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Issue: Mystery in Space #5
Publication Date: December 1951
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Issues: #5 of 117 Issues (130 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/22/1951
Volume: none
Pages: 44
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 23 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Julius Schwartz (co-editor); Mort Weisinger (co-editor)
Disclose Notes: Additional information on fillers and ads provided by Arthur Lortie. 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
Format Notes:  
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The Outcast of Lost World!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): John Giunta ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Knights of the Galaxy
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): House of Mystery
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Ad for House of Mystery #1 with cover repro.
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Outcast of Lost World!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Kanigher [as Dion Anthony]
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): Joe Giella
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Knights of the Galaxy
Character(s): Lyle; Ora; Rax; Commander Artho
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.75
Disclose Notes: Writer and artist credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Out of This World; Necco
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kellogg's Pep
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Royal Desserts
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Pages: 1
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Kidnaped [sic] in Space!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Bob Oksner
Inker(s): Bernard Sachs
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3.67
Disclose Notes: Inks originally attributed to John Giunta, but confirmed as Bernard Sachs, along with writing and pencilling credits, from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Vitalis Hair Cream
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Nabisco Shredded Wheat
Character(s): Straight Arrow
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Pool of Time!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Coleman (signed)
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Joe Giella
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Mort Weisinger ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.75
Disclose Notes: Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Getting an Erector Is Like Having Your Own Toy Factory

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Erector
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page between page 5 and page 6 of the previous story sequence. 2/3 of the ad is in sequential art form.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Charlie Wild; Wildroot Cream-Oil
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
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Captain Tootsie Bags a Mountain Lion

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Schreiber (signed)
Inker(s): Bill Schreiber (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, superhero
Feature(s): Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mort Drucker
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Stars and Their Legends
First Line: Andromeda was the daughter of King Cepheus...
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagJustice League of America #75 published November 1969
as Andromeda [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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How to Locate Andromeda in the Sky

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mort Drucker
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Inker(s): Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Dubble Bubble Gum
First Line: I-it's spooky in this old haunted house!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: comic style ad for Double Bubble Gum
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.
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Saturn?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Julius Schwartz
Penciller(s): Raymond Perry
Inker(s): Raymond Perry
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): What Do You Know About
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Secret Story of Ray-Gun 64!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Broome [as John Osgood]
Penciller(s): Frank Giacoia
Inker(s): Joe Giella
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDC Super Stars #9 published November 1976
as The Secret Story of Ray-Gun 64! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Inks originally attributed to Frank Giacoia, but confirmed as Joe Giella, along with writing and pencilling credits, from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Lionel Trains
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Biography of the Earth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mort Drucker
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Fred Harman (signed)
Inker(s): Fred Harman (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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What Sparks a Champion Sparks You

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wheaties
Character(s): Otto Graham
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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