(April-May 1971)
DC,
1969 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1971-02-23
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [character]
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Fish-Men of Earth!
comic story / 6 pages
- Job Number
- S-730
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Susy; Dr. Stanton Walker; Jim
- Synopsis
- Aliens use a weapon that causes the atmosphere of Earth to become super-dense, like their homeworld. Dr. Walker and his assistant Jim find a way to counter the effect.
- Reprints
-
from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #56 (May 1955)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
The Devil's Island of Space!
comic story / 7.67 pages
- Job Number
- S-731
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Willy Elkins; Warden Hawes; Jarn of Mars
- Synopsis
- Willy Elkins promises to escape from a prison planetoid in 30 days.
- Reprints
- from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #46 (September 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
[no title indexed]
Scienti-Fact / cartoon / 0.33 page
- Job Number
- S-737
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It takes 25,000 pounds of water...
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Synopsis
- Information on the amount of water needed to grow a pound of cotton.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #146 (August 1964) which is reprinted
- from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #108 (September 1959) [middle tier only]
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The Most Dangerous Man on Earth!
comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- S-732
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Jeff Carter; Horvan Kol; Kook (monkey); Roban
- Synopsis
- While experimenting on a ray to prevent the common cold, Jeff Carter accidentally causes himself to emit radiation that causes all vegetation to grow wildly out of control.
- Reprints
- from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #129 (June 1961)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Destination - Star
comic story / 5.67 pages
- Job Number
- S-734
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Crandall; Ralfe Gordon; Jackson; Brand
- Synopsis
- Ralfe Gordon warns other space travelers that going faster than the speed of light is dangerous.
- Reprints
- from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #14 (June-July 1953)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
[no title indexed]
Scienti-Fact / cartoon / 0.33 page
- Job Number
- S-738
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Although not apparent to the naked eye...
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Synopsis
- Information about double-stars.
- Reprints
- from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #29 (August 1964) which is reprinted
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #19 (March-April 1959) [middle tier only]
-
Tomorrow's Hero!
comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- S-733
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Ral Grayson; Borg
- Synopsis
- Ral Grayson is a mutant with the ability to understand things quickly by just seeing a portion of the process. He uses his ability to figure out the one weakness of the Borg who have taken over Earth.
- Reprints
- from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #112 (January 1960)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
[no title indexed]
Messages from Beyond / letters page / 1 page
- Job Number
- S-741
Indexer Notes
Letters of comment from readers Mark Colella, Bernard G. Williams, Matthew Grahan and Gregory Kent, with replies from Schwartz.
The 24,000-Hour Day!
comic story / 7.67 pages
- Job Number
- S-735
- 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
- from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #49 (February 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
[no title indexed]
Scienti-Fact / cartoon / 0.33 page
- Job Number
- S-739
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Amalthea -- Closest of Jupiter's satellites...
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Synopsis
- Facts about Jupiter's moon Amalthea and how it is slowly spiraling into Jupiter.
- Reprints
- from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #31 (September 1964) which is reprinted
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #18 (January-February 1959) [left half reformatted]
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The Answer Man of Space!
comic story / 9.67 pages
- Job Number
- S-736
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Evan Wright; Jon Drew
- Synopsis
- Evan Wright can answer any question who's answer is in a book he has read, but can he answer a question about something he has never read before?
- Reprints
- from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #73 (February 1962)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
[no title indexed]
Scienti-Fact / cartoon / 0.33 page
- Job Number
- S-740
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The elevation above which mountains are covered with perpetual snow...
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Synopsis
- Information about the snow line on mountains and how it varies in altitude from the equator to the poles.
- Reprints
- from Hawkman (DC, 1964 series) #3 (August-September 1964) which is reprinted
- from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #106 (July 1959) [bottom third only]
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Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Fish-Men of Earth!
-
1.
The Fish-Men of Earth!
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2.
The Devil's Island of Space!
-
3.
["It takes 25,000 pounds of water..."]
Scienti-Fact -
4.
The Most Dangerous Man on Earth!
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5.
Destination - Star
-
6.
["Although not apparent to the naked eye..."]
Scienti-Fact -
7.
Tomorrow's Hero!
-
8.
[no title indexed]
Messages from Beyond -
9.
The 24,000-Hour Day!
-
10.
["Amalthea -- Closest of Jupiter's satellites..."]
Scienti-Fact -
11.
The Answer Man of Space!
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12.
["The elevation above which mountains are covered with perpetual snow..."]
Scienti-Fact
This issue was modified by, among others
- Peter Croome
- CTGarry
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Lou Mazzella
- Mike Nielsen
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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