Mystery in Space #53

(August 1959)

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The National Sports Council / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Menace of the Robot Raiders! (Table of Contents: 2)

Adam Strange / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Bernard Sachs

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Adam Strange; Alanna; Zagar (first appearance, a robot); Vor Kan (first appearance, villain); Kal Jat (first appearance)

Reprints

• in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #21 (décembre 1959) [N&B/B&W]
• in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #13 ([circa 1960])
• in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #88 (15 de mayo de 1960)
• in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #219 (July-August 1969)
• in Monde Futur (Arédit-Artima, 1971 series) #7 (juillet 1972)
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #43 (1979) [N&B [B&W]]
• in The Adam Strange Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([April] 2004)
• in Showcase Presents: Adam Strange (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([October] 2007)
• in Adam Strange: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) ([September] 2017)

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics.

First Adam Strange story pencilled by Carmine Infantino.

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Peter Porkchops Gives Tips on Summer Fun! (Table of Contents: 5)

Peter Porkchops / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Rube Grossman

Inks

Rube Grossman

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Peter Porkchops

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Our Amazing Universe! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Corona -- outermost layer...

Genre

math & science

Reprints

• in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #13 ([circa 1960])
• in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #88 (15 de mayo de 1960)

Indexer Notes

Four panels with text on astronomical matters including corona, nebulae, Hermes asteroid, and Biela's Comet.

Prisoner of the Electric Eye! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Frank Giacoia

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Kly Toler; Jedro

Reprints

• in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #21 (décembre 1959) [N&B/B&W]
• in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #13 ([circa 1960])
• in Century Plus Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #45 (March 1960)
• in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #88 (15 de mayo de 1960)
• in From beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #3 (February-March 1970)
• in Atom (Arédit-Artima, 1971 series) #3 (octobre 1971)
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #51 (1981) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

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Tootsie Roll Pop / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[Sir David Gill] (Table of Contents: 9)

Giants of the Telescope / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; math & science

Reprints

• in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #13 ([circa 1960])
• in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #88 (15 de mayo de 1960)

Indexer Notes

Information for this sequence from Arthur Lortie.

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Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Wonders of Space / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Julius Schwartz

Pencils

? (logo illustration)

Inks

? (logo illustration)

Colors

? (logo illustration)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

(Editor's note: The letter presented below is representative...)

Reprints

• in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #13 ([circa 1960])

Indexer Notes

Editor Schwartz gives background information on Adam Strange and the zeta-beam.

Earth's Secret Space-War! (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Manny Stallman

Inks

John Giunta

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Howard Melville; alien from Omeron

Reprints

• in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #21 (décembre 1959) [N&B/B&W]
• in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #13 ([circa 1960])
• in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #88 (15 de mayo de 1960)
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #53 (1981) [N&B et remonté [B&W and reframed]]

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics.

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Tootsie Roll Fudge / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Garcelon Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Bill's Vacation Gift from Dad! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Junior Sales Club of America / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)