Mystery in Space #21

(August-September 1954)

Peter Porkchops Gives Tips on Summer Fun! (Table of Contents: 1)

Peter Porkchops / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Otto Feuer

Inks

Otto Feuer

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Peter Porkchops; Wolfie

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Interplanetary Merry-Go-Round (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Sy Barry

Inks

Sy Barry

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Outcast of Space

Synopsis

The Outcast of Space is killed saving people at the space carnival.

Reprints

• in Mystery in Space (L. Miller & Son, 1955 ? series) #3 ([circa 1955])
• in From beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #15 (February-March 1972)

Indexer Notes

Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Three Exciting New Adventures (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Mysteries in Space! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Earth's rotation carries objects round and round...

Genre

non-fiction; math & science

Reprints

• in Mystery in Space (L. Miller & Son, 1955 ? series) #3 ([circa 1955])

Destination--Earth! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Bernard Sachs

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Reprints

• in Mystery in Space (L. Miller & Son, 1955 ? series) #3 ([circa 1955])

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed by Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Now 10¢ (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Edwin Powell Hubble] (Table of Contents: 8)

Giants of the Telescope / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; math & science

Indexer Notes

Information for this sequence from Arthur Lortie.

Space-Taxi! (Table of Contents: 9)

Space Cabbie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder ?

Pencils

Howard Sherman

Inks

Howard Sherman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Space Cabbie (first appearance)

Reprints

• in Mystery in Space (L. Miller & Son, 1955 ? series) #3 ([circa 1955])

Indexer Notes

Pencil and ink credits confirmed by Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

This story is not on Binder's personal listing of stories he did, although he's still averred, by various sources, to have written this. This is the very first of the Space Cabbie stories, and many others that followed were written by him. ? added by Craig Delich.

[Earth Grazers!] (Table of Contents: 10)

Wonders of Space / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Adventures of the Dubble Bubble Kids / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Rocket-Race Jockey! (Table of Contents: 13)

Interplanetary Insurance, Inc / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Sid Gerson

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Carmine Infantino

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Reprints

• in Mystery in Space (L. Miller & Son, 1955 ? series) #3 ([circa 1955])

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed by Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Stuart Greetings, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)