Mystery in Space #5

(December 1951-January 1952)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

House of Mystery / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.8 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 0.2 page (report information)

Script

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Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

The bottom portion of the inside front cover contains the publisher & indicia information.

Outcast of Lost World! (Table of Contents: 3)

Knights of the Galaxy / comic story / 7.75 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher (credited as Dion Anthony) (sourced)

Pencils

Carmine Infantino (sourced)

Inks

Joe Giella (sourced)

Colors

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Letters

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Editing

Julius Schwartz (sourced)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Lyle!--I can't let you go like this!

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Commando Lyle; Ora; Rax; Commander Artho

Synopsis

Lyle has been irradiated with Radium, and, for the safety of others, is forced into space.

Out of this World by Necco (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Necco Wafers / comics-form advertising / 0.25 page (report information)

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Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Royal Desserts / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Kidnaped [sic] in Space! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 3.67 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (credited)

Pencils

Bob Oksner

Inks

Bernard Sachs

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Give us the latest developments on the plutonium bomb, Dave Hollis--or we'll throw you out into space--to die!

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Dave Hollis

Keywords

plutonium bomb

Indexer Notes

Inks originally attributed to John Giunta, but confirmed as Bernard Sachs, along with writing and pencilling credits, from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

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Vitalis Hair Cream / comics-form advertising / 0.33 page (report information)

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Nabisco Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Pool of Time! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 7.75 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Coleman (sourced)

Pencils

Gil Kane (sourced)

Inks

Joe Giella (sourced)

Colors

?

Letters

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Editing

Mort Weisinger ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What would you do... if you had a key to the past, and could summon up any creature or person from the shadowy corridors of vanished time?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Professor Fosdick; Rawlins; Roger Bacon

Synopsis

Professor Fosdick discovers a way to bring living beings - both human and animal - from the deep past into the present time. His notes are stolen by his assistant Rawlins, and three years later dinosaurs, Neanderthal men and Medieval soldiers run rampant through the streets.

Keywords

dinosaurs

Getting an Erector Is Like Having Your Own Toy Factory (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Erector / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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Charlie Wild, Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil / comics-form advertising / 0.25 page (report information)

Captain Tootsie Bags a Mountain Lion (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

Stars and Their Legends / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mort Drucker

Pencils

Mort Drucker

Inks

Mort Drucker

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Andromeda was the daughter of King Cepheus...

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• in Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #23 (November-December 1959)
• in Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #75 (November 1969)
• in Gigant (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #2/1970 (1970)

Indexer Notes

Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

How to Locate Andromeda in the Sky (Table of Contents: 15)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mort Drucker

Pencils

Mort Drucker

Inks

Mort Drucker

Colors

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Letters

?

Indexer Notes

Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

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Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Saturn? (Table of Contents: 18)

What Do You Know About / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Julius Schwartz

Pencils

Raymond Perry

Inks

Raymond Perry

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Two pages of trivia quiz questions about Saturn.

The Secret Story of Ray-Gun 64! (Table of Contents: 19)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome (credited as John Osgood)

Pencils

Frank Giacoia

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

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Letters

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Editing

Julius Schwartz

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Strap on your S-64's, men! No telling what we'll run into on this uncharted world!

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Mark Saunders; Helen

Synopsis

The S-64 disintegrator gun allows Earth troops to colonize and contain other worlds with ease. But the name of the inventor has been completely forgotten. In 2219 Mark Saunders left Earth for Venus, and the next five years were spent developing his disintegrator ray. After scores of failures the gun is finally a success. Returning to Earth he attempts to interest manufacturers in its mass production, but they are offered similar inventions every week and none of them have ever worked.

Reprints

• in DC Super Stars (DC, 1976 series) #9 (November 1976)

Indexer Notes

Inks originally attributed to Frank Giacoia, but confirmed as Joe Giella, along with writing and pencilling credits, from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

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Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Biography of the Earth (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mort Drucker (sourced)

Pencils

Mort Drucker (sourced)

Inks

Mort Drucker (sourced)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Geological surveys have set the age of the Earth at more than two billion years.

Genre

non-fiction; math & science

Reprints

• in Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #59 (May 1960)

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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

What Sparks a Champion Sparks You (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)