Mystery in Space
#32
(June-July 1956)
DC,
1951 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1956-04-10
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (credited) (actual editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Riddle of the Vanishing Earthmen!
cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What happened to the Earthmen aboard this spaceship?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
-
in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #57 (1 de julio 1958)
-
- Keywords
- dining; spacecraft
Indexer Notes
Cover pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics; the original indexer credited the inks to Bernard Sachs.
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Sold by Wilson Chemical Co.
Inside front cover.
Riddle of the Vanishing Earthmen!
comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The insects on this planet are bigger than Earth's largest animals!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #57 (1 de julio 1958)
-
in From beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #4 (April-May 1970)
-
[no title indexed]
DeLuxe Photo Service / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?; ? (photograph)
- Inks
- ?; ? (photograph)
- Colors
- ?; ? (photograph)
- Letters
- ?; typeset
- Editing
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 631 movie & TV star pictures 25¢
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey.
- Characters
- Superman
Binky Presents "Pioneers of 1976!"
Binky / public service announcement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- ...and here's how Benjamin Franklin learned about electricity.
- Genre
- advocacy; teen
- Characters
- Binky Biggs; Allergy Biggs
Indexer Notes
This PSA is produced in comics-form style.
The Secret of the Space-Bomb!
comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There is no one inside the space-ship!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
-
in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 ? series) #6 ([March 1957]) - in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #57 (1 de julio 1958)
-
A New Star Has Been Added to the Superman-DC "Line of Stars"!
Jackie Gleason and the Honeymooners / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Ralph Kramden; Alice Cramden; Ed Norton
Indexer Notes
House ad for Jackie Gleason and the Honeymooners (DC, 1956 series) #1 (June-July 1856), with cover shown.
[Sir Arthur S. Eddington]
Giants of the Telescope / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science; biography
- Synopsis
- Information about the scientific theories developed by British astronomer Arthur Eddington.
- Reprints
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #57 (1 de julio 1958)
- in Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #59 (March 1961)
-
Indexer Notes
Basic information for this sequence from Arthur Lortie.
The Pea-Pod Planet!
Space Cabbie [Space Cabby] / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Did you ever know a cabby who didn't have an interesting yarn to spill?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #57 (1 de julio 1958)
-
[no title indexed]
Mysteries in Space / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It has been estimated that there are about 200 billion stars in our galaxy...
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Reprints
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #57 (1 de julio 1958)
- in Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #58 (February 1961)
-
There's No Place Like Earth!
comic story / 5.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- He set the water of that street-cleaning truck on fire--just by passing near it!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #57 (1 de julio 1958)
-
[no title indexed]
Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wildroot cream-oil gives you confidence!
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Do you want spending money?
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
[no title indexed]
Movyland Studios Photos / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Any photo copied
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Riddle of the Vanishing Earthmen!
-
1.
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve -
2.
Riddle of the Vanishing Earthmen!
-
3.
["631 movie & TV star pictures 25¢"]
DeLuxe Photo Service -
4.
["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey."]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
5.
Binky Presents "Pioneers of 1976!"
Binky -
6.
The Secret of the Space-Bomb!
-
7.
A New Star Has Been Added to the Superman-DC "Line of Stars"!
Jackie Gleason and the Honeymooners -
8.
[Sir Arthur S. Eddington]
Giants of the Telescope -
9.
The Pea-Pod Planet!
Space Cabbie [Space Cabby] -
10.
Einstein's Great Gamble!
Wonders of Space -
11.
["It has been estimated that there are about 200 billion stars in our galaxy..."]
Mysteries in Space -
12.
There's No Place Like Earth!
-
13.
["Wildroot cream-oil gives you confidence!"]
Wildroot Cream-Oil -
14.
[no title indexed]
100 Autos, Buses & Trucks -
15.
["Do you want spending money?"]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes -
16.
["Any photo copied"]
Movyland Studios Photos -
17.
["Please give me a home at almost no cost"]
Dean Studios Photo Enlargements
This issue was modified by, among others
- Bruno Andreacchi
- Dwayne Best
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Lou Mazzella
- Donald Dale Milne
- Tony R. Rose
- Brian Stewart
- Jim Van Dore
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