(May 1964)

DC, 1951 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly, with the exception of Jan., April, July and Oct.
On-sale Date
1964-03-12
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

Issue Notes

The last issue edited by Julius Schwartz.

On-sale date from ad in The Flash #144 and copyright registration.

Puzzle of the Perilous Prisons! (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; Alanna
Reprints
Keywords
cells; imposters
Cover Thumbnail for Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #91
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Puzzle of the Perilous Prisons! [Part 1] (Table of Contents: 2)

Adam Strange / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Adam Strange; Alanna; Hawkman [Carter Hall; Katar Hol] (cameo); Hawkgirl [Shiera Hall; Shayer Hol] (cameo); Mortan (villain)
Synopsis
Hawkman and Hawkgirl bring Adam and Alanna back to Earth to get married, but Mortan uses the zeta-beam to bring Alanna back to Rann and to lead Adam into a trap.
Reprints

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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?
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?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
To the boys and girls of America...

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Names Do Hurt! (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff ?; Morris Waldinger ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
Jim learns a lesson when he calls other people names.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

Puzzle of the Perilous Prisons, Part 2 (Table of Contents: 6)

Adam Strange / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Adam Strange; Mortan; Alanna
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Bob Bailey.

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

The Flash; Justice League of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
For the very best...

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

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

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?
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?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Be first in your neighborhood...

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

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

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?
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?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

100 Magnets / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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?
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?
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?
Colors
?
Letters
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Via Rocket Mail / letters page / 1 page (report information)

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?
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?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

LOC from readers John DeVries, Andy Wickstrom, Michael Sterling and Charles Csizmar.

The No-Name Planet! (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

Page count changed and letterer added. Since this was the last Julius Schwartz science-fiction comic (published after Strange Adventures #163) before his assignment to the Batman titles, Sid Greene drew three portraits of Schwartz on the last page. (Note added by Bob Bailey.)

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

Strange Adventures; Detective Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
For the very best...

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

Our Strange Universe / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
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?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It takes 24 1/2 days for the sun to make a complete revolution...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

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

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

American Bodybuilding Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

American Seed Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Puzzle of the Perilous Prisons!
    Adam Strange
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Roman War Soldiers
  3. 2. Puzzle of the Perilous Prisons! [Part 1]
    Adam Strange
  4. 3. ["To the boys and girls of America..."]
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Capt. Storm
  6. 5. Names Do Hurt!
  7. 6. Puzzle of the Perilous Prisons, Part 2
    Adam Strange
  8. 7. ["For the very best..."]
    The Flash; Justice League of America
  9. 8. ["Be first in your neighborhood..."]
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    100 Magnets
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Via Rocket Mail
  13. 12. The No-Name Planet!
  14. 13. ["For the very best..."]
    Strange Adventures; Detective Comics
  15. 14. ["It takes 24 1/2 days for the sun to make a complete revolution..."]
    Our Strange Universe
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    American Bodybuilding Club
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    American Seed Co.
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