Cover: Bob Brown

Showcase #16

Sep 1958 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Secret of the Space Monster”

In "The Secret of the Space Monster," a terrifying octopoid entity menaces a starship crew—only for Space Ranger Rick Starr, alongside Myra and Cryll aboard the Solar King, to uncover the truth: the menace is a deceptive mirage conjured by rebellious blue-ostrich Korthan forces seeking to conquer their world and Earth. Written by Gardner Fox and Edmond Hamilton, with art by Bob Brown, this 1958 Showcase #16 delivers a clever blend of sci-fi suspense and classic space adventure, with Cryll’s disguises and an old iron cannon proving key to unraveling the illusion. The cover, also by Bob Brown, captures the eerie dread of the phantom monster.

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writer Gardner Fox · writer Edmond Hamilton · artist, inker Bob Brown · cover Bob Brown

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Cast · 6 characters

Charles Atlas Cryll Doctor Rocket Moolah the Mystic Myra Mason Rick Starr

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writer Gardner Fox

writer Edmond Hamilton

artist, inker Bob Brown

cover pencils, inks Bob Brown

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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.

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