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Issue: Mystery in Space #61
Publication Date: August 1960
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Issues: #61 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: 06/07/1960
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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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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Threat of the Tornado Tyrant!

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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Character(s): Adam Strange; Tornado Tyrant [Ulthoon]
First Line: An Adam Strange thriller...
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In Content Item: FlagThe Adam Strange Archives #1 published April 2004
as [Cover - Mystery in Space #61]; Threat of the Tornado Tyrant! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Adam Strange #1 published October 2007
as Mystery in Space #61 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Let these champions help you build the kind of body you've always wanted!

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Character(s): Joe Louis; Mickey Mantle; Yogi Berra; Bob Cousy
First Line: 'Train' with Joe Louis
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Threat of the Tornado Tyrant!

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Genres: adventure, science fiction
Character(s): Adam Strange; Alanna; Tornado Tyrant [Ulthoon] (first appearance, villain)
First Line: 25 trillion miles from earth the planet Rann circles the star-sun Alpha Centauri!
Synopsis: Adam Strange versus the Tornado Tyrant.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Adam Strange Archives #1 published April 2004
as Threat of the Tornado Tyrant! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Adam Strange #1 published October 2007
as Threat of the Tornado Tyrant! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8.67
Disclose Notes: Tornado Tyrant also in Justice League of America #17 and later connected to the origin of the Red Tornado.
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For the Very Best in Comics Reading!

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Penciller(s): various
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Flash; Green Lantern
Character(s): Flash; Green Lantern
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Ad for Green Lantern #1 and The Flash #114.
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James Edward Keeler

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Genres: biography, informational, non-fiction, science and technology
First Line: Lick Observatory
Synopsis: Keeler's lifetime of work includes lunar studies, analysis of Saturn's rings, and cataloging nebulae.
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Shake Hands with a Shark!

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Sea Devils [Dane Dorrance; Judy Walton; Nicky Walton; Biff Bailey]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Showcase #27.
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Superman Says... "Lend a Friendly Hand!"

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Genres: opinion, superhero
Character(s): Superman
First Line: Aw, Jim, we don't want Sandor along.
Synopsis: Superman advises two boys to welcome war refugees like their new neighbor Sandor.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Comics-form PSA. Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly. Commemorates the United Nations World Refugee Year.
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The Sleeping War!

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): President Majj Lorian; Commander Travis; Uranians; Yllaronians; Yoris Parl
First Line: The 21st century 'cold war' between Earth and Uranus had reached a stalemate!
Synopsis: Earthmen use a strange spaceship to journey to Yllaron and save the inhabitants from a deep sleep.
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Pages: 7.67
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Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!

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Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): various
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Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, science fiction
Feature(s): House of Mystery; My Greatest Adventure; Strange Adventures
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Ad for House of Mystery, My Greatest Adventures and Strange Adventures comics.
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Changing Corona of the Sun

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Genres: non-fiction, science and technology
First Line: During total eclipses, the corona -- rarified atmosphere of the sun -- is seen to have various shapes.
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Disclose Notes: Astronomy
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Free!
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters with science questions from: P.R., S.C., R.D., R.A. Answers from "Science Editor."
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Escape from Earth!

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Vestos; Clark Demming; Dor Demming; Jon Dwight; Sue Dwight
First Line: Jon -- you're flying us straight toward the sun!
Synopsis: The Dwights and the Demmings flee their perfect society of immortality and become pioneers on a new planet.
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In Content Item: FlagFrom beyond the Unknown #3 published February 1970
as Escape from Earth! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMysteries in Space: The Best of DC Science Fiction Comics #[nn] published April 1980
as Escape from Earth! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7.67
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Character(s): Superman
First Line: Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Coupon for admission and free rides. Title from first line of text.
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Character(s): Abraham Lincoln; Ulysses S. Grant; Theodore Roosevelt; George Washington
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Disclose Notes: Sold by Wilson Chemical Co.
Inside back cover.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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