Mystery in Space, #49

Published: February 1959

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Issue Contents:
The Sky-High Man!

"The Earth's diameter of 7900 miles has shrunk to 2 feet!"

Credits
The Sky-High Man!

"I'm too big for my native world!"

Credits
The 24,000-Hour Day!

"This mountain was only a hill when we started to climb it!"

Storyline

Brad Stanton and Jim Kirby answer an ad for space-miners promising to pay them $1000 a day. When they sign on they learn that one day on this asteroid is 24,000 hours long.

Credits
Dummy That Saved the Earth

"Tell me, Umbriel-- what do you know about a sneak attack on Earth?"

Frederick Wilhelm Bessel

Story Featuring Giants of the Telescope

Story Notes

Information for this sequence from Arthur Lortie.

Meteorites!

"Meteorites that have fallen on Earth from space are classified into three general types..."

Can an Invulnerable Gorilla with Kryptonite Vision Defeat Superman?

Story Featuring Superman

Storyline

House ad for the February 1959 issue of Superman.

Credits

"Dear Science Editor: In the 'Wonders of Space' feature..."

Credits
Story Notes

Letters from P.M. and L.S.

Story Featuring Our Strange Universe

"If space is curved..."

Just One Second!

Story Featuring The Flash

Storyline

House ad for Flash #105.

Credits

"The planet Mercury is so small that it could fit into the Atlantic Ocean without touching any continental land area..."

Ad Featuring 150 Civil War Soldiers

"Two complete armies -- the blues and the greys!"

Story Notes

Back cover.

Ad Featuring Jowett Institute of Physical Training

"My pal! Stop being a skinny weakling like I was in 10 minutes of fun a day you can do all I did gain 25 lbs. of handsome power-packed muscles all over!"

Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Ad Featuring Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes

"Do you want spending money? Sell these popular Patriotic and Religious Mottoes"

Ad Featuring Tootsie [all other candies]

"A Captain came in on the tide in an atom-powered sub called "the Glide" when asked if his ship had a rough trip, "Smooth as Tootsie Roll Fudge!" he replied."

Ad Featuring Tootsie [all other candies]

"There was a hoop whirler named Wynn, who'd whirl hoops with his girlfriend named Lynn."

Ad Featuring Tootsie Roll

"Said a daring young ski-champ named Andy, "I take chances on slopes, not on candy! When it comes to good taste, I've got no time to waste, I always keep Tootsie Rolls handy""

The Magic Card!

"Hi, everybody! What is this--a three-ring circus?"

Storyline

A group of kids discover the library.

Story Notes

Inside front cover PSA is produced in sequential comics-art style.