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Issue: Mystery in Space #71
Publication Date: November 1961
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Issues: #71 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 Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/07/1961
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 18 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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
Format Notes:  
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The Challenge of the Crystal Conquerors!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Character(s): Adam Strange
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In Content Item: FlagThe Adam Strange Archives #2 published January 2006
as [Cover - Mystery in Space #71]; Challenge of the Crystal Conquerors [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Adam Strange #1 published October 2007
as Mystery in Space #71 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Still 10¢

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This is an advertisement for DC comics: "Still 10c and still the best value in comics magazines at any price! Look for this label at your favorite newsstand... it's still your guarantee of the best in reading pleasure!" Appears on the inside front cover.
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The Challenge of the Crystal Conquerors!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Character(s): Adam Strange; Alanna; Akabubu (first appearance, villain); Tragdol (first appearance, villain)
Synopsis: Adam and Alanna battle some crytal conquerors from Karalyx.
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In Content Item: FlagStrange Adventures #231 published July 1971
as The Challenge of the Crystal Conquerors! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Adam Strange Archives #2 published January 2006
as The Challenge of the Crystal Conquerors! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Adam Strange #1 published October 2007
as The Challenge of the Crystal Conquerors! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 16.33
Disclose Notes: Story is in two parts of 7.67 and 8.67 pages.
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Tootsie Roll Makes History!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: A great romance of long ago...
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: At the bottom of page 8 of the previous story sequence.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Shake hands with a shark!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promotional ad for Sea Devils #2, November-December 1961. On the page immediately following page 8 of the previous story sequence.
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Wanted: Safe Bus Riders!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: opinion
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This PSA ran in several DC Comics cover dated November 1961. On the page immediately preceding page 9 of the previous story sequence.
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[untitled]

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First Line: There's more than meets the eye...
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Pages: 0.33
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Nicholas-Louis De Lacaille

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Genres: informational, non-fiction
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Includes banner at the bottom of the page reading: "The Best Comics Are Still 10 Cents."
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Centre Coin Company
First Line: Collect coins.. the hobby road to riches
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Pages: 0.5
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Frontier Cabin

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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The column includes letters from Richard C. West (MA), Ken Gentry (TN), and Bill Sarubbi (NJ). Replies include information on the first appearance of Adam Strange.
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The Last Space-Feud!

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Genres: science fiction
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Pages: 7.67
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[untitled]

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First Line: Stop look lickem
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

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Genres: informational, non-fiction, science and technology
Feature(s): Satellite Statistics
First Line: Even though the inner Martian satellite...
Synopsis: Information on Martian moon Phobos, Neptune's moon Nereid, Saturn's moon Titan, and circular orbits of satellites.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This page also includes the promo across the bottom "The Best Comics are still 10c".
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[untitled]

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman
First Line: See the many fantastic faces of Superman...
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promotional ad for Superman Annual #3, Summer 1961.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
First Line: The inside stories of Batman and Robin's top secrets...
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promotional ad for Batman Annual #1, 1961.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Skinny or fat, 15, 20, 30, or 40 years of age...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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100 Toy Soldiers $1.25

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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