Unofficial Mystery in Space Index

MYSTERY IN SPACE #1

Cover Date: April-May 1951
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1951-02-19

Cover Credits:
Pencils: Carmine Infantino
Inks: Frank Giacoia

Story: "Nine Worlds to Conquer!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Robert Kanigher (as Anthony Dion)
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Joe Giella
Editing	Julius Schwartz, Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Knights of the Galaxy

Artho (first appearance; commander)

Lyle (first appearance; a new recruit)

other unidentified Knights

Supporting Character(s):

Ora (first appearance; a scientist and daughter of Artho)

Villain(s):

Professor Vorko (first appearance; a pirate)

Captain Korvo (first appearance; his twin brother)

Other Character(s):

Captain, crew and passengers aboard the Lunar Special JP-111 (first appearance of all; all die)

Professor Manro (first appearance; dies)

Doctor Roton (first appearance; dies)

Location(s):

Gala (first appearance; planetoid headquarters of the Knights of the Galaxy)

Comment(s):

This story begins on January 3, 2900.

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Second Story: ""The Mind Robbers" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story	John Broome (as Robert Starr)
Pencils	Howard Purcell
Inks	Joe Giella
Editing	Julius Schwartz, Mort Weisinger

Comment(s):

As this story is not part of DC Universe continuity, it will not be fully indexed.

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Third Story (reprint): "If The Sun Went Out!" (2 Pages)

Credits (new material only):

Story	?
Art	Virgil Finlay
Editing	Julius Schwartz, Mort Weisinger

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Real Fact Comics #6 (January-February 1947)

Comment(s):

As this story is not part of DC Universe continuity, it will not be fully indexed.

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Fourth Story: "Spores from Space!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Gardner Fox
Art	Frank Frazetta
Editing	Julius Schwartz, Mort Weisinger

Comment(s):

As this story is not part of DC Universe continuity, it will not be fully indexed.

Story Reprinted in:

Mysteries in Space: The Best of DC Science Fiction Comics (Simon and Schuster) (October 1980)

The Masterworks Series of Great Comic Book Artists #2 (July 1983)

Pulp Fiction Library: Mystery in Space ([September] 1999)

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Fifth Story: "The Men Who Lived Forever" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Story	John Broome
Pencils	Alex Toth
Inks	Bernard Sachs
Lettering	Gaspar Saladino
Editing	Julius Schwartz, Mort Weisinger

Comment(s):

As this story is not part of DC Universe continuity, it will not be fully indexed.

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