Mystery in Space
#59
(May 1960)
DC,
1951 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of Jan., April, July and October
- On-sale Date
- 1960-03-03
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Duel of the Two Adam Stranges!
Adam Strange / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- Adam Strange
- Reprints
-
in Mighty Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #19 -
in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #111 -
in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #32 (novembre 1960) -
in Amazing Heroes (Fantagraphics, 1981 series) #178 (April 1990) [0.25 page grayscale copy] - in The Adam Strange Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([April] 2004)
- in Showcase Presents: Adam Strange (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([October] 2007)
- in Adam Strange: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) ([September] 2017)
-
- Keywords
- duplicates; giants; jetpacks
Indexer Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Inks originally credited to Joe Giella.
What's Wrong with These Pictures?
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
Indexer Notes
On inside front cover. This PSA ran in several DC Comics cover dated May 1960 and again in May 1965.
The Duel of the Two Adam Stranges!
Adam Strange / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- Adam Strange; Alanna; Avanar Bar (first appearance, villain)
- Reprints
- in Mighty Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #19
- in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #32 (novembre 1960) [N&B/B&W]
- in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #221 (November-December 1969)
- in All Star Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #62 ([April 1970] ?)
- in Monde Futur (Arédit-Artima, 1971 series) #2 (juillet 1971)
- in The Adam Strange Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([April] 2004)
- in Showcase Presents: Adam Strange (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([October] 2007)
- in Adam Strange: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) ([September] 2017)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
[no title indexed]
Our Amazing Universe! / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ancient star-gazers fancied that a constellation...
- Genre
- math & science
- Reprints
- in Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #77 (December 1969) which is reprinted
- in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #144 ([Circa August 1971])
-
[no title indexed]
Planets of Wonder! / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Rings of Saturn are inclined 27 degrees...
- Genre
- math & science
"Terra" of the Spaceways!
comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- John Broome
- Pencils
- Gil Kane (signed)
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Jorg Randall; Morna Dru; Pete (Uranian Mon-Cat); Grusom; Smiley
- Synopsis
- Jorg Randall is a repairman of the Terra, a common space vehicle. When the daughter of the maker of the vehicles crashes on a planet, Jorg is there to rescue her.
- Reprints
- in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #40 (juillet 1961) [N&B/B&W]
- in From beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #11 (June-July 1971)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Jacobus C. Kapteyn
Giants of the Telescope / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Reprints
-
in Homem no Espaço (O Cruzeiro, 1961 series) #4 (15 Junho 1961)
-
Indexer Notes
Information for this sequence from Arthur Lortie.
[no title indexed]
Wonders of Space / letters page / 1 page
- Genre
- math & science
Indexer Notes
Letters to the science editor.
Glory Ride to Pluto!
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #40 (juillet 1961) [N&B/B&W]
- in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #226 (September-October 1970) which is reprinted
- in Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 series) #80 ([December 1971])
- in Flash (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #18 (juillet 1974)
-
Biography of the Earth
cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- math & science
- Reprints
- from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #5 (December 1951-January 1952)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Duel of the Two Adam Stranges!
Adam Strange -
1.
What's Wrong with These Pictures?
-
2.
The Duel of the Two Adam Stranges!
Adam Strange -
3.
["Ancient star-gazers fancied that a constellation..."]
Our Amazing Universe! -
4.
The Readers' Choice!
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5.
["The Rings of Saturn are inclined 27 degrees..."]
Planets of Wonder! -
6.
"Terra" of the Spaceways!
-
7.
Jacobus C. Kapteyn
Giants of the Telescope -
8.
[no title indexed]
Wonders of Space -
9.
Glory Ride to Pluto!
-
10.
Biography of the Earth
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11.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales -
12.
[no title indexed]
Joe Weider -
13.
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chemical Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- Bill Devine
- Gregory Fischer
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Lou Mazzella
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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