Mystery in Space
#17
(December 1953-January 1954)
DC,
1951 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1953-10-12
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (actual)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Last Mile of Space!
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
-
in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #11 (1° de septiembre de 1954)
-
- Keywords
- bondage; slavery; slaves
Indexer Notes
Compare this cover with the cover on Justice League of America (1960 series) # 19.
The Last Mile of Space
comic story / 5.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #11 (1° de septiembre de 1954)
-
in Mystery in Space (L. Miller & Son, 1955 ? series) #8 ([circa 1956]) -
in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #229 (March-April 1971) -
in All Star Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #78 ([December 1972] ?)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover story.
Binky Says: "Know Your Community!"
Binky / public service announcement / 1 page
- Script
- Jack Schiff
- Pencils
- Win Mortimer
- Inks
- Win Mortimer
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Editing
- Jack Schiff
- Genre
- advocacy; teen
- Characters
- Binky Biggs
The Man in the Moon!
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #11 (1° de septiembre de 1954)
- in Mystery in Space (L. Miller & Son, 1955 ? series) #8 ([circa 1956])
-
Indexer Notes
Pencils credited to Alex Toth by Keith Chandler, but this identification was rejected by the GCD art spotters, Toth groups on Facebook, and the Toth research of Jim Gray.
[no title indexed]
Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Inks
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- He's the first snake charmer...
- Genre
- children
[Edward E. Barnard]
Giants of the Telescope / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; biography
- Reprints
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #11 (1° de septiembre de 1954)
- in Mystery in Space (L. Miller & Son, 1955 ? series) #8 ([circa 1956])
-
- Keywords
- telescopes
Indexer Notes
Information for this sequence from Arthur Lortie.
The Thought Pirate!
Interplanetary Insurance, Inc / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #11 (1° de septiembre de 1954)
- in Mystery in Space (L. Miller & Son, 1955 ? series) #8 ([circa 1956])
-
The Magnetic Duel!
comic story / 5.67 pages
- Script
- John Broome
- Pencils
- Murphy Anderson (signed)
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #11 (1° de septiembre de 1954)
- in Mystery in Space (L. Miller & Son, 1955 ? series) #8 ([circa 1956])
- in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #232 (September-October 1971)
-
in Shazam ! (Arédit-Artima, 1974 series) #4 (janvier 1975)
-
[no title indexed]
Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Fred Harman (signed)
- Inks
- Fred Harman (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Last Mile of Space!
-
1.
Draw Me!
Art Instruction, Inc. -
2.
The Last Mile of Space
-
3.
[no title indexed]
Wildroot Cream-Oil -
4.
Lady in the Moon!
-
5.
[no title indexed]
Smith Brothers Cough Drops -
6.
Binky Says: "Know Your Community!"
Binky -
7.
The Man in the Moon!
-
8.
["He's the first snake charmer..."]
Dubble Bubble Gum -
9.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
10.
[Edward E. Barnard]
Giants of the Telescope -
11.
The Thought Pirate!
Interplanetary Insurance, Inc -
12.
Stars?
What Do You Know About -
13.
Three Smashing Adventures
Batman -
14.
The Magnetic Duel!
-
15.
[no title indexed]
Scripto -
16.
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
17.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Manufacturing Company -
18.
[no title indexed]
Science-Fiction Book Club
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Nick Caputo
- Keith Chandler
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Kirk House
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Stangas
- Brian Stewart
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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