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100June 1965
$0.12

Mystery in Space #100

DC · June 1965 · on sale April 29, 1965

First appearance: Jan Vern
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Identification plate

Series
Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#100
Publication date
June 1965
Key date
June 1965
On-sale date
April 29, 1965
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Jan Vern - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Secret of the Double Agent!cover1pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira SchnappJan Vern First
1Happy Hobby Time!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win MortimerClark Kent, Superboy
2The Death of Alannacomic story8.67script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Lee Elias; inks: Lee EliasAlanna Strange, Adam Strange
4Tales of the Unexpected; Strange Adventurespromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
5-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
8The Planet Collectorscomic story7.67pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: Howard PurcellJohn Garth; Uln; Kilb; Braxto
9House of Mystery; House of Secretspromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
11-text article1letters: typeset
12The Secret of the Double Agentcomic story7.67script: Dave Wood; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil KaneJan Vern First
13-promo (ad from the publisher)1
15-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 5.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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Adam Strange: The Silver Age Omnibus #[nn]
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Series context

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Sources

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