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27August-September 1955
$0.10

Mystery in Space #27

DC · August-September 1955 · on sale 1955-06-12

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Identification plate

Series
Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#27
Publication date
August-September 1955
Key date
1955-08-00
On-sale date
1955-06-12
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Human Fishbowl!cover1pencils: Ruben Moreira; inks: Ruben Moreira; letters: Ira Schnapp
2The Human Fishbowl!comic story6script: Ed Herron; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ira Schnapp
3Solar System Sizes!cartoon0.67
5Binky Says: "Never Underestimate a New Idea!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
6Mystery of the Runaway Meteor!comic story6script: John Broome; pencils: Sy Barry; inks: Sy BarryRav Hanley (Lieutenant); Major Wylie; Whippen
7We Point with Pride to Our "Hall of Trophies!"promo (ad from the publisher)1
8Mysteries in Space!cartoon1
9Rip Van Winkle of Spacecomic story6script: Otto Binder; pencils: Sid Greene; inks: Joe Giella
10Colorful Stars!text article2letters: typeset
11William Cranch Bondcomic story1
12Interplanetary Parcel of Peril!comic story6script: Otto Binder; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Joe Giella

Plus 4.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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