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18February-March 1954
$0.10

Mystery in Space #18

DC · February-March 1954 · on sale 1953-12-02

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Identification plate

Series
Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#18
Publication date
February-March 1954
Key date
1954-02-00
On-sale date
1953-12-02
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Chain Gang of Space!cover1pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ira Schnapp
2The Chain Gang of Spacecomic story5.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: Jerry Grandenetti; inks: Joe GiellaDuncan Blair; Mark Tonel; Dr. Helene Latour
5Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
6The Best Present of All!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner; letters: Ira Schnapp; editing: Jack SchiffBinky Biggs; Allergy
7The Super-Luck of Mr Luke!comic story6script: Sid Gerson; pencils: Frank Giacoia; inks: Frank Giacoia"Lucky" Luke; Bernard the Beetle; Hardheart Horace
8Three Smashing Adventures of Superboypromo (ad from the publisher)1
9Jean Dominique Cassinicomic story0.67
10-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
11The Martian Freak!comic story6script: Arthur Wallace; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Joe Giella
12Stars?activity2letters: typeset
13Mysteries in Space!cartoon1
14The Runaway World!comic story6script: Sid Gerson; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Sy Barry

Plus 4.75 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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