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49February 1959
$0.10

Mystery in Space #49

DC · February 1959 · on sale 1958-12-04

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Series
Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#49
Publication date
February 1959
Key date
1959-02-00
On-sale date
1958-12-04
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 Sky-High Man!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane; letters: Ira Schnapp
1The Magic Card!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
2The Sky-High Man!comic story8.67script: Otto Binder; pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Joe Giella
4Planets of Wonder!cartoon1script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tommy Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn
5Just One Second!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe GiellaFlash; Mirror Master
6-cartoon0.67script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tommy Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn
7-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
8The 24,000-Hour Day!comic story7.67script: Otto Binder; pencils: Manny Stallman; inks: John GiuntaBrad Stanton; Jerome Baxter; Jim Kirby
10Frederick Wilhelm Besselcomic story1script: Mort Drucker; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker; letters: Mort Drucker
11Wonders of Spaceletters page1script: Julius Schwartz
12Dummy That Saved the Earthcomic story7.67script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella
14Can an Invulnerable Gorilla with Kryptonite Vision Defeat Superman?promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman; Lois Lane; Titano
15Meteorites!comic story0.5script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tommy Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn

Plus 3.99 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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