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1April-May 1951
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Mystery in Space #1

DC · April-May 1951 · on sale 1951-02-19

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Identification plate

Series
Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
April-May 1951
Key date
1951-04-00
On-sale date
1951-02-19
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Nine Worlds to Conquer!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Frank Giacoia; colors: Jack Adler; letters: Ira SchnappLyle; Ora
1Tomahawkpromo (ad from the publisher)1
2Nine Worlds to Conquer!comic story10script: Anthony Dion; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Gaspar SaladinoKnights of the Galaxy (introduction); Lyle (introduction); Prof Vorko; Knight Commander Artho; Commando Thom; Korvo; Ora
5Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
6The Mind Robberscomic story8script: Robert Starr; pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ira SchnappFrank Struthers; Mr. Cummings; Alice Struthers; Dr. Edgar Ferris; Antra-A
8If The Sun Went Out!comic story2pencils: Virgil Finlay; inks: Virgil Finlay; editing: Mort Weisinger
9-comic story0.75script: Irwin Hasen; pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Irwin Hasen
11Spores from Space!comic story8script: Gardner F. Fox; pencils: Frank Frazetta; inks: Frank FrazettaDoctor Brady; Jim Huston; Nan; Professor Edwards
13Superman Says: "Human Rights for All!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
14Comets?text article2script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
15Orion, the Belted Giant!comic story0.75script: Mort Drucker; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker
17The Men Who Lived Forevercomic story10script: John Broome; pencils: Alex Toth; inks: Sy Barry; letters: Gaspar Saladino
18Strange Adventurespromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Mysteries in Space: The Best of DC Science Fiction Comics #[nn]
ISBN 0-671-24775-1		1980On eBay ›
The Masterworks Series of Great Comic Book Artists #21983On eBay ›
Pulp Fiction Library: Mystery in Space #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-494-7		1999On eBay ›
DC Comics: Sixty Years of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes #[nn]
ISBN 0-8212-2076-4		1995On eBay ›

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