(November 1962)

DC, 1951 Series
< Previous Issue |
| Next Issue >
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of January, April, July and October
On-sale date
1962-09-06
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Julius Schwartz
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.

Metal Conqueror of Rann! (Table of Contents)

Adam Strange / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Adam Strange; Ikhar the Undying
Reprints
Keywords
lightning; statues of Adam Strange
Cover Thumbnail for Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #79
View: Large
Edit cover
Cover gallery

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Honor House Prod. Corp. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Metal Conqueror of Rann! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Adam Strange; Alanna; Sardath; Ikhar the Undying (first appearance)
Synopsis
Adam must stop an energy being that can live in inanimate matter.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

In two parts, last pages of part one (page 8) and part 2 (page 15) are 2/3 page story (1/3 page ad) each.

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Tiki Gods / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

104 Kings' Knights / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Health Myths Debunked! (Table of Contents: 6)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
advocacy

Indexer Notes

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

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

Tootsie Roll Fudge / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

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

Wonders of Space via Rocket Mail / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Barry Braitman, Gregg Way, Paul Seydor, Richard West, Pete Marzano, Frank Stodolka

The Phantom Spaceman! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Sid Greene (signed)
Inks
Sid Greene (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Commander Chapman; Senator Underhill; Martine Terril
Synopsis
Commander Chapman's deafness allows him to stop an alien race from attacking Earth.
Reprints

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: 11) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll Pop / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Norton Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Batman; World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Metal Conqueror of Rann!
    Adam Strange
  2. 1. Treasure Chest of Fun
    Honor House Prod. Corp.
  3. 2. The Metal Conqueror of Rann!
    Adam Strange
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Tiki Gods
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    104 Kings' Knights
  7. 6. Health Myths Debunked!
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll Fudge
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    The Atom
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Wonders of Space via Rocket Mail
  11. 10. The Phantom Spaceman!
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll Pop
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Norton Products
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Batman; World's Finest Comics
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    American Body Building Club
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jerry Hillegas
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Matthew Head
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Chris Boyko
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Mike Tiefenbacher
  • Bob Hughes
  • Clayton Emery
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
If you believe any of this data to be incorrect, please let us know.
Cover thumbnails are used for identification purposes only. All rights to cover images reserved by the respective copyright holders.
Creative Commons License All portions of the Grand Comics Database™, except where noted otherwise, are copyrighted by the GCD and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format.
The GCD Privacy Policy. The GCD Web Site code is licensed under the GNU General Public License.