The Outer Limits (1964) (Dell) Volume 1! Reprints Issues 1-6. The Outer Limits is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from September 16, 1963, to January 16, 1965, at 7:30 PM Eastern Time on Mondays. It is often compared to The Twilight Zone, but with a greater emphasis on science fiction stories (rather than stories of fantasy or the supernatural). It is an anthology of self-contained episodes, sometimes with plot twists at their ends. Art by Vic Prezio, Jack Sparling, Gene Colan, Jack Faragasso, and Chic Stone. Softcover Standard Color.