Mystery in Space
#41
(December 1957-January 1958)
DC,
1951 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale date
- 1957-10-06
- 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 Miser of Space!
cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Gil Kane
- Inks
- Joe Giella
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
-
in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #9 (novembre 1958) -
in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #3 ([circa 1959]) - in Race for the Moon (Thorpe & Porter, 1962 ? series) #3 ([1962])
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- Keywords
- coins; jewels; treasure chests
Indexer Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
The Trick Is to Treat All the World's Children!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Script
- Jack Schiff
- Pencils
- Ruben Moreira
- Inks
- Ruben Moreira
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre
- advocacy
- Characters
- Binky; Allergy
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Miser of Space!
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Ed Herron
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks
- Joe Giella
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #9 (novembre 1958) [N&B/B&W]
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #3 ([circa 1959])
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
The Planet That Advanced Backward!
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Sid Greene
- Inks
- Bernard Sachs
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #9 (novembre 1958) [N&B/B&W]
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #3 ([circa 1959])
-
in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #224 (May-June 1970)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
[no title indexed]
Professor Eureka / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What are you working on, Professor?
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #175 (April 1952)
-
[no title indexed]
Mysteries in Space! / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Julius Schwartz
- Pencils
- Morris Waldinger
- Inks
- Tommy Nicolosi
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Milt Snapinn
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- If the entire radiation output of the sun could be concentrated...
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Reprints
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #3 ([circa 1959])
-
The Anti-Gravity Man!
Space Cabby / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Pencils
- Gil Kane
- Inks
- Bernard Sachs
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #9 (novembre 1958) [N&B/B&W]
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #3 ([circa 1959])
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Henry Norris Russell
Giants of the Telescope / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Julius Schwartz
- Pencils
- Morris Waldinger
- Inks
- Tommy Nicolosi
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Milt Snapinn
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Reprints
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #3 ([circa 1959])
-
[no title indexed]
Wonders of Space / text article / 1 page
- Script
- Julius Schwartz
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Long before the invention of the telescope...
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #3 ([circa 1959])
-
Vacation on the Moon!
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks
- Joe Giella
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
-
in Mighty The 100-Page Comic! (K. G. Murray, 1957 series) #4 ([March 1958] ?) - in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #9 (novembre 1958) [N&B/B&W]
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #3 ([circa 1959])
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Pencils originally credited to Gil Kane, but art experts agree it is Carmine Infantino.
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Table of Contents
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0.
The Miser of Space!
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1.
The Trick Is to Treat All the World's Children!
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2.
The Miser of Space!
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3.
The One and Only Superman
Superman -
4.
The Planet That Advanced Backward!
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5.
["What are you working on, Professor?"]
Professor Eureka -
6.
["To the boys and girls of America..."]
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7.
["If the entire radiation output of the sun could be concentrated..."]
Mysteries in Space! -
8.
The Anti-Gravity Man!
Space Cabby -
9.
Henry Norris Russell
Giants of the Telescope -
10.
["Long before the invention of the telescope..."]
Wonders of Space -
11.
Vacation on the Moon!
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12.
[no title indexed]
100 Toy Soldiers -
13.
[no title indexed]
Littleton Stamp Co. -
14.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales -
15.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles
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