Mystery in Space, #64
Published: December 1960
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Issue Contents:
The Radioactive Menace!
Characters
- Adam Strange
Credits
- Pencils: Carmine Infantino
- Inks: Joe Giella
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Featuring Joe Weider
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Radioactive Menace!
"About a billion years ago on the planet Rann, judgement is passed on evil scientist Carlon Zan"
Storyline
Evil scientist Carlon Zan is exiled into outer space in a spaceship with automatic controls, as punishment for an unsuccessful attempt to become world dictator of Rann. Immediately after exile, the spaceship passes thru a time warp and returns to Rann a billion years in the future, and transforms Zan into a radioactive menace that renders radioactive any living creature, with which he comes into direct contact. Adam Strange and Alanna attempt to stop this radioactive menace.
Characters
- Adam Strange
- Alanna
- Carlon Zan (first appearance, villain)
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Carmine Infantino
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Samuel A. Mitchell (1)
Featuring Giants of the Telescope
Story Notes
Information for this sequence from Arthur Lortie.
Featuring Superman Annual
"The Next Giant Superman Annual..."
Story Notes
House ad for Superman Annual #2 (On Sale Date: November 10th, 1960), an "All-Menace Issue". Includes a coupon for readers to reserve a copy from their dealer, with the proviso that "All reservations void if not claimed within 30 days."
The Day the Earth "Dyed"!
"In the year 2160, as research scientist Dave Prentice conducts an experiment in creative chemistry…"
Storyline
An approaching space tornado endangers the Earth’s survival. As the tornado approaches the earth, it is discovered that only spaceships and meteors of a specific burgundy purple color have the ability to neutralize the effect of the tornado. Scientists urgently try to create this color compound synthetically ( and to dust the earth’s outer atmosphere with this purple pigment), while an aging space miner attempts to obtain the mineral in it’s natural state.
Characters
- Dave Prentice (research scientist)
- Don Prentice (the scientist’s son)
- Gramps (retired space miner and the scientist’s father)
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Murphy Anderson
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
For the Very Best in Comics Reading!
Featuring Strange Adventures
Credits
- Pencils: Carmine Infantino
- Pencils: Murphy Anderson
- Inks: Joe Giella
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
Story Notes
House ad for Flash #117 (December 1960) advertised as "Now On Sale"; and Strange Adventures #123 (December 1960) advertised as "On Sale Oct. 25".
Featuring Wonders of Space
"Dear Science Editor: I weigh exactly 100 pounds."
Credits
- Script: Julius Schwartz
Story Notes
Science questions and answers, with one related illustration.
"One of the first maps of our Milky Way galaxy..."
Credits
- Script: Julius Schwartz
Story Notes
Four panels with scientific facts about space.
Children of Tomorrow!
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Bernard Baily
- Inks: Bernard Baily
Story Notes
PSA celebrating United Nations Day, October 24th.
The Luckiest Man in the Solar System!
"Watch out! A runaway rocket from the guided missle game section — going to land here!"
Storyline
Captain Johnny “Lucky†Ross is sent as a detective to the Solar World’s Fair on the planet Solaris, to uncover a plot to blow up the planet by aliens, who want to cause an interplanetary world war.
Characters
- Captain Johnny “Lucky†Ross ( of the Solar Command Space Force )
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Sid Greene
- Inks: Sid Greene
Story Notes
Sid Greene's usual depiction of Julius Schwartz as a character occurs in page 2 panel 2 (Charity Bazaar emcee).
Journey into a Fantastic New World Beneath the Earth!
Featuring The Brave and the Bold
Credits
- Pencils: Bruno Premiani
- Inks: Bruno Premiani
Story Notes
House ad for The Brave and the Bold #31 (August-September 1960) featuring Cave Carson Adventures Inside Earth. Advertised as "Now On Sale!"
Featuring Task Force
Featuring Stephens Credit Sales
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Featuring The National Sports Council
Story Notes
Back cover.