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Issue: Mystery in Space #51
Publication Date: May 1959
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Issues: #51 of 117 Issues (130 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/03/1959
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy covers; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Battle of the Moon Monsters!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Gil Kane
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
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In Content Item: FlagMystery in Space #11 published January 1960
as Battle of the Moon Monsters! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wilson Chemical Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Battle of the Moon Monsters!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): Joe Giella
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: After multiple expeditions to other worlds in our solar system, and multiple encounters with other forms of life, Earthmen find a new specimen on Saturn's moon, Titan.
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Pages: 8.67
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
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Pages: 0.33
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Frederich Wilhelm Struve

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Genres: informational
Feature(s): Giants of the Telescope
First Line: Frederich Wilhelm Struve (1793 - 1864)
Synopsis: One page potted biography of the German astronomer Frederich Wilhelm Struve, one of the chief founders of Double-Star Astronomy.
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The Man Who Conquered Time!

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Feature(s): Showcase; Rip Hunter... Time Master
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Do You Make Life Hard for Yourself?

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Bernard Baily
Inker(s): Bernard Baily
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion
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Pages: 1
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The Man Who Discovered the "Earth"!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): Manny Stallman
Inker(s): John Giunta
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: An explorer finds a planet very similar to Earth except for some distinct differences. Attempting to bring its inhabitants technology from Earth, the explorer runs into roadblocks at every turn, until he sees the light.
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In Content Item: FlagFrom beyond the Unknown #16 published April 1972
as The Man Who Discovered the "Earth"! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7.67
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Tootsie Roll Pop
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Genres: non-fiction, science and technology
Feature(s): Our Amazing Universe!
First Line: As a result of star motions...
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Julius Schwartz ?
Penciller(s): ? (header illustration)
Inker(s): ? (header illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, science and technology
Feature(s): Wonders of Space
First Line: Of all the comets that have been discovered...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from S.W. asking about comets, E.S. asking about the color of the Martian sky and S.P. about how the mass of stars and planets are measured.
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Lighthouse of Space!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Mike Sekowsky
Inker(s): Frank Giacoia
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Commander Eric Mann; Captain Alan Carter; Zarran Commander (aggressive alien); Kull Council speaker (peaceful alien)
First Line: The mystery ship came from the great depths of space beyond the solar system!
Synopsis: The Kull are a peaceful people who have discovered random anti-matter blotches throughout space. To warn travelers of the blotches they station lighthouses in their vicinity. One of the lighthouses drifts into our solar system. Two Earthmen investigate the lighthouse and become prisoners when it is retrieved by the Zarran, enemies of the Kull. The Zarrans rig the lighthouse with crystals to absorb the deadly radiation from the blotches and beam it onto the Kull planet. The Earthmen help the Zarran defeat the effects of the radiation and are rewarded with knowledge to take back to Earth.
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll Fudge
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Pages: 0.33
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Garcelon Stamp Co.
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
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Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Joe Weider
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Inker(s): ?
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Junior Sales Club of America
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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