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30February-March 1956
$0.10

Mystery in Space #30

DC · February-March 1956 · on sale 1955-12-11

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Identification plate

Series
Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#30
Publication date
February-March 1956
Key date
1956-02-00
On-sale date
1955-12-11
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 Impossible World Named Earth!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane; letters: Ira SchnappDwight Eisenhower
2The Impossible World Named Earth!comic story6script: Otto Binder; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella
3Mystery in Space!cartoon0.67script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tommy Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn
5Sir Joseph Norman Lockyercomic story1script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tommy Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn
6The Boomerang World!comic story5.67script: Otto Binder; pencils: Frank Giacoia; inks: Joe Giella
8Planets of Wonder!cartoon1script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tommy Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn
9Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know How to Be a Good Baby-Sitter?"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win MortimerSusie; Buzzy; Mrs. Williams; Johnny Williams
10The Patent Planetcomic story6script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Sid Greene; inks: Joe GiellaJohn Carrick
11Solar System Satellitestext article2script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
12The Robinson Crusoe of Space!comic story5.67script: Otto Binder; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Bernard SachsSpace Cabbie; Gabby (talking parrot)
13-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset

Plus 5.66 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
From Beyond the Unknown #171972On eBay ›
Pulp Fiction Library: Mystery in Space #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-494-7
1999On eBay ›

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