Mystery in Space
#69
(August 1961)
DC,
1951 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of Jan., April, July and October
- On-sale Date
- 1961-06-06
- 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 (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Menace of the Aqua-Ray Weapon!
Adam Strange / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- Adam Strange
- Reprints
-
in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #139 -
in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #45 (décembre 1961) -
in The Adam Strange Archives (DC, 2004 series) #2 (2006 [January 2007]), #2 (2006 [January 2007]) - in Showcase Presents: Adam Strange (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([October] 2007)
- in Adam Strange: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) ([September] 2017)
-
[no title indexed]
Magic Art Reproducer / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Sold by Norton Products.
Inside front cover.
Menace of the Aqua-Ray Weapon!
Adam Strange / comic story / 8.67 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino (sourced)
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- Adam Strange; Alanna; Chunky (dog); the Kirri (first appearance; villains); Strogir Tri (first appearance; villain)
- Synopsis
- The Kirri, an ancient race from Rann, is found to be alive, and they have an aqua-ray that turns the Rannians into water.
- Reprints
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #139
- in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #45 (décembre 1961) [N&B/B&W]
- in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #229 (March-April 1971)
- in Flash (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #18 (juillet 1974) [N&B [B&W]]
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #42 (1979) [N&B [B&W]]
- in The Adam Strange Archives (DC, 2004 series) #2 (2006 [January 2007])
- in Showcase Presents: Adam Strange (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([October] 2007)
- in Adam Strange: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) ([September] 2017)
-
See the Many Fantastic Feats of Superman!
Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Curt Swan; Kurt Schaffenberger
- Inks
- Stan Kaye; George Klein; Kurt Schaffenberger
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
- Synopsis
- House ad for Superman Annual #3.
At Last! The Giant Comic Book You've Dreamed About Is Here!
Secret Origins / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dick Sprang; Jack Kirby; Carmine Infantino; Ross Andru; Joe Certa; Gil Kane; Lee Elias
- Inks
- Stan Kaye; Jack Kirby; Bernard Sachs; Mike Esposito; Joe Certa; Joe Kubert; Joe Giella; Lee Elias
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Batman; Robin; Challengers of the Unknown; Ace; Rocky; Prof; Red; Adam Strange; Wonder Woman; J'onn J'onzz; Flash; Green Lantern; Green Arrow; Speedy
- Synopsis
- House ad for Secret Origins #1.
Duel of the Star Gladiators!
comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #48 (avril 1962) [N&B/B&W]
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #44 (1979) [N&B [B&W]]
-
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Fudge
Joseph Louis Lagrange
Giants of the Telescope / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science; biography
The Inside Stories of Batman and Robin's Top Secrets
Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Robin
- Synopsis
- House ad for Batman Annual #1.
[no title indexed]
Wonders of Space / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Julius Schwartz
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
Letters from Robert Golub, Lee Carskadon, Steiner Aadland, Mike Nolan, and Daniel Erwine.
What Happened on Sirius-4?
Star Rovers / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #46 (janvier 1962) [N&B/B&W]
-
in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1961 series) #49 (May 1962?) - in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #233 (November-December 1971)
- in Pulp Fiction Library: Mystery in Space (DC, 1999 series) ([November] 1999)
-
[no title indexed]
Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Menace of the Aqua-Ray Weapon!
Adam Strange -
1.
[no title indexed]
Magic Art Reproducer -
2.
Menace of the Aqua-Ray Weapon!
Adam Strange -
3.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll -
4.
It's Fun to Serve!
-
5.
See the Many Fantastic Feats of Superman!
Superman -
6.
At Last! The Giant Comic Book You've Dreamed About Is Here!
Secret Origins -
7.
Duel of the Star Gladiators!
-
8.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
9.
Joseph Louis Lagrange
Giants of the Telescope -
10.
The Inside Stories of Batman and Robin's Top Secrets
Batman -
11.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
12.
[no title indexed]
Wonders of Space -
13.
What Happened on Sirius-4?
Star Rovers -
14.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar -
15.
[no title indexed]
Frontier Cabin -
16.
[no title indexed]
Revolutionary War Soldiers -
17.
[no title indexed]
Junior Sales Club of America Cards -
18.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Chris Boyko
- Nick Caputo
- Gregory Fischer
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Donald Dale Milne
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Stangas
- Brian Stewart
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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