([May 1959])
- Price
- 2/- [0-2-0 AUP]
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- The K. G. Murray Publishing Company Pty Ltd
- Brand
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Colour Comics Pty Ltd
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Issue contains 1 x full-page house advertisement in addition to usual inside-front, inside-back, and back covers.
The Creature from Inner Space!
cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Jack Kirby
- Colors
- Jack Kirby ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Great Scott! It's even walking on water -- and burning everything in its path!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
-
from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #79 (October 1958)
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The Creature from Inner Space
comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ruben Moreira (signed)
- Inks
- Ruben Moreira (signed)
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp ?
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor)
- Characters
- Doctor Hertzall; Peter; Forbes
- Reprints
- from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #79 (October 1958)
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- Keywords
- crystal
Indexer Notes
DC logos and “House of Mystery” banner removed from each page of story (none on pp8). pp8 of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 1 page instead of .67 page.
The Cave Creatures of Xota!
comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bernard Baily
- Inks
- Bernard Baily
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Jack Schiff (original associate editor); Murray Boltinoff (original associate editor); George Kashdan (original associate editor)
- Characters
- Ed; Gar
- Reprints
- from My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #25 (November 1958)
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Indexer Notes
DC logos and “My Greatest Adventure” banner removed from each page of story (none on pp8). pp2: word “travelers” changed to “travellers”. pp8 of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 1 page instead of .67 page.
I Was the Gulliver of Space!
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Captain Lane; Noro; Kiga
- Reprints
- from Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #32 (December 1958)
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Indexer Notes
DC logos and “Tales of the Unexpected” banner removed from each page of story (none on pp8). pp8 of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 1 page instead of .67 page. pp8: word “maneuvers” changed to “manoeuvres” and “fueled” changed to “fuelled”.
[no title indexed]
Moolah the Mystic / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Jack Schiff (actual original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I've noticed you on your flying carpet, Moolah!
- Genre
- humour
- Characters
- Moolah the Mystic
- Reprints
- from Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #4 (October-November 1958)
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- Keywords
- flying carpets
Indexer Notes
DC logos and “Challengers of the Unknown” banner removed from above story.
The Thing from Thermo-D
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Bruce Carhill (engineer); Charlie (Geologist); Professor Martin; Professor Duncan
- Reprints
- from Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #32 (December 1958)
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- Keywords
- Engineers; Geologists; helicopters; meteorites; submarines
Indexer Notes
DC logos and “Tales of the Unexpected” banner removed from each page of story (none on pp8). pp8 of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 1 page instead of .67 page. pp5: wording “Anyway, I’m phoning Washington!” changed to “Anyway, I’m phoning the Government!” and “Are you the men Washington sent?” changed to “Are you the men the Government sent?”
The Man Who Sold the Earth!
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Pencils
- Sy Barry
- Inks
- Sy Barry
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Julius Schwartz (actual original editor)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Sylvester "Silky" Sloane
- Synopsis
- The con-man "Silky" Sloane tries to sell the Earth to a group of aliens.
- Reprints
- from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #47 (August 1954)
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Indexer Notes
DC logos and “Strange Adventures” banner removed from each page of story (none on pp1). pp6 of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 1 page instead of .67 page. pp1: words “1954” changed to “1959”. pp 4: words “2,054 A.D.” changed to “2,059 A.D.”
The Martian in the Iron Mask
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Lou Cameron
- Inks
- Lou Cameron
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Andrew
- Reprints
- from Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #25 (May 1958)
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- Keywords
- Martians; robots
Indexer Notes
DC logos and “Tales of the Unexpected” banner removed from every page of story. pp4: words “The air is filled with floating bills!” changed to “The air is filled with floating notes!”
I Was Earth's First Exile
comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Lee Elias
- Inks
- Lee Elias
- Letters
- Stan Starkman ?
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Jack Schiff (actual original editor); Murray Boltinoff (original associate editor); George Kashdan (original associate editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In one moment, I was the first man to pilot a rocket into orbit--and soon after I found myself engaged in a strange battle on an alien world!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Captain "Ferg" Ferguson; Dzuga (dictator)
- Synopsis
- An astronaut on a test flight is transported to a distant planet where he gains super-powers and helps defeat a dictator.
- Reprints
- from My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #27 (January 1959)
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- Keywords
- dictator; spaceship; superpowers
Indexer Notes
DC logos and “My Greatest Adventure” banner removed from each page of story (none on pp1 or pp8). pp8 of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 1 page instead of .67 page. pp3: words “The air’s fresh as you find in the Connecticut countryside!” changed to “The air’s fresh as you find anywhere in the countryside!”
The Devil Mask of Death!
comic story / 5.67 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Howard Purcell
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (original editor)
- Genre
- crime; horror-suspense
- Characters
- Peter Brent; Pedro Vagar; Harry Gordon; Ellen; Dr. Rodney
- Synopsis
- A group of tourists in Rio de Janeiro dons native devil masks for a parade. One of them, Peter Brent, wants to harm a friend of his, but is hit by a curse before he can accomplish his evil plan.
- Reprints
- from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #7 (October 1952)
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- Keywords
- devil masks; Rio de Janeiro
Indexer Notes
DC logos and “House of Mystery” banner removed from every page of story. pp3: words “$100 in American money” changes to “£100 in my money”. pp5: words “Kill! Kill! Death to everybody!” changed to “Doom! Doom to everybody!”.
The Great Space Cruise Mystery
comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jim Mooney
- Inks
- Jim Mooney
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Captain Wells; Jim; Edna
- Reprints
- from Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #32 (December 1958)
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Indexer Notes
DC logos and “Tales of the Unexpected” banner removed from each page of story (none on pp1 or pp8). pp4: word “signaling” changed to “signalling”. pp6: words “It’s like our own Florida Everglades” changed to “It’s like America’s Florida Everglades”. pp8 of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 1 page instead of .67 page. The year 2350.
The Sleuth with the Super-Powers
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- George Roussos
- Inks
- George Roussos
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor)
- Characters
- Mr. Hall (Private Detective); Rocky Mason; alien law officer (unnamed)
- Reprints
- from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #13 (October 1958)
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- Keywords
- Private Detectives
Indexer Notes
DC logos and “House of Secrets” banner removed from each page of story (none on pp8). pp3 and pp6: words “$5,000” changed to “£5,000”. pp4: words “$5,000” changed to (incorrect) £6,000”. pp6 of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 1 page instead of .67 page.
The Man Who Invaded Earth
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Doug Wildey
- Inks
- Doug Wildey
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor)
- Characters
- Bob Andrews; Mr. Dodd; Carl Zita (Martian)
- Reprints
- from Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #31 (November 1958)
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- Keywords
- Martians
Indexer Notes
DC logos and “Tales of the Unexpected” banner removed from each page of story (none on pp6). pp4: words “The gag’s gotten out of control!” changed to “The gag’s completely out of control!”. pp6 of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 1 page instead of .67 page.
Planet That Ignored Earthmen!
comic story / 6.67 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Manny Stallman
- Inks
- Joe Giella
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Julius Schwartz (actual original editor)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Captain Jared Endicott
- Reprints
- from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #99 (December 1958)
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- Keywords
- Ants
Indexer Notes
DC logos and “Strange Adventures” banner removed from each page of story (none on pp7).
We Hunted the Forbidden Treasure
comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jim Mooney (signed)
- Inks
- Jim Mooney (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Jack Schiff (actual original editor); Murray Boltinoff (original associate editor); George Kashdan (original associate editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We had probed the murky depths of the seven seas--trekked across the scorching deserts--and invaded the frigid Arctic in the quest of buried fortunes...
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Clyde King; Andy; Boswell (curio dealer); Antib; Parker
- Synopsis
- An ancient Aztec curse seems to follow an expedition that seeks to find a lost treasure.
- Reprints
- from My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #27 (January 1959)
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- Keywords
- Aztec; Mexico
Indexer Notes
DC logos and “My Greatest Adventure” banner removed from each page of story (none on pp9). pp6: words “all right” changed to “alright”. pp9 of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 1 page instead of .67 page.
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The Creature from Inner Space!
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The Creature from Inner Space
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The Cave Creatures of Xota!
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I Was the Gulliver of Space!
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["I've noticed you on your flying carpet, Moolah!"]
Moolah the Mystic -
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The Thing from Thermo-D
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The Man Who Sold the Earth!
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The Martian in the Iron Mask
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I Was Earth's First Exile
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The Devil Mask of Death!
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The Great Space Cruise Mystery
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The Sleuth with the Super-Powers
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The Man Who Invaded Earth
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Planet That Ignored Earthmen!
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We Hunted the Forbidden Treasure
- Mark Muller
- James Zee
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