Mystery in Space
#51
(May 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
- 1959-03-03
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Battle of the Moon Monsters!
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
-
in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #84 -
in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #17 ([September 1959]) -
in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #19 (octobre 1959) -
in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #11 ([circa 1960])
-
- Keywords
- spacecraft; spacesuits
Indexer Notes
Cover pencils and inks credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics.
Battle of the Moon Monsters!
comic story / 8.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Al; Ed
- Synopsis
- After multiple expeditions to other worlds in our solar system, and multiple encounters with other forms of life, Earthmen find a new specimen on Saturn's moon, Titan.
- Reprints
- in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #17 ([September 1959])
- in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #19 (octobre 1959) [N&B/B&W]
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #11 ([circa 1960])
-
- Keywords
- Pluto; Titan
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics.
[Frederich Wilhelm Struve]
Giants of the Telescope / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Frederich Wilhelm Struve (1793 - 1864)
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Synopsis
- One page potted biography of the German astronomer Frederich Wilhelm Struve, one of the chief founders of Double-Star Astronomy.
- Reprints
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #11 ([circa 1960])
- in Race for the Moon (Thorpe & Porter, 1962 ? series) #15 ([1964])
-
Indexer Notes
Information for this sequence from Arthur Lortie.
The Man Who Conquered Time!
Showcase; Rip Hunter... Time Master / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
The Man Who Discovered the "Earth"!
comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Synopsis
- An explorer finds a planet very similar to Earth except for some distinct differences. Attempting to bring its inhabitants technology from Earth, the explorer runs into roadblocks at every turn, until he sees the light.
- Reprints
- in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #19 (octobre 1959) [N&B/B&W]
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #11 ([circa 1960])
-
in From beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #16 (April-May 1972) - in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #43 (1979) [N&B [B&W]]
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
[no title indexed]
Our Amazing Universe! / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As a result of star motions...
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Reprints
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #11 ([circa 1960])
- in From beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #12 (August-September 1971)
-
[no title indexed]
Wonders of Space / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Julius Schwartz ?
- Pencils
- ? (header illustration)
- Inks
- ? (header illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Of all the comets that have been discovered...
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Reprints
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #11 ([circa 1960])
- in Race for the Moon (Thorpe & Porter, 1962 ? series) #18 ([1965])
-
Indexer Notes
Letters from S.W. asking about comets, E.S. asking about the color of the Martian sky and S.P. about how the mass of stars and planets are measured.
Lighthouse of Space!
comic story / 7.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The mystery ship came from the great depths of space beyond the solar system!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Commander Eric Mann; Captain Alan Carter; Zarran Commander (aggressive alien); Kull Council speaker (peaceful alien)
- Synopsis
- The Kull are a peaceful people who have discovered random anti-matter blotches throughout space. To warn travelers of the blotches they station lighthouses in their vicinity. One of the lighthouses drifts into our solar system. Two Earthmen investigate the lighthouse and become prisoners when it is retrieved by the Zarran, enemies of the Kull. The Zarrans rig the lighthouse with crystals to absorb the deadly radiation from the blotches and beam it onto the Kull planet. The Earthmen help the Zarran defeat the effects of the radiation and are rewarded with knowledge to take back to Earth.
- Reprints
- in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #16 ([August 1959])
- in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #19 (octobre 1959) [N&B/B&W]
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #11 ([circa 1960])
- in Race for the Moon (Thorpe & Porter, 1962 ? series) #15 ([1964])
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #43 (1979) [N&B [B&W]]
-
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Battle of the Moon Monsters!
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1.
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chemical Co. -
2.
Battle of the Moon Monsters!
-
3.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll -
4.
[Frederich Wilhelm Struve]
Giants of the Telescope -
5.
The Man Who Conquered Time!
Showcase; Rip Hunter... Time Master -
6.
Do You Make Life Hard for Yourself?
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7.
The Man Who Discovered the "Earth"!
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8.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll Pop -
9.
["As a result of star motions..."]
Our Amazing Universe! -
10.
["Of all the comets that have been discovered..."]
Wonders of Space -
11.
Lighthouse of Space!
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12.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll Fudge -
13.
[no title indexed]
Garcelon Stamp Co. -
14.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales -
15.
[no title indexed]
Joe Weider -
16.
[no title indexed]
Junior Sales Club of America
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- Katy Hayhurst
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Lou Mazzella
- Mark Muller
- Paul Robinson
- Tony R. Rose
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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