Mystery in Space #42 (1958) for Sale - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Match the book in your hand against this plate before paying an edition-specific price.

Affiliate links. ComicRecord shows no prices and no census data; the listings speak for themselves.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits
0	Secret of the Skyscraper-Spaceship!	cover	1	pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Ira Schnapp
2	Secret of the Skyscraper Spaceship!	comic story	6.67	script: Ed Herron; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Bernard Sachs
3	-	statement of ownership	0.33	letters: typeset
4	The Flushing Remonstrance	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Ira Schnapp
5	Mail Rider to the Stars!	comic story	6	script: John Broome; pencils: Sid Greene; inks: John Giunta
6	You've Got a Comet by the Tail	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
7	-	cartoon	1
8	Follow the Space-Leader	comic story	6	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Bernard Sachs
10	-	cartoon	0.5
11	Double Stars!	text article	1	letters: typeset
12	The Dual-Identity World!	comic story	6	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Sid Greene; inks: Joe Giella
13	Dr. Robert G. Aitken	comic story	1
14	Scientific Word Origins...	cartoon	0.5

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Wonder Woman #149	1964	On eBay ›
Mysteries in Space: The Best of DC Science Fiction Comics #[nn] ISBN 0-671-24775-1	1980	On eBay ›

Reading the story costs a fraction of owning the issue. Both routes are on every file.

Affiliate links. ComicRecord shows no prices and no census data; the listings speak for themselves.

Check spine ticks and cover gloss in the photos; silver-age Marvels chip at the edges easily.
Look for tanning at the page edges and transfer stains on the inside covers.
Confirm the cover price against the plate; higher prices can mean a later or foreign printing.

Found an error in this file? corrections@comicrecord.com