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); Julie 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 Sorcerers of Space!
cover / 1 page
- Pencils:
- Gil Kane
- Inks:
- Jack Adler (wash)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Reprints:
-
in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1954 series) #1 (1954) -
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
- Script:
- John Broome
- Pencils:
- Sid Greene
- Inks:
- Joe Giella
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Reprints:
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1954 series) #1 (1954)
- in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #2 (mars 1958) [N&B/B&W]
-
Indexer Notes
Cover story. Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Earn While You Learn!
public service announcement / 1 page
- 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.!
comic story / 6 pages
- Script:
- John Broome
- Pencils:
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks:
- Carmine Infantino
- 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:
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1954 series) #1 (1954)
- 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
- Script:
- Mort Drucker
- Pencils:
- Mort Drucker
- Inks:
- Mort Drucker
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Mort Drucker
- Genre:
- non-fiction
- Reprints:
- from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #22 (July 1952)
-
[no title indexed]
Mysteries in Space! / cartoon / 1 page
- 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:
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1954 series) #1 (1954)
- in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #121 (April 1962)
-
Through the Time Barrier!
Space Cabbie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script:
- Otto Binder
- Pencils:
- Gil Kane
- Inks:
- Bernard Sachs
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Reprints:
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1954 series) #1 (1954)
- in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #3 (avril 1958) [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
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
- Genre:
- non-fiction
- Reprints:
The Great Space-War Bluff!
comic story / 6 pages
- Script:
- Otto Binder
- Pencils:
- Sid Greene
- Inks:
- Joe Giella
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Reprints:
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1954 series) #1 (1954)
- in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #3 (avril 1958) [N&B/B&W]
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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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!
-
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
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Tony R. Rose
- Jerry Hillegas
- Jim Van Dore
- Mike Wagner
- Daniel Thingvold
- John DiBello
- Matthew Head
- Gregory Fischer
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Mike Tiefenbacher
- Bob Hughes
- Clayton Emery
- Mike Nielsen
- Ramon Schenk
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