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83May 1963
$0.12

Mystery in Space #83

DC · May 1963 · on sale 1963-03-07

First appearance: Homer GlintFirst appearance: Karel SorensenFirst appearance: Rick Purvis
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Identification plate

Series
Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#83
Publication date
May 1963
Key date
1963-05-00
On-sale date
1963-03-07
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Homer Glint - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Karel Sorensen - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Rick Purvis - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Emotion-Master of Space!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira SchnappAdam Strange; Lo Pau
1Countdown on Excellencepublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp
2The Emotion Master of Space!comic story14.33script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Gaspar SaladinoAdam Strange; Alanna; Lo Pau (first appearance, villain); Kalulla (first appearance, villain)
4The Brave and the Bold; Strange Sports Storiespromo (ad from the publisher)1
7-letters page1letters: typeset
10Who Went Where-- and Why?comic story11script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Sid Greene; inks: Sid GreeneHomer Glint First, Rick Purvis First, Karel Sorensen First
11-cartoon0.67

Plus 5.99 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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Series context

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Sources

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