(October-November 1971)
DC,
1969 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1971-08-24
- 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 previous issue and from copyright registration.
[Earth's Friendly Invaders!]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Joe Kubert (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Kubert (signed)
- Colors
- Jack Adler
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- S-939
- Genre
- science fiction
Indexer Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Earth's Friendly Invaders!
comic story / 8.67 pages
- Job Number
- S-928
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Professor Jory; Major Bill Harrison; Dr. Klepp
- Synopsis
- Seemingly-friendly aliens land on Earth, but they are really escaped space convicts with plans for conquest that are foiled by a blind man.
- Reprints
-
from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #154 (July 1963)
-
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-950
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Although an average of only two novae (exploding stars)...
- Genre
- math & science; non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Science facts on exploding stars.
- Reprints
- from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #83 (May 1963) [second tier only]
-
Yes, Virginia -- There Is a Martian!
comic story / 5.67 pages
- Job Number
- S-930
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Eddie Purvis
- Synopsis
- Eddie Purvis and his parents help a stranded Martian return to his people.
- Reprints
- from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #159 (December 1963)
-
- Keywords
- Mars; Martian
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-851
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The daily rate of growth of the human fingernail...
- Genre
- math & science; non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Information about the growth of fingernails and hair.
- Reprints
- from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #125 (February 1961) [bottom tier only]
-
Quest of the Star-Flowers!
comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- S-861
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Captain Marty Bell; Captain Dave Parker; Azzizza of Sarmiram
- Synopsis
- Two spacemen search for "star-flowers" in an alien temple, but an amphibious monster guards the water lily-like treasures.
- Reprints
- from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #63 (November 1960)
-
- Keywords
- Mars
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
The Monster That Fished for Men!
comic story / 3.67 pages
- Job Number
- S-929
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Paul Martin; Lois
- Synopsis
- Paul Martin is convinced that something is living in a poisonous lake.
- Reprints
- from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #21 (June 1952)
-
- Keywords
- fishing
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-952
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The largest mountainous mass on Earth...
- Genre
- math & science; non-fiction
- Reprints
- from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #35 (March 1965) [top tier only]
-
The Phantom Spaceman!
comic story / 9.67 pages
- Job Number
- S-931
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Commander Chapman; Senator Underhill; Martine Terril
- Synopsis
- Commander Chapman's deafness allows him to stop an alien race from attacking Earth.
- Reprints
- from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #79 (November 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-953
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Though the diameter of the giant star Antares...
- Genre
- math & science; non-fiction
- Reprints
- from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #60 (June 1960) [bottom tier only]
-
Indexer Notes
Facts about the star Antares and nebulae.
[no title indexed]
Messages from Beyond / letters page / 1 page
- Job Number
- S-949
- Keywords
- Messages from Beyond Extra
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[Earth's Friendly Invaders!]
-
1.
Earth's Friendly Invaders!
-
2.
["Although an average of only two novae (exploding stars)..."]
Scienti-Fact -
3.
Yes, Virginia -- There Is a Martian!
-
4.
["The daily rate of growth of the human fingernail..."]
Scienti-Fact -
5.
[no title indexed]
Messages from Beyond -
6.
Quest of the Star-Flowers!
-
7.
The Monster That Fished for Men!
-
8.
["The largest mountainous mass on Earth..."]
Scienti-Fact -
9.
The Phantom Spaceman!
-
10.
["Though the diameter of the giant star Antares..."]
Scienti-Fact -
11.
[no title indexed]
Messages from Beyond
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- CTGarry
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Lou Mazzella
- Mike Nielsen
- Per Sandell
- Jim Stangas
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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