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Issue: Mystery in Space #18
Publication Date: February 1954
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Issues: #18 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: 12/02/1953
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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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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reprinted 2 times as Content Items in other Issues.
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Cover, Front
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The Chain Gang of Space!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
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In Content Item: FlagMystery in Space #5 published January 1956
as The Chain Gang of Space! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagTitanes Planetarios #13 published ?
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Compare this cover with the cover on Justice League of America (1960 series) # 22.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Lucky Song Parade Co.
First Line: Stop paying 89¢ for hit parade records!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Chain Gang of Space

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Duncan Blair; Mark Tonel; Dr. Helene Latour
First Line: Those prisoners, Blair! It's horrible!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.67
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Get Wildroot Cream-Oil!
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Pages: 0.25
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
First Line: Headhunters live in this part of the jungle!
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Pages: 0.5
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
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The Best Present of All!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, teen
Character(s): Binky Biggs; Allergy
First Line: What's the matter, Allergy?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This PSA is produced in sequential comics-art style.
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The Super-Luck of Mr Luke!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
First Line: What luck! I've found an asteroid full of diamonds!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits confirmed by Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Three Smashing Adventures of Superboy

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
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Pages: 1
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Jean Dominique Cassini

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Subject Matter
Genres: biography, informational, non-fiction
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Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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The Martian Freak!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
First Line: There he is, folks, on exhibit exclusively in this carnival...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Script credit suggested by Jerry Bails's Who's Who.
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Stars?

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): What Do You Know About
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Two pages of quiz questions and answers about stars.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, science and technology
Feature(s): Mysteries in Space!
First Line: If a man on the moon looked at the Earth...
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Pages: 1
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The Runaway World!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
First Line: I can't bear to watch our beautiful world destroyed...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits confirmed by 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): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Cheerful Card Company
First Line: Do you need money?
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Motor's Auto Repair Manual
First Line: Here's the easy step-by-step way to fix any car in a jiffy!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Daisy Manufacturing Company
First Line: Buy a new Daisy training B-B rifle for Christmas pardner!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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