Mystery in Space #71

(November 1961)

Still 10c (Table of Contents) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Challenge of the Crystal Conquerors! (Table of Contents)

Adam Strange / comic story / 16.33 pages (report information)

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Joe Giella

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

adventure; science fiction

Characters:

Adam Strange; Alanna; Akabubu (first appearance; villain); Tragdol (first appearance; villain)

Synopsis:

Adam and Alanna battle some crytal conquerors from Karalyx.

Reprints:

• in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #231 (July-August 1971)
• in The Adam Strange Archives (DC, 2004 series) #2 ([November] 2006)
• in Showcase Presents: Adam Strange (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([August] 2007)

Indexer Notes

Pencil and ink credits and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, November 2008. Story is in two parts. Pages 8 and 17 are both 0.67 pages with a Tootsie Roll advertisement appearing in lower third of each page.

["Shake Hands with a Shark!"] (Table of Contents) (Expand) /

Sea Devils / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Wanted: Safe Bus Riders! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Bernard Baily

Inks:

Bernard Baily

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Genre:

advocacy

Indexer Notes

This feature is between parts 1 and 2 of "Challenge of the Crystal Conquerors". This PSA ran in several DC Comics cover dated November 1961.

Nicholas-Louis De Lacaille (Table of Contents)

Giants of the Telescope / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Information for this sequence from Arthur Lortie, September 2008. Includes banner at the bottom of the page reading: "The Best Comics Are Still 10 Cents."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Letters:

Typeset

Indexer Notes

The column includes three letters from Richard C. West of Mass.; Ken Gentry, Tenn.; and Bill Sarubbi, N.J. Replies include information on the first appearance of Adam Strange.

The Last Space-Feud! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Sid Greene

Inks:

Sid Greene

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

science fiction

Indexer Notes

Pencil and ink credits and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, November 2008.

["Even though the inner Martian satellite"] (Table of Contents)

Satellite Statistics / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

non-fiction; math & science

Synopsis:

Information on Martian moon Phobos, Neptune's moon Nereid, Saturn's moon Titan, and circular orbits of satellites.

Indexer Notes

This page also includes the promo across the bottom "The Best Comics are still 10c".

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

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

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

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