(May 1954)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- 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 Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #40 (October-November 1957)
The Plant That Plotted Murder
Captain Comet / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- John Broome
- Pencils:
- Murphy Anderson
- Inks:
- Bernard Sachs
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero; science fiction
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed by Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (12 August 2007); the original indexer credited the inks to Murphy Anderson.
A Switch in Time
comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Otto Binder
- Pencils:
- Gil Kane (signed)
- Inks:
- Bernard Sachs (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed by Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (12 August 2007)
The City That Went Mad
comic story / 5.67 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Otto Binder
- Pencils:
- Mort Drucker
- Inks:
- Joe Giella
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Reprints:
- in Mighty Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #83 ([June 1971])
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed by Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (12 August 2007)
[The 200-inch mirror of the new Mt. Palomar telescope]
Amazing Ratios / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Julius Schwartz
- Pencils:
- Morris Waldinger
- Inks:
- Tommy Nicolosi
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Milt Snapinn
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #44 (June-July 1958)
- in Rip Hunter ... Time Master (DC, 1961 series) #5 (November-December 1961)
- in Rip Hunter...Time Master (DC, 1961 series) #5 (November-December 1961)
Ring Around the Earth
Spotlight on Science / text article / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Julius Shwartz
- Pencils:
- Raymond Perry
- Inks:
- Raymond Perry
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
comic story / 6.67 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Sid Gerson
- Pencils:
- Murphy Anderson
- Inks:
- Joe Giella
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed by Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (12 August 2007)
[It will be possible to build a telescope on Earth which could show planets that revolve around other stars...]
Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That... / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Julius Schwartz
- Pencils:
- Morris Waldinger
- Inks:
- Tommy Nicolosi
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Milt Snapinn
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
The Plant That Plotted Murder
Captain Comet -
2.
A Switch in Time
-
3.
The City That Went Mad
-
4.
[The 200-inch mirror of the new Mt. Palomar telescope]
Amazing Ratios -
5.
Ring Around the Earth
Spotlight on Science -
6.
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
-
7.
[It will be possible to build a telescope on Earth which could show planets that revolve around other stars...]
Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That...
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Per Sandell
- Mike Nielsen
- Gene Reed
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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