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17December 1953-January 1954
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Mystery in Space #17

DC · December 1953-January 1954 · on sale 1953-10-12

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Identification plate

Series
Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#17
Publication date
December 1953-January 1954
Key date
1953-12-00
On-sale date
1953-10-12
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Last Mile of Space!cover1pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; colors: Jack Adler; letters: Ira Schnapp
2The Last Mile of Spacecomic story5.67script: John Broome; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson
4Lady in the Moon!cartoon0.5
6Binky Says: "Know Your Community!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp; editing: Jack SchiffBinky Biggs
7The Man in the Moon!comic story6script: Sid Gerson; pencils: Frank Giacoia; inks: Frank GiacoiaTed; Jimmy
9Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
10Edward E. Barnardcomic story1
11The Thought Pirate!comic story6script: Sid Gerson; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Sy Barry
12Stars?text article2letters: typeset
13Three Smashing Adventurespromo (ad from the publisher)1
14The Magnetic Duel!comic story5.67script: John Broome; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson

Plus 5.66 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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