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Issue: Mystery in Space #4
Publication Date: October 1951
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Issues: #4 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: 08/08/1951
Volume: none
Pages: 44
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (6 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
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Master of Doom

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Commando Lyle; Ora; Ultimo
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Lost -- A Free Education!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, teen
Feature(s): Leave It to Binky
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: In black-and-white on inside front cover.
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Master of Doom!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Commando Lyle; Ora; Ultimo; Commander Artho
First Line: For centuries, astronomers have been baffled...
Synopsis: Lyle faces a space gambler in a battle of wits.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Inventions

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): Curiosity Corner
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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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): Vitalis Hair Cream
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Wheaties
Character(s): Donald Duck; Mickey Mouse; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Goofy; Little Bad Wolf
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Wheaties premium comic books featuring the Walt Disney characters.
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The End of the World

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Dr. Hull Vurrel; Lance; Lila Dorn; John Dorn
First Line: I saw it happen!
Synopsis: Dr. Hull Vurrel tries to persuade his colleague Lance that atomic energy, even though at that time used only for the good of mankind, is potentially destructive.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Keith Chandler : Despite Schwartz's records, Anderson inks are sparse here (almost none on page 5, for example). Other inking hands appear to include Joe Giella and John Forte (even though, according to Bails' Who's Who, he did not become associated with National until 1955).
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Jet Fighter Planes

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Raisin Bran
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: ad for cardboard jet fighter planes found in Kellogs Raisin Bran
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The Rocket Lanes of Tomorrow

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagReal Fact Comics #1 published March 1946
was The Rocket Lanes of Tomorrow [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes: from real Fact Comics #1 (March 1946).
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Contraction in Space

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction, science and technology
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagStrange Adventures #232 published September 1971
as Contraction in Space [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Linda Wins for Captain Tootsie

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Linda; Frances
Synopsis: A tootsie roll gives Linda enough energy to win the diving contest.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Dubble Bubble Gum
First Line: What's the line-up for?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: ad for Double Bubble Gum
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Editorial Advisory Board
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Dr. Laura Bender; Dr. W. W. D. Sones; Josette Frank; Dr. S. Harcourt Peppard
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Meteors?

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): What Do You Know About
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Man Who Walked Through Walls!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Dr. John Arden; Rand Nortell
First Line: Outwardly, he looked like any other man...
Synopsis: Dr. John Arden has invented a device which allows the wearer to vibrate through walls. When the police come to arrest him, he insists his invention was stolen by his former assistant, Rand Nortell, and that it is he who is responsible for the current crime spree.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
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): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Feature(s): Charlie Wild; Wildroot Cream-Oil
Character(s): Charlie Wild
First Line: Even when I'm chasing spies...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Ad for Wildroot Cream-Oil. Plugs the Charlie Wild radio and TV show.
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Ares

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): Stars and Their Legends
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.75
Disclose Notes: Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Walt Disney Character Masks

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, childrens
Feature(s): Wheaties
Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Donald Duck; Pinochhio; Dumbo; Cinderella
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: cardboard masks you can cut off your Wheaties cereal boxes.
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Jim and Betty Solve the "Mystery" of Pete's Fortune!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): White Cloverine Brand Salve
Character(s): Jim; Betty
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for White Cloverine Brand Salve. "Sell it door to door and earn swell premiums."
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): George Jowett
First Line: Hey! You skinny bag of bones!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: ad for body building
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
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Pages: 1

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