(June-July 1971)
DC,
1969 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1971-04-27
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [character]
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Invaders from the Space-Satellites!
cover / 1 page
- Job Number
- S-780
- Genre
- science fiction
Indexer Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Pencils previously credited to Carmine Infantino.
This cover is based on the cover of Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #43 (April-May 1958).
Invaders from the Space-Satellites!
comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- S-792
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Commander John Yardley
- Synopsis
- In a future where Earth is ravaged by the after-effects of an atomic war, scientists decide to change the past so the atom bomb was never created.
- Reprints
-
from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #43 (April-May 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
It's a Woman's World!
comic story / 7.67 pages
- Job Number
- S-793
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Greg Dexter; Martha Thawn; Nora; Captain Stella Wyle
- Synopsis
- Greg Dexter lives in a time when women were in charge and men were fit only for housework. He battles to become the first Rocket Cadet and heroically saves a mission to stop the wandering planet Thebor.
- Reprints
- from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #8 (June-July 1952)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
[no title indexed]
Scienti-Fact / cartoon / 0.33 page
- Job Number
- S-799
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The most sensitive sense of smell of any creature on Earth...
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Synopsis
- Facts on the sense of smell of a male silkworm moth and the amount of matter in a comet's tail.
- Reprints
- from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #42 (January 1966) [top tier only]
-
The Billion-Year Evolution!
comic story / 7.67 pages
- Job Number
- S-794
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Doctor Fred Gibson; his fiance Elsa; archeologist Phil Travis; ancient Jovian scientist Halfar Kal
- Synopsis
- In 2178, Doctor Fred Gibson is on Jupiter searching for his fiance Elsa. His romantic rival, archaeologist Phil Travis, finds her first but lacks the medical knowledge to treat her properly. Gibson, however, finds ancient Jovian technology that reveals its history: scientist Halfar Kal invented a "Droga Ray" that evolved the Jovians into pure energy, allowing them to travel throughout the galaxy. Gibson uses the ray on himself and as an invisible energy being helps Travis save Elsa. Travis returns to Earth, but the grateful Elsa opts to stay with Gibson, who used the ray to return to normal.
- Reprints
- from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #70 (September 1961)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
[no title indexed]
Scienti-Fact / cartoon / 0.33 page
- Job Number
- S-800
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Every 9 hours, 55 minutes Jupiter rotates completely about its axis
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Synopsis
- Facts about the rotation speed of Jupiter.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #147 (September 1964) which is reprinted
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #105 (February-March 1959) [1st panel only]
-
[no title indexed]
Messages from Beyond / letters page / 1 page
- Job Number
- S-788
Indexer Notes
Includes letters from Will Morra, Jim Vecchio and Gerard Triano.
The Warning from One Million B.C.!
comic story / 7.67 pages
- Job Number
- S795
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Clyde Harrison; Professor Beatty
- Synopsis
- Clyde Harrison and Professor Beatty uncover seven robots while digging in the desert. The robots come to life and start to build some mechanism, but is it for good or evil?
- Reprints
- from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #109 (October 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
[no title indexed]
Scienti-Fact / cartoon / 0.33 page
- Job Number
- S-801
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- If the molecules in a thimbleful of water were placed end to end...
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Synopsis
- Facts about molecules of water and the amount of energy in a breath of air.
- Reprints
- from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #51 (December 1954) [top 1/3 of page only]
-
"Terra" of the Spaceways!
comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- S-796
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Jorg Randall; Morna Dru; Pete (Uranian Mon-Cat); Grusom; Smiley
- Synopsis
- Jorg Randall is a repairman of the Terra, a common space vehicle. When the daughter of the maker of the vehicles crashes on a planet, Jorg is there to rescue her.
- Reprints
- from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #59 (May 1960)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
The Man Who Ate Sunshine!
comic story / 6 pages
- Job Number
- S797
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Charlie Linton
- Synopsis
- Charlie Linton doesn't eat but gains weight because his body is absorbing sunshine. He uses his new ability to power the first small manned rocket into space.
- Reprints
- from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #71 (August 1956)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
The 60 Million-Mile Long Weapon!
comic story / 8.67 pages
- Job Number
- S-798
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Eric Taine
- Synopsis
- Aliens begin to plow the planet Earth to grow their strange crops, but scientist Eric Taine has an idea on how to stop them from destroying the planet.
- Reprints
- from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #131 (August 1961)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
[no title indexed]
Scienti-Fact / cartoon / 0.33 page
- Job Number
- S-802
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Of the 300,000 types of Earth-plants, only 3000 have been put to use as food...
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Synopsis
- Information about odd tropical food plants.
- Reprints
- from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #137 (February 1962) [top tier only]
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Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Invaders from the Space-Satellites!
-
1.
Invaders from the Space-Satellites!
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2.
It's a Woman's World!
-
3.
["The most sensitive sense of smell of any creature on Earth..."]
Scienti-Fact -
4.
The Billion-Year Evolution!
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5.
["Every 9 hours, 55 minutes Jupiter rotates completely about its axis"]
Scienti-Fact -
6.
[no title indexed]
Messages from Beyond -
7.
The Warning from One Million B.C.!
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8.
["If the molecules in a thimbleful of water were placed end to end..."]
Scienti-Fact -
9.
"Terra" of the Spaceways!
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10.
The Man Who Ate Sunshine!
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11.
The 60 Million-Mile Long Weapon!
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12.
["Of the 300,000 types of Earth-plants, only 3000 have been put to use as food..."]
Scienti-Fact
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- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Lou Mazzella
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- Jim Van Dore
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