Mystery in Space, #61
Published: August 1960
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Threat of the Tornado Tyrant!
"An Adam Strange thriller..."
Characters
- Adam Strange
- Tornado Tyrant [Ulthoon]
Credits
- Pencils: Carmine Infantino
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Let these champions help you build the kind of body you've always wanted!
"'Train' with Joe Louis"
Characters
- Joe Louis
- Mickey Mantle
- Yogi Berra
- Bob Cousy
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Threat of the Tornado Tyrant!
"25 trillion miles from earth the planet Rann circles the star-sun Alpha Centauri!"
Storyline
Adam Strange versus the Tornado Tyrant.
Characters
- Adam Strange
- Alanna
- Tornado Tyrant [Ulthoon] (first appearance, villain)
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Carmine Infantino
- Inks: Bernard Sachs
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Tornado Tyrant also in Justice League of America #17 and later connected to the origin of the Red Tornado.
For the Very Best in Comics Reading!
Featuring The Flash; Green Lantern
Characters
- Flash
- Green Lantern
Story Notes
Ad for Green Lantern #1 and The Flash #114.
James Edward Keeler (1)
"Lick Observatory"
Storyline
Keeler's lifetime of work includes lunar studies, analysis of Saturn's rings, and cataloging nebulae.
Story Notes
Information for this sequence from Arthur Lortie.
Shake Hands with a Shark!
Characters
- Sea Devils [Dane Dorrance
- Judy Walton
- Nicky Walton
- Biff Bailey]
Credits
- Pencils: Russ Heath
- Inks: Russ Heath
Story Notes
Ad for Showcase #27.
Superman Says... "Lend a Friendly Hand!"
"Aw, Jim, we don't want Sandor along."
Storyline
Superman advises two boys to welcome war refugees like their new neighbor Sandor.
Characters
- Superman
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff (uncertain)
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Stan Kaye
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Comics-form PSA. Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly. Commemorates the United Nations World Refugee Year.
The Sleeping War!
"The 21st century 'cold war' between Earth and Uranus had reached a stalemate!"
Storyline
Earthmen use a strange spaceship to journey to Yllaron and save the inhabitants from a deep sleep.
Characters
- President Majj Lorian
- Commander Travis
- Uranians
- Yllaronians
- Yoris Parl
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Gil Kane
- Inks: Bernard Sachs
Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!
Featuring House of Mystery; My Greatest Adventure; Strange Adventures
Story Notes
Ad for House of Mystery, My Greatest Adventures and Strange Adventures comics.
Changing Corona of the Sun
"During total eclipses, the corona -- rarified atmosphere of the sun -- is seen to have various shapes."
Story Notes
Astronomy
"Free!"
Credits
- Script: Julius Schwartz
Story Notes
Letters with science questions from: P.R., S.C., R.D., R.A. Answers from "Science Editor."
Escape from Earth!
"Jon -- you're flying us straight toward the sun!"
Storyline
The Dwights and the Demmings flee their perfect society of immortality and become pioneers on a new planet.
Characters
- Vestos
- Clark Demming
- Dor Demming
- Jon Dwight
- Sue Dwight
Credits
- Script: John Broome
- Pencils: Murphy Anderson
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
"Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey"
Characters
- Superman
Credits
- Pencils: Wayne Boring (uncertain)
Story Notes
Coupon for admission and free rides. Title from first line of text.
Characters
- Abraham Lincoln
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Theodore Roosevelt
- George Washington
Story Notes
Sold by Wilson Chemical Co. Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.