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59May 1960
$0.10

Mystery in Space #59

DC · May 1960 · on sale 1960-03-03

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Series
Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#59
Publication date
May 1960
Key date
1960-05-00
On-sale date
1960-03-03
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Duel of the Two Adam Stranges!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira SchnappAdam Strange
1What's Wrong with These Pictures?public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
2The Duel of the Two Adam Stranges!comic story9script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Bernard Sachs; letters: Gaspar SaladinoAdam Strange
3Our Amazing Universe!cartoon1
4The Readers' Choice!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Mike Sekowsky, Joe Kubert; inks: Murphy Anderson, Joe Kubert
5Planets of Wonder!cartoon1
6"Terra" of the Spaceways!comic story8script: John Broome; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Murphy AndersonJorg Randall; Morna Dru; Pete (Uranian Mon-Cat); Grusom; Smiley
7Jacobus C. Kapteynillustration1
8Wonders of Spaceletters page1letters: ?; typeset
9Glory Ride to Pluto!comic story8script: John Broome; pencils: Sid Greene; inks: Sid GreeneWard Miles; Diar Tane; Captain Miles (Ward’s dad and spaceship pilot)
10Biography of the Earthcartoon1script: Mort Drucker; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

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