(September 1961)

DC, 1951 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of Jan., April, July and October
On-sale Date
1961-07-18
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 (editor)

Issue Notes

The Library of Congress copyright date for this issue is 07/18/1961 (Tuesday), but house ads place the on sale date as 07/20/1961 (Thursday).

Vengeance of the Dust Devil! (Table of Contents)

Adam Strange / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carmine Infantino (sourced)
Inks
Murphy Anderson (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Adam Strange; Jakarta (a dust devil)
Reprints
Keywords
deserts; jetpacks; monsters

Indexer Notes

The cover scene is redrawn on page 6 of the story, panel #1.

Complete 4 Piece Matched Set of Luggage (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Matched Set of Luggage / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Record Your Voice at Home (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Home Voice Recorder / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Vengeance of the Dust Devil! (Table of Contents: 3)

Adam Strange / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Carmine Infantino (sourced)
Inks
Murphy Anderson (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Adam Strange; Alanna; Jakarta (a dust devil, name revealed in this story, last seen in Mystery in Space #68, next seen in Mystery in Space #84); unnamed citizens of Melbourne, Australia; unnamed citizens of Ranagar; a female hobby shop clerk in Melbourne
Synopsis
Adam Strange intercepts the Zeta Beam at Lake Makadi, Tanganyica, Africa and returns to Rann, unknowingly carrying Jakarta, the last surviving Dust Devil, who had hidden in Adam's holster on the planet Rhynthar. Seeking revenge, Jakarta attacks Ranangar. The Zeta radiation wears off and returns the pair to Earth, which the dust devil also plans to conquer, near Melbourne, Australia. Adam discovers that static electricity can freeze Jakarta, traps him with a Wimshurst Machine and then turns the Dust Devil over to Australian authorities.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Adam is given a replacement jet-rocket for the one he lost in Mystery in Space #69. It's revealed that Adam has a secret hideaway in the Australian Outback. Writer Fox took the name Jakarta from the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Sardath does not appear in this story.

Tootsie Roll Makes History! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Right to Be Different! (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy

See the Many Fantastic Faces of Superman... (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Giant Superman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

At Last! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Secret Origins / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Billion-Year Evolution! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox (sourced)
Pencils
Murphy Anderson (signed) (sourced)
Inks
Murphy Anderson (signed) (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Doctor Fred Gibson; his fiance Elsa; archeologist Phil Travis; ancient Jovian scientist Halfar Kal
Synopsis
In 2178, Doctor Fred Gibson is on Jupiter searching for his fiance Elsa. His romantic rival, archaeologist Phil Travis, finds her first but lacks the medical knowledge to treat her properly. Gibson, however, finds ancient Jovian technology that reveals its history: scientist Halfar Kal invented a "Droga Ray" that evolved the Jovians into pure energy, allowing them to travel throughout the galaxy. Gibson uses the ray on himself and as an invisible energy being helps Travis save Elsa. Travis returns to Earth, but the grateful Elsa opts to stay with Gibson, who used the ray to return to normal.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Murphy Anderson's signature is on the last story page.

There's More Than Meets the Eye... (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Inside Stories of Batman and Robin's Top Secrets (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Giant Batman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

150 Civil War Soldiers! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Free! World-Wide Stamps ... Just Released! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Wonders of Space / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Jimmy Arnold of Norwalk, CA; Richard C West of Dorchester, MA; and Lucinda Briggs of Port Alsworth, Alaska.

The Bravest Man in Space! (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Sid Greene (sourced)
Inks
Sid Greene (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Space adventurer Jon Drum from the planet Ildaric; his best friend, Lars Korn; reporter Harl Vincent; dignitaries in in the Solar Hall on Earthport Los Frisco; warrior Klinn crewmen; cloud creatues on the planet Tantamar; silicon creatures from Alphard; a trapped miner
Synopsis
Heroic Jon Drum defeats cloud creatures to free the Illkanov; he bests silicon creatures from Alphard; he escapes from a magnetic maelstrom; and he saves a miner on Zeta Virgo's fifth planet. He is about to be honored when reporter Harl Vincent claims he saw an android duplicate of Drum performing at least one of Drum's adventures. Drum refuses to defend himself and leaves, but is captured by the Klinn. But it's all a ruse so that Drum can penetrate the Dissimatter barrier protecting the Klinn home world, use the ancient weapon he found to defeat them, and rescue several captured scientists.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Sid Greene's trademark caricature of editor Julius Scwartz appears on page 3. Writer Fox uses the name of several bright stars for locations in this story, most of which have Arabic roots (Aldebaran, Alphard, Zeta Virgo, Sheratan). Fox likely took Korn's name from a small city in Russia. The real life Harl Vincent (1893 - 1968) was a pulp SF writer who wrote for Argosy, Astounding and many others, including Julius Schwartz's fanzine, Fantasy Magazine, in 1935.

Guaranteed to Make You Smile… (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Frontier Cabin (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

204 Revolutionary War Soldiers Only $1.98 (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Vengeance of the Dust Devil!
    Adam Strange
  2. 1. Complete 4 Piece Matched Set of Luggage
    Matched Set of Luggage
  3. 2. Record Your Voice at Home
    Home Voice Recorder
  4. 3. Vengeance of the Dust Devil!
    Adam Strange
  5. 4. Tootsie Roll Makes History!
    Tootsie Roll
  6. 5. The Right to Be Different!
  7. 6. See the Many Fantastic Faces of Superman...
    Giant Superman Annual
  8. 7. At Last!
    Secret Origins
  9. 8. The Billion-Year Evolution!
  10. 9. There's More Than Meets the Eye...
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  11. 10. The Inside Stories of Batman and Robin's Top Secrets
    Giant Batman Annual
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  13. 12. 150 Civil War Soldiers!
    150 Civil War Soldiers
  14. 13. Free! World-Wide Stamps ... Just Released!
    Garcelon Stamps
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Wonders of Space
  16. 15. The Bravest Man in Space!
  17. 16. Guaranteed to Make You Smile…
    Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar
  18. 17. Frontier Cabin
    Frontier Cabin
  19. 18. ["If you know just 20 people ..."]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
  20. 19. ["Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men!"]
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
  21. 20. 204 Revolutionary War Soldiers Only $1.98
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
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