Writer: Otto Binder

Penciller: Gil Kane

Inker: Bernard Sachs

Synopsis: Space Cabby, while driving a fare to his destination, is asked about the nature of an odd bird which sits in his cab and accurately counts the miles and credits. Space Cabby proceeds to tell the passenger why he has the bird, which is named Gabby. He tells his passenger that once, in order to quickly pick up a passenger on Saturn, he flew through the gap in Saturn's rings known as Cassini's division and encountered a cloud of radioactive particles. This cloud made him and his cab dangerously radioactive (but did not harm him), making him unwelcome on any inhabited world. He landed on an uninhabited asteroid with all the basic necessities for human life and settled on it, eating its native fruits and domesticating its native animals, including Gabby, which talked to him and perched on his shoulder as a pet. Eventually, Space Cabby realized that his radiation wasn't harming the other animals he came in contact with, and figured out that Gabby neutralizes the radiation. He left the asteroid, taking Gabby with him to neutralize his radiation and act as a meter in his cab. As Space Cabby approaches his passenger's destination, he tells him that thanks to Gabby, the radiation is quickly weakening and he'll soon be completely normal again. When the passenger gets out, Gabby tells the passenger how many miles they traveled and how much the trip cost...and to tip the cabby well.

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