(September 1953)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Comics Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)
- Format:
- Standard Golden Age, then Silver Age, then Modern US color comic; was ongoing series
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
- in From Beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #7 (October-November 1970)
- in Mysteries in Space: The Best of DC Science Fiction Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1980 series) #[nn] (October 1980)
The Grab-Bag Planet
Captain Comet / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- John Broome
- Pencils:
- Murphy Anderson
- Inks:
- Murphy Anderson
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
Man Into Martian
comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Sid Gerson
- Pencils:
- Gil Kane
- Inks:
- Bernard Sachs
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
Do Not Open Until Doomsday!
comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Sid Gerson
- Pencils:
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks:
- Bernard Sachs
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Characters:
- Dr. George Lynch; Jimmy Lynch; Andy; Bill
- Synopsis:
- When magic globes begin to fall to Earth that grant the wishes of any Earthman who uses them, Dr. George Lynch suspects an ulterior motive.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in From Beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #7 (October-November 1970)
- in Mysteries in Space: The Best of DC Science Fiction Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1980 series) #[nn] (October 1980)
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (April 2007).
The Wonders of Gravity
filler / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Mort Drucker
- Inks:
- Mort Drucker
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Experiment in Destiny
comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Sid Gerson
- Pencils:
- Murphy Anderson
- Inks:
- Sy Barry
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
Editing
Table of Contents
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1.
The Grab-Bag Planet
Captain Comet -
2.
Man Into Martian
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3.
Do Not Open Until Doomsday!
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4.
The Wonders of Gravity
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5.
Experiment in Destiny
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Dwayne Best
- Per Sandell
- Mike Nielsen
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Mike Tiefenbacher
- Arthur Lortie
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mark Gordon
- Mike Nielsen
- Ed Boner
- Bob Hughes
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