Comic Title: Tales of the Unexpected #54
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: October 1960
On Sale Date: August 16, 1960 Copyright Date August 16, 1960
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1960

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Dinosaurs of Space"
Pages: 9

Feature(s):
Space Ranger

Writer: Arnold Drake
Artist: Bob Brown

Feature Character(s)

• Space Ranger (last appearance in Tales of the Unexpected #53; next appearance in Tales of the Unexpected #55)

Supporting Character(s)

• Myra Mason (last appearance in Tales of the Unexpected #53; next appearance in Tales of the Unexpected #55)
• Cryll (last appearance in Tales of the Unexpected #53; next appearance in Tales of the Unexpected #55)

Villain(s)

• A gang of alien criminals (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• The manager of a martian dinosaur show (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Space Ranger and his friends attend a show on Mars which features prehistoric dinosaurs. The monsters break loose and fire heat beams from their eyes. Space Ranger and Cryll stop them dinosaurs, then question the show manager. They learn that the dinosaurs were sold by an alien from the planet Hedra.

Space Ranger and Cryll reach Hedra and track the dinosaur salesman to the moon called Loma. Authorities claim that the salesman is part of a criminal gang. The crooks are controlling the dinosaurs on the moon and begin to attack Space Ranger. Once again, Space Ranger and Cryll defeat the dinosaurs. The crooks are taken into custody, and a zoo is created where the dinosaurs can be studied.