Mystery in Space #79

(November 1962)

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:

• in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #239 (November-December 1972)
• in All Star Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #86 ([April 1974] ?)
• in The Adam Strange Archives (DC, 2004 series) #2 ([November] 2006)
• in Showcase Presents: Adam Strange (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([August] 2007)
• in Adam Strange: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #1 (2017)

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)

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Tiki Gods / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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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.

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

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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:

• in From Beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #13 (October-November 1971)

Indexer Notes

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

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

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Norton Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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