(August-September 1971)

DC, 1969 Series
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Price:
0.25 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher:
National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Brand:
DC
Editing:
Julius Schwartz
Format:
Standard Silver Age US Size; Color; Saddle-stitched #1-6, 18-25: 36 pages, #7-11: 68 pages, #12-17: 52 pages

Issue Notes

All stories are reprinted from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) and Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series).

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks:
Joe Kubert (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
S-842

Content Information

Genre:
science fiction

Indexer Notes

Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [July 2007]
Cover artwork is a similar concept to the cover of Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #147 (December 1962).


The Dawn-World Menace! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gardner Fox
Pencils:
Carmine Infantino
Inks:
Joe Giella
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
S-859

Content Information

Genre:
science fiction
Characters:
Ogg; Magog; Paul Edwards; Toni Harrow; Bill Webster
Synopsis:
A time-space warp brings two savage cavemen riding pterodactyls into the present day.
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Indexer Notes

Cover story. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (April 2007).


The Weird World of Aurora (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Aurora Monsterscenes custom builder kits. Vampirella, Frankenstein, Dr. Deadly, Girl Victim plus all lab equipment (8 kits in all).


Take a Giant Step... (Table of Contents)

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
Murphy Anderson
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Indexer Notes

house ad for Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #140 (September 1971), on sale June 3


Mystery of the Runaway Meteor! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
John Broome
Pencils:
Sy Barry
Inks:
Sy Barry
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
S-864

Content Information

Genre:
science fiction
Characters:
Rav Hanley (Lieutenant); Major Wylie; Whippen
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Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (April 2007).


Messages From Beyond (Table of Contents)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Julius Schwartz
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?; typeset
Job Number:
S-856

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Dan Gheno; Bob Meyers; Joseph Doetsch


Earth For Sale (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Ed (France) Herron (as France E.Herron)
Pencils:
Carmine Infantino
Inks:
Bernard Sachs
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
S-863

Content Information

Genre:
science fiction
Characters:
John Prentiss
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Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (April 2007).


Our Amazing Universe! (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
S-884

Indexer Notes

Interesting science facts.


The Sign Language of Space (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Otto Binder
Pencils:
Sid Greene
Inks:
Joe Giella
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
S-862

Content Information

Genre:
science fiction
Characters:
Quonto; Major Todd
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Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (April 2007).


Gateways to the Stars! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gardner Fox
Pencils:
Sid Greene
Inks:
Sid Greene
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
S-865

Content Information

Genre:
science fiction
Characters:
Brad Magee (Captain)
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Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (April 2007).


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Carmine Infantino
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letter from Carmine Infantino, Editorial Director, about the cost increase of comic books.


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 10 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Advertisements from: Junior Sale Club of America; National Diamond Sales; Folk Records; The Lucky Clover Club; Strat-O-Matic Game Co.; Honor House; Helen of Toy; Olympic Sales Club Inc.; National P.P. Jet; Mattel


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Dawn-World Menace!
  2. 2. The Weird World of Aurora
  3. 3. Take a Giant Step...
    Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
  4. 4. Mystery of the Runaway Meteor!
  5. 5. Messages From Beyond
  6. 6. Earth For Sale
  7. 7. Our Amazing Universe!
  8. 8. The Sign Language of Space
  9. 9. Gateways to the Stars!
  10. 10. [no title indexed]
  11. 11. [no title indexed]
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