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Issue: Mystery in Space #63
Publication Date: November 1960
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Issues: #63 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: 09/01/1960
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (3 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
Format Notes:  
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The Weapon That Swallowed Men!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Character(s): Adam Strange
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHomem no Espaço #4 published June 1961
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagThe Adam Strange Archives #1 published April 2004
as [Cover - Mystery in Space #63]; The Weapon That Swallowed Men! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Adam Strange #1 published October 2007
as Mystery in Space #63 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Credits for pencils and inks 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): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Charles Atlas
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Weapon That Swallowed Men!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Character(s): Adam Strange; Alanna; councilors and warriors of Ranagar; Vacuumizers (first appearance, villains, unnamed, later named Vantor)
Synopsis: When Adam Strange beams to Rann, Alanna tells him that aliens demand Rann's surrender. At dawn, Adam leads an army against the aliens, but they use their vacuumizers to turn the army into gas. When Adam materializes on Earth, he has nine days to form a plan. Returning to Rann, Adam finds Ranagar gone, but the Ranagarians restored. Realizing the vaccumizers only affect one element at a time, Adam has the Ranagarians cover themselves in several different metals so they can get close enough to the aliens to defeat them in hand-to-hand combat. The aliens surrender and leave without their weapons.
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In Content Item: FlagHomem no Espaço #4 published June 1961
as A arma desintegradora! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagStrange Adventures #224 published May 1970
as The Weapon That Swallowed Men! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagPulp Fiction Library: Mystery in Space #[nn] published November 1999
as The Weapon That Swallowed Men! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Adam Strange Archives #1 published April 2004
as The Weapon That Swallowed Men! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Adam Strange #1 published October 2007
as The Weapon That Swallowed Men! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8.67
Disclose Notes: The Vacuumizers return as the Vantor in Mystery in Space #78.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Flash; Green Lantern
First Line: For the very best...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Promotional ad for The Flash #116, November 1960 and Green Lantern #3, November-December 1960.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction, science and technology
Feature(s): Our Amazing Universe
First Line: Meteors occasionally leave phosphorescent trails in the sky...
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In Content Item: FlagHomem no Espaço #4 published June 1961
as [untitled] [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Just Imagine! The Mightiest Heroes of Our Time...

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Justice League of America
Character(s): Despero; Wonder Woman; Green Lantern; Aquaman; J'onn J'onzz; Flash
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promotional ad for Justice League of America #1, October-November 1960, on sale August 25, 1960
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Keep Learning -- the Key to Success!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This PSA ran in several DC Comics cover dated November 1960.
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Mutiny in High Space!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: A spaceship captain faces down "mutiny on the high seas".
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In Content Item: FlagHomem no Espaço #4 published June 1961
as Motim no espaço [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
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Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): House of Mystery; My Greatest Adventure; Strange Adventures
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Promotional ad for House of Mystery #104, November 1960, My Greatest Adventure #49, November 1960 and Strange Adventures #121, October 1960.
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Earth to Mars!

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction, science and technology
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHomem no Espaço #4 published June 1961
as Da Terra a Marte! [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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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): Garcelon Stamp Co.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): Wonders of Space
First Line: Dear Science Editor: Assuming that flying saucers don't really exist...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from W.A. and N.T.
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Quest of the Star-Flowers!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Captain Marty Bell; Captain Dave Parker; Azzizza of Sarmiram
Synopsis: Two spacemen search for "star-flowers" in an alien temple, but an amphibious monster guards the water lily-like treasures.
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In Content Item: FlagHomem no Espaço #4 published June 1961
as Em busca das flôres do espaço! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFrom beyond the Unknown #13 published October 1971
as Quest of the Star-Flowers! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks 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): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): National Radio Institute
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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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): Stephens Credit Sales
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wilson Chemical Co.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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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): Motor's Auto Repair Manual
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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