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64December 1960
$0.10

Mystery in Space #64

DC · December 1960 · on sale 1960-10-20

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Identification plate

Series
Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#64
Publication date
December 1960
Key date
1960-12-00
On-sale date
1960-10-20
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 Radioactive Menace!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ira SchnappAdam Strange
2The Radioactive Menace!comic story9script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Gaspar SaladinoAdam Strange; Alanna; Carlon Zan (first appearance, villain)
3Samuel A. Mitchellcomic story1
4Superman Annualpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye
5The Day the Earth "Dyed"!comic story7.67script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy AndersonDave Prentice (research scientist); Don Prentice (the scientist’s son); Gramps (retired space miner and the scientist’s father)
6For the Very Best in Comics Reading!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Carmine Infantino, Murphy Anderson; inks: Joe Giella, Murphy Anderson
7Wonders of Spaceletters page1script: Julius Schwartz
8-cartoon1script: Julius Schwartz
9Children of Tomorrow!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily
10The Luckiest Man in the Solar System!comic story8script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Sid Greene; inks: Sid GreeneCaptain Johnny “Lucky” Ross ( of the Solar Command Space Force )
11Journey into a Fantastic New World Beneath the Earth!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Bruno Premiani; inks: Bruno Premiani

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

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The Adam Strange Archives #1
ISBN 1-4012-0148-2
2004On eBay ›
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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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