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23 |
23 |
| Volume |
5 |
5 |
| No Volume |
No |
No |
| Volume Not Printed |
False |
False |
| Display Volume With Number |
No |
No |
| Indicia Publisher |
National Periodical Publications, Inc. |
National Periodical Publications, Inc. |
| Indicia Publisher Not Printed |
Printed |
Printed |
| Brand |
 DC [circle] |
DC [circle] |
| No Brand |
No |
No |
| Publication Date |
July-August 1973 |
July-August 1973 |
| Year On Sale |
None |
None |
| Month On Sale |
None |
None |
| Day On Sale |
None |
None |
| On Sale Date Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Key Date |
1973-07-00 |
1973-07-00 |
| Indicia Frequency |
bi-monthly |
bi-monthly |
| No Indicia Frequency |
No |
No |
| Price |
0.20 USD |
0.20 USD |
| Page Count |
36 |
36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 24.34) |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Editing |
Julius Schwartz |
Julius Schwartz |
| No Editing |
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| Rating |
Approved by the Comics Code Authority |
Approved by the Comics Code Authority |
| No Rating |
False |
False |
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| 0. no title (no feature) cover, 1p |
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| Type |
cover |
cover |
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| Genre |
science fiction |
science fiction |
| Job Number |
S-1499 |
S-1499 |
| Page Count |
1 |
1 |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Script |
? |
? |
| No Script |
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| Pencils |
Nick Cardy |
Nick Cardy |
| No Pencils |
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| Inks |
Nick Cardy |
Nick Cardy |
| No Inks |
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| Colors |
? |
? |
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? |
? |
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X |
X |
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| Notes |
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [August 2007] |
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [August 2007] |
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gorilla |
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| 1. Secret of the Man-Ape! (no feature) comic story, 5.67p |
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Secret of the Man-Ape! |
Secret of the Man-Ape! |
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comic story |
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science fiction |
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S-1506 |
S-1506 |
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5.67 |
5.67 |
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No |
No |
| Script |
Otto Binder |
Otto Binder |
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Carmine Infantino |
Carmine Infantino |
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Joe Giella |
Joe Giella |
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Daxon; Professor Amos Scott; Hal Todd |
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An alien race sends an advance spy to Earth in the form of a gorilla. |
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Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (April 2007). |
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (April 2007). |
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gorilla |
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The following reprint links are not part of this change. |
The following reprint links are not part of this change. |
| 2. Language-Master of Space! (no feature) comic story, 8p |
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Language-Master of Space! |
Language-Master of Space! |
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comic story |
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science fiction |
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S-1507 |
S-1507 |
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8 |
8 |
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No |
No |
| Script |
Gardner Fox |
Gardner Fox |
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| Pencils |
Sid Greene |
Sid Greene |
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Sid Greene |
Sid Greene |
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? |
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Gideon Karr; Kleevan Kat |
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Gideon Karr finds a fire gem and helps the planet Klyaran defeat a Skrann invasion. |
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Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (April 2007). |
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (April 2007). |
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| 3. World of Doomed Spacemen (Space Museum) comic story, 8.67p |
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World of Doomed Spacemen |
World of Doomed Spacemen |
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No |
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comic story |
comic story |
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Space Museum |
Space Museum |
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science fiction |
science fiction |
| Job Number |
S-1505 |
S-1505 |
| Page Count |
8.67 |
8.67 |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Script |
Gardner Fox |
Gardner Fox |
| No Script |
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| Pencils |
Mike Sekowsky |
Mike Sekowsky |
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Bernard Sachs |
Bernard Sachs |
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? |
? |
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? |
? |
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Howard Parker; Tommy Parker; Commander Tom Miller; Extar the Robot |
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Tommy learns the story behind a pair of contact lenses and how they saved the Earth. |
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1st story in series which would become "Space Museum". Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (April 2007). |
1st story in series which would become "Space Museum".
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (April 2007). |
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Space Museum |
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The following reprint links are not part of this change. |
| 4. Messages from Beyond (no feature) letters page, 1p |
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Messages from Beyond |
Messages from Beyond |
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No |
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letters page |
letters page |
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1 |
1 |
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No |
No |
| Script |
Julius Schwartz [as JS] |
Julius Schwartz [as JS] |
| No Script |
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X |
X |
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| No Inks |
X |
X |
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X |
X |
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Typeset |
Typeset |
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X |
X |
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Letters of comment from readers Bob Rozakis, Gerard Triano, Greg Coben, with replies from Schwartz. |
Letters of comment from readers Bob Rozakis, Gerard Triano, Greg Coben, with replies from Schwartz. |
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