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60June 1960
$0.10

Mystery in Space #60

DC · June 1960 · on sale 1960-04-19

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Identification plate

Series
Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#60
Publication date
June 1960
Key date
1960-06-00
On-sale date
1960-04-19
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 Attack from the Tentacle World!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ira SchnappAdam Strange
2The Attack of the Tentacle World!comic story9script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Bernard Sachs; letters: Gaspar SaladinoAdam Strange; Alanna; Yggardis (first appearance, villain)
3Warren De La Rue (1815-1889)comic story1
4The Brave and the Bold; Justice League of America; Showcase; Rip Hunter... Time Masterpromo (ad from the publisher)1
5Be Your Own Boss!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
6Doom Bombs from Jupitercomic story8script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Joe Giella
8-letters page1letters: typeset
9-cartoon1
10Mystery of the Synthetic Man!comic story8script: John Broome; pencils: Sid Greene; inks: Sid Greene

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
From Beyond the Unknown #131971On eBay ›
The Adam Strange Archives #1
ISBN 1-4012-0148-2
2004On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Adam Strange #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1313-8; 1-4012-1313-8
2007On eBay ›
Adam Strange: The Silver Age Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-7295-1
2017On eBay ›

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