Mystery in Space #8

(June-July 1952)

Superman Says: "Hop on the Welfare Wagon!" (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Say, Mr. Stanton, I hear Superman's going to speak for our hospital fund drive!

Genre

advocacy; superhero

Characters

Mr. Stanton; Superman

Indexer Notes

The inside front cover PSA is produced in sequential-arts comics format.

It's a Woman's World! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome (credited as John Osgood)

Pencils

Bob Oksner

Inks

Bernard Sachs

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Getting used to electro-blasts is worse than Venusian torture!

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

• in From Beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #11 (June-July 1971)
• in Mysteries in Space: The Best of DC Science Fiction Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1980 series) ([April] 1980)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

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Wildroot Cream-Oil / comics-form advertising / 0.33 page (report information)

What Sparks a Champion Sparks You! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Earth-- The Forbidden Planet! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (credited as Gardner F. Fox) (signed)

Pencils

Murphy Anderson

Inks

Sy Barry

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I was warned never to land on the planet Earth!

Genre

science fiction

Synopsis

Rand Tal, an archaeologist from the planet Slann, accidentally lands on Earth, which has been forbidden to all space explorers for some unknown reason.

Reprints

• in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #148 (January 1963)

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Out of This World; Necco / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Case of the Crossed-Up Car Crook (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Rotation of Stars (Table of Contents: 10)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mort Drucker

Pencils

Mort Drucker

Inks

Mort Drucker

Colors

?

Letters

Mort Drucker

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Set the shutter of your camera for a time exposure...

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• in Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #23 (March 1958)
• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #29 (February 1959)

Indexer Notes

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

Venus? (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Julius Schwartz

Pencils

Raymond Perry

Inks

Raymond Perry

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Below are 15 astronomical "facts" about the planet Venus.

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Two pages of trivia quiz questions about Venus.

Lives of a Rocket Lancer! (Table of Contents: 12)

Knights of the Galaxy / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher (credited as Dion Anthony)

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Sy Barry

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

First Line of Dialogue or Text

For King Arthur and Merrie England!

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Knights of the Galaxy [Lyle; Ora; Commander Artho]; Zal-Du

Synopsis

The thirtieth-century Knights of the Galaxy are replaced by their sixth-century counterparts from King Arthur's Camelot, who must fight sn armada of space brigands under the command of Zal-Du.

Reprints

• in Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #85 (November-December 1970)

Keywords

Camelot; King Arthur

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

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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Meteor Menace in Space... (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mort Drucker

Pencils

Mort Drucker

Inks

Mort Drucker

Colors

?

Letters

Mort Drucker

Genre

non-fiction; math & science

Reprints

• in Miracle Man (Thorpe & Porter, 1965 series) #9
• in House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #8 (January-February 1958)
which is reprinted
• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #24 (September 1958)

Indexer Notes

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

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Action Comics; House of Mystery / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)