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45August 1958
$0.10

Mystery in Space #45

DC · August 1958 · on sale 1958-06-10

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Series
Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#45
Publication date
August 1958
Key date
1958-08-00
On-sale date
1958-06-10
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Flying Saucers Over Mars!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Jack Adler; letters: Ira Schnapp
2Flying Saucers Over Mars!comic story12script: Joe Millard; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella
3Meet the Space Rangerpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob BrownMyra Mason, Space Ranger, Rick Starr
4Speed...Velocitycomic story0.5script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tommy Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn
6Jeremiah Horrockscomic story1script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tommy Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn
7The Luxury Limousine of Space!comic story6script: Otto Binder; pencils: Bernard Sachs; inks: Bernard SachsSpace Cabbie; Roger Ames (interplanetary jewel tycoon)
8Wanted: A Pal!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Lou Cameron; inks: Lou Cameron
9-cartoon1script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tommy Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn
10-letters page1script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
11The Amazing Trial of Mark Gordon!comic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Joe Giella

Plus 5.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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