Mystery in Space
#39
(August-September 1957)
DC,
1951 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1957-06-11
- 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) (editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Sorcerers of Space!
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
-
in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #1 ([circa 1958]) -
in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #2 (mars 1958)
-
- Keywords
- safes; spacecraft; spacesuits; welding
Indexer Notes
Credits for pencils confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Art experts believe Jack Adler did the wash to the cover.
Sorcerers of Space!
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Dan Warren; Algro; Tom Judson
- Reprints
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #1 ([circa 1958])
- in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #2 (mars 1958) [N&B/B&W]
-
in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #12 ([April 1959])
-
Indexer Notes
Cover story. Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Story set on July 10, 2130. The Planet Throgg.
Earn While You Learn!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; teen
- Characters
- Steve; Walt
Solar Olympics of 3000 A.D.!
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Greg Warence; Nal Adams
- Synopsis
- A space traveler is puzzled to discover a great sporting hero has pawned his Solar Olympics gold medal and gone into seclusion on the planetoid Keylar.
- Reprints
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #1 ([circa 1958])
- in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #2 (mars 1958) [N&B/B&W]
-
in DC Special (DC, 1968 series) #7 (April-June 1970) - in Aquaman (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #17 (octobre 1973)
-
- Keywords
- gold medal; Olympics
Indexer Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
[Muscle, Galaxy, Cloud]
Scientific Word Origins / cartoon / 0.5 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
- from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #22 (July 1952)
-
[no title indexed]
Mysteries in Space! / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Although the Sun weighs 28 million times as much as the Earth's moon...
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Reprints
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #1 ([circa 1958])
- in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #121 (April 1962)
-
in Supermann (Semic, 1977 series) #13/1979 (uke 50 1979)
-
Through the Time Barrier!
Space Cabbie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #1 ([circa 1958])
- in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #3 (avril 1958) [N&B/B&W]
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #36 (1978) [N&B [B&W]]
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Comet Hunters!
Wonders of Space / text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #1 ([circa 1958])
-
The Great Space-War Bluff!
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #1 ([circa 1958])
- in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #3 (avril 1958) [N&B/B&W]
- in All Favourites, The 100-Page Comic (K. G. Murray, 1957 ? series) #6 ([April 1958])
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Sorcerers of Space!
-
1.
Yogi Berra Homers in the 9th - Wins Big Game!
Wilson Chemical Co. -
2.
Sorcerers of Space!
-
3.
[no title indexed]
Garcelon Stamp Co. -
4.
Earn While You Learn!
-
5.
Solar Olympics of 3000 A.D.!
-
6.
[Muscle, Galaxy, Cloud]
Scientific Word Origins -
7.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park -
8.
["Although the Sun weighs 28 million times as much as the Earth's moon..."]
Mysteries in Space! -
9.
Through the Time Barrier!
Space Cabbie -
10.
Comet Hunters!
Wonders of Space -
11.
The Great Space-War Bluff!
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12.
[no title indexed]
Josely Co. -
13.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Manufacturing Company -
14.
Junior Sales Club Batting Tips
Junior Sales Club of America -
15.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles
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