Mystery in Space #78

(September 1962)

For the Best in Comics Entertainment (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Shadow People of the Eclipse! (Table of Contents: 2)

Adam Strange / comic story / 14.33 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Murphy Anderson

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Adam Strange; Alanna; the Vantors (first appearance); Llyrr (first appearance, villain)

Synopsis

A menacing disc transports the Rannians to another planet.

Reprints

• in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #238 (September-October 1972)
• in All Star Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #83 ([October 1973] ?)
• in The Adam Strange Archives (DC, 2004 series) #2 (2006 [January 2007])
• 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

Story in two parts of 7.67 and 6.67 pages.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Astronomical Distances (Table of Contents: 4)

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; math & science

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately following page 8 of the previous story sequence.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Buzzy's Rules of Water Safety! (Table of Contents: 6)

Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

humor; advocacy; teen

Characters

Buzzy Brown; Susie Gruff; Wolfie

Synopsis

Wolfie learns a lesson about playing pranks while swimming.

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 9 of the previous story sequence.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Keith Wichman, Gerald M. Berkowitz, Pell Osborn, and John Santino, Jr.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

Gateways to the Stars! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Sid Greene (signed)

Inks

Sid Greene (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Brad Magee (Captain)

Reprints

• in From beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #12 (August-September 1971)
• in Hercule (Arédit-Artima, 1976 series) #3 (avril 1977) [N&B [B&W]]

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Giant Batman Annual; Giant Lois Lane Annual / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Chet Atkins Method / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Convoy Terror / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

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

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