(August-September 1957)

DC, 1951 Series
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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! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gil Kane (sourced)
Inks
Gil Kane (sourced)
Colors
Jack Adler (wash tones)
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
science fiction
Reprints
Keywords
safes; spacecraft; spacesuits; welding

Indexer Notes

Art experts believe Jack Adler did the wash to the cover.

Cover Thumbnail for Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #39
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Yogi Berra Homers in the 9th - Wins Big Game! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Sorcerers of Space! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Sid Greene (sourced)
Inks
Joe Giella (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Dan Warren; Algro; Tom Judson
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover story. Story set on July 10, 2130. The Planet Throgg.

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

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Earn While You Learn! (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Ruben Moreira
Inks
Ruben Moreira
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy; teen
Characters
Steve; Walt

Solar Olympics of 3000 A.D.! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Carmine Infantino (sourced)
Inks
Carmine Infantino (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?
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
Keywords
gold medal; Olympics

[Muscle, Galaxy, Cloud] (Table of Contents: 6)

Scientific Word Origins / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Mort Drucker
Pencils
Mort Drucker
Inks
Mort Drucker
Colors
?
Letters
Mort Drucker
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

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

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
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

Through the Time Barrier! (Table of Contents: 9)

Space Cabbie [Space Cabby] / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Comet Hunters! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

The Great Space-War Bluff! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Sid Greene (sourced)
Inks
Joe Giella (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Build Your Own Cannon / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Junior Sales Club Batting Tips (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Sorcerers of Space!
  2. 1. Yogi Berra Homers in the 9th - Wins Big Game!
    Cloverine Brand Salve
  3. 2. Sorcerers of Space!
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Garcelon Stamps
  5. 4. Earn While You Learn!
  6. 5. Solar Olympics of 3000 A.D.!
  7. 6. [Muscle, Galaxy, Cloud]
    Scientific Word Origins
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  9. 8. ["Although the Sun weighs 28 million times as much as the Earth's moon..."]
    Mysteries in Space
  10. 9. Through the Time Barrier!
    Space Cabbie [Space Cabby]
  11. 10. Comet Hunters!
    Wonders of Space
  12. 11. The Great Space-War Bluff!
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Build Your Own Cannon
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
  16. 15. Junior Sales Club Batting Tips
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • John DiBello
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mark Muller
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Mike Wagner
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