Mystery in Space
#49
(February 1959)
DC,
1951 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly with the exception of Jan., April, July and October
- On-sale Date
- 1958-12-04
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Sky-High Man!
cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Gil Kane (signed as
GK [circle]) (sourced) - Inks
- Gil Kane (signed as GK [circle]) (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Earth's diameter of 7900 miles has shrunk to 2 feet!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
-
in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #18 (septembre 1959) -
in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #75 (1 de noviembre de 1959) -
in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #9 ([circa 1960])
-
- Keywords
- spacesuits
The Magic Card!
public service announcement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, everybody! What is this--a three-ring circus?
- Genre
- advocacy
- Synopsis
- A group of kids discover the library.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover PSA is produced in sequential comics-art style.
The Sky-High Man!
comic story / 8.67 pages
- Script
- Otto Binder (sourced)
- Pencils
- Mike Sekowsky (sourced)
- Inks
- Joe Giella (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm too big for my native world!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #18 (septembre 1959) [N&B/B&W]
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #75 (1 de noviembre de 1959)
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #9 ([circa 1960])
-
in From beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #9 (February-March 1971) - in Monde Futur (Arédit-Artima, 1971 series) #7 (juillet 1972)
- in Mysteries in Space: The Best of DC Science Fiction Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1980 series) ([April] 1980)
-
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Said a daring young ski-champ named Andy, "I take chances on slopes, not on candy! When it comes to good taste, I've got no time to waste, I always keep Tootsie Rolls handy"
[no title indexed]
Planets of Wonder! / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The planet Mercury is so small that it could fit into the Atlantic Ocean without touching any continental land area...
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Reprints
-
in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #19 ([November 1959]) - in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #75 (1 de noviembre de 1959)
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #9 ([circa 1960])
- in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #333 (November 1964) [2nd panel only, reconfigured] which is reprinted
- in Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 series) #15 ([July 1966])
- in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #227 (November-December 1970)
- in Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 series) #80 ([December 1971])
-
- Keywords
- Jupiter; Mercury; Saturn; Uranus
Just One Second!
The Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash; Mirror Master
- Synopsis
- House ad for Flash #105.
[no title indexed]
Our Strange Universe / cartoon / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- If space is curved...
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Reprints
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #75 (1 de noviembre de 1959)
- in Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #30 (September 1964) [top half only]
-
The 24,000-Hour Day!
comic story / 7.67 pages
- Script
- Otto Binder (sourced)
- Pencils
- Manny Stallman (sourced)
- Inks
- John Giunta (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This mountain was only a hill when we started to climb it!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Brad Stanton; Jerome Baxter; Jim Kirby
- Synopsis
- Brad Stanton and Jim Kirby answer an ad for space-miners promising to pay them $1000 a day. When they sign on they learn that one day on this asteroid is 24,000 hours long.
- Reprints
- in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #17 (août 1959) [N&B/B&W]
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #75 (1 de noviembre de 1959)
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #9 ([circa 1960])
- in From beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #10 (April-May 1971)
- in Flash (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #17 (mai 1974)
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #43 (1979) [N&B [B&W]]
-
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There was a hoop whirler named Wynn, who'd whirl hoops with his girlfriend named Lynn.
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Pop
[Frederick Wilhelm Bessel]
Giants of the Telescope / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science; biography
- Reprints
- from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #17 (February 1952) [recolored & art altered]
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #75 (1 de noviembre de 1959)
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #9 ([circa 1960])
-
Indexer Notes
Information for this sequence from Arthur Lortie.
[no title indexed]
Wonders of Space / letters page / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dear Science Editor: In the 'Wonders of Space' feature...
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #9 ([circa 1960])
- in Race for the Moon (Thorpe & Porter, 1962 ? series) #17 ([1964])
-
Indexer Notes
Letters from P.M. and L.S.
Dummy That Saved the Earth
comic story / 7.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tell me, Umbriel-- what do you know about a sneak attack on Earth?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 ? series) #33 ([June 1959])
- in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #17 (août 1959) [N&B/B&W]
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #75 (1 de noviembre de 1959)
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #9 ([circa 1960])
-
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A Captain came in on the tide in an atom-powered sub called "the Glide" when asked if his ship had a rough trip, "Smooth as Tootsie Roll Fudge!" he replied.
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Fudge
Can an Invulnerable Gorilla with Kryptonite Vision Defeat Superman?
Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; Titano
- Synopsis
- House ad for the February 1959 issue of Superman.
Meteorites!
comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Meteorites that have fallen on Earth from space are classified into three general types...
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #75 (1 de noviembre de 1959)
- in Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #26 (January 1964)
-
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Do you want spending money? Sell these popular Patriotic and Religious Mottoes
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My pal! Stop being a skinny weakling like I was in 10 minutes of fun a day you can do all I did gain 25 lbs. of handsome power-packed muscles all over!
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Sky-High Man!
-
1.
The Magic Card!
-
2.
The Sky-High Man!
-
3.
["Said a daring young ski-champ named Andy, "I take chances on slopes, not on candy! When it comes to good taste, I've got no time to waste, I always keep Tootsie Rolls handy""]
Tootsie Roll -
4.
["The planet Mercury is so small that it could fit into the Atlantic Ocean without touching any continental land area..."]
Planets of Wonder! -
5.
Just One Second!
The Flash -
6.
["If space is curved..."]
Our Strange Universe -
7.
[no title indexed]
-
8.
The 24,000-Hour Day!
-
9.
["There was a hoop whirler named Wynn, who'd whirl hoops with his girlfriend named Lynn."]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
10.
[Frederick Wilhelm Bessel]
Giants of the Telescope -
11.
["Dear Science Editor: In the 'Wonders of Space' feature..."]
Wonders of Space -
12.
Dummy That Saved the Earth
-
13.
["A Captain came in on the tide in an atom-powered sub called "the Glide" when asked if his ship had a rough trip, "Smooth as Tootsie Roll Fudge!" he replied."]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
14.
Can an Invulnerable Gorilla with Kryptonite Vision Defeat Superman?
Superman -
15.
Meteorites!
-
16.
["Do you want spending money? Sell these popular Patriotic and Religious Mottoes"]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes -
17.
["My pal! Stop being a skinny weakling like I was in 10 minutes of fun a day you can do all I did gain 25 lbs. of handsome power-packed muscles all over!"]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
18.
["Two complete armies -- the blues and the greys!"]
150 Civil War Soldiers
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Lou Mazzella
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mark Muller
- Mike Nielsen
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Tony R. Rose
- Brian Stewart
- Jim Van Dore
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