Mystery in Space #71

(November 1961)

"Still 10c" (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

This is an advertisement for DC comics" "Still 10c and still the best value in comics magazines at any price! Look for this label at your favorite newsstand... it's still your guarantee of the best in reading pleasure!"

The Challenge of the Crystal Conquerors! (Table of Contents)

Adam Strange / comic story / 16.33 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Joe Giella

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Content Information

Genre:

adventure; science fiction

Characters:

Adam Strange; Alanna; Akabubu (first appearance; villain); Tragdol (first appearance; villain)

Synopsis:

Adam and Alanna battle some crytal conquerors from Karalyx.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #231 (July-August 1971)
• in The Adam Strange Archives (DC, 2004 series) #2 ([November] 2006)
• in Showcase Presents: Adam Strange (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([August] 2007)

Indexer Notes

Pencil and ink credits and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, November 2008.

Wanted: Safe Bus Riders! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Bernard Baily

Inks:

Bernard Baily

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Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Indexer Notes

This feature is between parts 1 and 2 of "Challenge of the Crystal Conquerors".

[Nicholas-Louis De Lacaille] (Table of Contents)

Giants of the Telescope / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

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non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Information for this sequence from Arthur Lortie, September 2008. Includes banner at the bottom of the page reading: "The Best Comics Are Still 10 Cents."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

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Typeset

Indexer Notes

The column includes three letters from Richard C. West of Mass.; Ken Gentry, Tenn.; and Bill Sarubbi, N.J. Replies include information on the first appearance of Adam Strange.

The Last Space-Feud! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Sid Greene

Inks:

Sid Greene

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Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Indexer Notes

Pencil and ink credits and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, November 2008.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Satellite Statistics / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

Information on Martian moon Phobos, Neptune's moon Nereid, Saturn's moon Titan, and circular orbits of satellites.

Indexer Notes

This page also includes the promo across the bottom "The Best Comics are still 10c".