives his dog a poodle cut.
Characters
- Jimmy
- Jimmy's Mom
- Rags (Jimmy's dog)
- Jimmy's silent pal
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Lou Cameron
- Inks: Lou Cameron
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly. On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.
"No one has ever been on this planet before!"
Storyline
Doctor Rocket chases off aliens with his Super-X Ray Gun.
Characters
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Photo Ace of Outer Space
"Once every 100 years, the rainbow-colored comet sped past the planet Oriol."
Storyline
A news photographer lands on the planet Oriol and is tricked into assuming the identity of a fleeing dictator.
Characters
- Fran Ward
- Dictator D'Vere
Credits
- Script: Jack Miller (uncertain)
"The sky is full of rockets and space men!"
Storyline
Flying on his flying carpet, Moolah feels outdated seeing "the sky is full of rockets and space men."
Characters
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
The Riddle of the Lost Race
"They've got another key to the ancient space treasure!"
Storyline
Criminals stole a map to reach the Valley of Ice on Saturn. Space Ranger, Myra, and Cryll track a gang from Mars to Saturn to Venus. Finally at the Space Sphinx, they uncover the secret of the The Sacred Jewel of the Sea.
Characters
- Space Ranger
- Cryll
- Myra Mason
- Rick Starr
- Ragnar-Ell
- Evan Blanchard (a space archaeologist)
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Script: Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils: Bob Brown
- Inks: Bob Brown
Story Notes
The adventures of Space Ranger continue in Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #40.
"I'm taking off for the planet Earth!"
Storyline
An alien on Og plans to fly to the planet Earth, and his wife insists on going along to shop.
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.