Mystery in Space
#83
(May 1963)
DC,
1951 Series
- 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 (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from an ad in The Brave and the Bold #47 and copyright registration.
The Emotion-Master of Space!
Adam Strange / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- Adam Strange; Lo Pau
- Reprints
-
in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #172 -
in Showcase Presents: Adam Strange (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([October] 2007) - in The Adam Strange Archives (DC, 2004 series) #3 ([June] 2008), #3 ([June] 2008)
- in Adam Strange: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) ([September] 2017)
-
- Keywords
- lightning
Countdown on Excellence
public service announcement / 1 page
- 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!
Adam Strange / comic story / 14.33 pages
- 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
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #172
- in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #243 (August-September 1973)
- in Showcase Presents: Adam Strange (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([October] 2007)
- in The Adam Strange Archives (DC, 2004 series) #3 ([June] 2008)
- in Adam Strange: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) ([September] 2017)
-
Indexer Notes
Story in two parts of 5.67 and 8.67 pages.
Tootsie Roll Makes History!
Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
At the bottom of page 6 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
The Brave and the Bold; Strange Sports Stories / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Strange Sports Stories is the most exciting...
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately following page 6 of the previous story sequence.
Missile Attack
Missile Attack / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Sold by Strathmore Toys.
On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Your eyes may play tricks... but not your taste!
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Pop
[no title indexed]
Wonders of Space / letters page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Letters from Brett Newman, John Yee, Peter Phillips, and Paul Seydor.
Who Went Where-- and Why?
Star Rovers / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox (sourced)
- Pencils
- Sid Greene (signed as SG) (sourced)
- Inks
- Sid Greene (signed as SG) (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
-
in Superboy (em cores) Especial (Editora Brasil-América [EBAL], 1969 series) #27 - in From beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #19 (October-November 1972)
-
[no title indexed]
Our Strange Universe / cartoon / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Within a radius of 16 1/2 light years...
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Reprints
- in From beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #13 (October-November 1971) [second tier only]
-
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Kids!! Blast off your own space capsule...
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Rocket
[no title indexed]
American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Skinny or fat, 15, 20, 30 or 40 years of age...
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Emotion-Master of Space!
Adam Strange -
1.
Countdown on Excellence
-
2.
The Emotion Master of Space!
Adam Strange -
3.
Tootsie Roll Makes History!
Tootsie Roll -
4.
["Strange Sports Stories is the most exciting..."]
The Brave and the Bold; Strange Sports Stories -
5.
Missile Attack
Missile Attack -
6.
["Your eyes may play tricks... but not your taste!"]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
7.
[no title indexed]
Wonders of Space -
8.
204 Revolutionary War Soldiers
Revolutionary War Soldiers -
9.
207 Stamps
Zenith Stamps -
10.
Who Went Where-- and Why?
Star Rovers -
11.
["Within a radius of 16 1/2 light years..."]
Our Strange Universe -
12.
["Kids!! Blast off your own space capsule..."]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
13.
Convoy Terror
Convoy Terror -
14.
Task Force
Task Force -
15.
["Skinny or fat, 15, 20, 30 or 40 years of age..."]
American Body Building Club -
16.
147 Famous Automobiles
147 Famous Automobiles
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Chris Boyko
- Nick Caputo
- Gregory Fischer
- Larry Hancock
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Lou Mazzella
- Donald Dale Milne
- Tony R. Rose
- Per Sandell
- Brian Stewart
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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