Comic Title: Tales of the Unexpected #77
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jun/Jul 1963
On Sale Date: April 11, 1963 Copyright Date April 11, 1963
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1963


Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: George Kashdan

Title: "The Beast Oracle of Uranus"
Pages: 9

Feature(s):
Space Ranger

Writer: Arnold Drake
Artist: Bob Brown

Feature Character(s)

• Space Ranger (last appearance in Tales of the Unexpected #76; next appearance in Tales of the Unexpected #78)

Supporting Character(s)

• Cryll (last appearance in Tales of the Unexpected #76; next appearance in Tales of the Unexpected #78)

Villain(s)

• Two unnamed martian criminals and Sarob (their accomplice; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Members of the Bunyki tribe (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Space Ranger and Cryll follow two criminals to an isolated part of Uranus. They are taken prisoner by members of the local Bunyki tribe, but after proving themselves, the tribe lets them go.

The tribe takes Space Ranger before its oracle, which predicts that he will kill Cryll. Space Ranger ignores the warning and pursues the crooks. When Cryll is pushed into a swamp by the crooks’ accomplice, he goes mad. Space Ranger is forced to fight his friend, but in doing so he exposes the crooks as the power behind the oracle. Once Cryll is restored, the crooks are taken into custody.