Space Ranger is a science fiction hero who was published by
DC Comics in several of their 1950s and 1960s anthology titles. He first appeared in
Showcase #15 (July 1958) and was created by writers
Edmond Hamilton and
Gardner Fox and artist
Bob Brown. The character has notable similarities to a preceding character named David Starr, the Space Ranger, created by novelist
Isaac Asimov in his 1952 novel
David Starr, Space Ranger. After appearing in
Showcase #15 and 16, the Space Ranger was given a cover-starring series in
Tales of the Unexpected, starting with issue #40 and lasting until #82 (1959–64). Afterwards, he moved to
Mystery in Space for issues #92–99, 101, 103 (1964–65).