(February-March 1956)

DC, 1951 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale date
1955-12-11
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Julius Schwartz (actual)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
Glossy covers; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
was ongoing series

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Impossible World Named Earth! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Gil Kane
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Dwight Eisenhower
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

Cover Thumbnail for Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #30
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Garcelon Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Impossible World Named Earth! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Mystery in Space! / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Tommy Nicolosi
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Though the volume of a comet may be larger...
Genre
non-fiction

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

Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Tommy Nicolosi
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn
Genre
non-fiction; math & science

Indexer Notes

Information for this sequence from Arthur Lortie.

The Boomerang World! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Frank Giacoia
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Planets of Wonder! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Tommy Nicolosi
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Due to the turbulence of the Earth's atmosphere...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science

Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know How to Be a Good Baby-Sitter?" (Table of Contents: 9)

Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
advocacy; teen

The Patent Planet (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
Sid Greene
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction

Solar System Satellites (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
Raymond Perry
Inks
Raymond Perry
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

The Robinson Crusoe of Space! (Table of Contents: 12)

Space Cabbie / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Sworn to by J. S. Liebowitz, Business Manager on September 23, 1955. No circulation data.

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

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Cheerful Card Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Wilson Chem. Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Impossible World Named Earth!
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Garcelon Stamp Co.
  3. 2. The Impossible World Named Earth!
  4. 3. ["Though the volume of a comet may be larger..."]
    Mystery in Space!
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  6. 5. Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer
    Giants of the Telescope
  7. 6. The Boomerang World!
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
  9. 8. ["Due to the turbulence of the Earth's atmosphere..."]
    Planets of Wonder!
  10. 9. Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know How to Be a Good Baby-Sitter?"
    Buzzy
  11. 10. The Patent Planet
  12. 11. Solar System Satellites
    Wonders of Space
  13. 12. The Robinson Crusoe of Space!
    Space Cabbie
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Cheerful Card Company
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chem. Co.
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