(May 1963)

DC, 1951 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of January, April, July and October
On-sale Date
1963-03-07
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 an ad in The Brave and the Bold #47 and copyright registration.

The Emotion-Master of Space! (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; Lo Pau
Reprints
Keywords
lightning
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Countdown on Excellence (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Editing
?
Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
Jerry's dad convinces him to do better work by describing consequences of people working poorly.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Emotion Master of Space! (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; Lo Pau (first appearance, villain); Kalulla (first appearance, villain)
Synopsis
An alien uses an emotionizer to defeat Adam.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story in two parts of 5.67 and 8.67 pages.

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

The Brave and the Bold; Strange Sports Stories / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Missile Attack / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

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

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Zenith Company / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Who Went Where-- and Why? (Table of Contents: 10)

Star Rovers / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Sid Greene [as SG] (signed)
Inks
Sid Greene [as SG] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
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)

Our Strange Universe! / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Within a radius of 16 1/2 light years...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Convoy Terror / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Task Force / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

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

147 Famous Automobiles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Emotion-Master of Space!
    Adam Strange
  2. 1. Countdown on Excellence
  3. 2. The Emotion Master of Space!
    Adam Strange
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    The Brave and the Bold; Strange Sports Stories
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Missile Attack
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll Pop
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Wonders of Space
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Company
  11. 10. Who Went Where-- and Why?
    Star Rovers
  12. 11. ["Within a radius of 16 1/2 light years..."]
    Our Strange Universe!
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Convoy Terror
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Task Force
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    American Body Building Club
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    147 Famous Automobiles
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