Mystery in Space #8
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- June-July 1952
- Page count
- 36
- Cover price
- 0.10 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/9682
Credits
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, Editor [credited]
- Julius Schwartz, editor [attributed] (actual)
Issue contents
Cover
Who Will Be the Future Masters of Earth?
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Art
- Bob Oksner , penciller
- Bernard Sachs , inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
Notes
Per Art Lortie from GCD-Chat discussion list (10 September 2015) that the head of the alien bears a striking resemblance to the alien on the cover of Fantasy Times (James V. Taurasi and Raymond Van Houten, 1941 series) #74 (1 February 1949) drawn by Herman von Tokken, known as Tok.
1"Say, Mr. Stanton, I hear Superman's going to speak for our hospital fund drive!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Advocacy; superhero
- Characters
- Mr. Stanton; Superman
Credits
- Writing
- Jack Schiff, scripter
- Art
- Win Mortimer, line art
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
Notes
The inside front cover PSA is produced in sequential-arts comics format.
2"Getting used to electro-blasts is worse than Venusian torture!"
Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Greg Dexter; Martha Thawn; Nora; Captain Stella Wyle
Credits
- Writing
- John Broome, scripter [credited]
- Art
- Bob Oksner, penciller
- Bernard Sachs, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
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Mighty Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #18 ([July 1960?]) — It's a Woman's World!
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From Beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #11 (June-July 1971) — It's a Woman's World!
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Mysteries in Space: The Best of DC Science Fiction Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1980 series) (October 1980) — It's a Woman's World
- From GCD
- from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #8 (June-July 1952)
Synopsis
Greg Dexter lives in a time when women were in charge and men were fit only for housework. He battles to become the first Rocket Cadet and heroically saves a mission to stop the wandering planet Thebor.
Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
3"Little dandruff, heh? Better try Wildroot Cream-Oil!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Wildroot Cream-Oil
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Advertisement featuring two cartoon panels.
4"Ted Williams champion big league slugger"
Featuring
- Feature
- Wheaties
- Genre
- Sports
- Characters
- Ted Williams
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
5"Boy! He's excited!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Dubble Bubble Gum
- Genre
- Children
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Ray Thompson, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
Double Bubble gum ad
6Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.
7"I was warned never to land on the planet Earth!"
Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Writing
- Gardner Fox, scripter
- Art
- Murphy Anderson, penciller
- Sy Barry, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
Synopsis
Rand Tal, an archaeologist from the planet Slann, accidentally lands on Earth, which has been forbidden to all space explorers for some unknown reason.
8"With powerful telescopes we can see yellow clouds on the planet Mars."
Featuring
- Feature
- Out of This World; Necco
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
9"My car! Stop thief!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
- Genre
- Adventure
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
PF Flyer ad
10"Set the shutter of your camera for a time exposure..."
Featuring
- Genre
- Non-fiction
Credits
- Writing
- Mort Drucker, scripter
- Art
- Mort Drucker, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Mort Drucker, letterer
Reprint history
Notes
Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
11"Below are 15 astronomical "facts" about the planet Venus."
Featuring
- Feature
- What Do You Know About
- Genre
- Non-fiction
Credits
- Writing
- Julius Schwartz, scripter
- Art
- Raymond Perry, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Two pages of trivia quiz questions about Venus.
12"For King Arthur and Merrie England!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Knights of the Galaxy
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Knights of the Galaxy [Lyle; Ora; Commander Artho]; Zal-Du
Credits
- Writing
- Robert Kanigher, scripter [credited]
- Art
- Carmine Infantino, penciller
- Sy Barry, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Gaspar Saladino, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Century Plus Comic (Color Comics, 1960 series) #49 ([June 1960?]) — Lives of a Rocket Lancer
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Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #85 (November-December 1970) — Lives of a Rocket Lancer!
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Superman Presents Superboy Comic (Murray, 1976 series) #97 ([January 1976?]) — Lives of a Rocket Lancer
Synopsis
The thirtieth-century Knights of the Galaxy are replaced by their sixth-century counterparts from King Arthur's Camelot, who must fight sn armada of space brigands under the command of Zal-Du.
13"Can you imagine Batman and Superman together?"
Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Characters
- Superman; Batman
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
Ad for Superman #76, the first full story teaming Superman and Batman.
14Featuring
- Feature
- Wheaties
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
15Featuring
- Genre
- Non-fiction; math & science
Credits
- Writing
- Mort Drucker, scripter
- Art
- Mort Drucker, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Mort Drucker, letterer
Reprint history
- Printed in
- House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #8 (January-February 1958)
- Miracle Man (Thorpe & Porter, 1965 series) #9
Notes
Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
16"The oldest symbol in comics..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Action Comics; House of Mystery
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
Inside back cover.
17"257 air rifles given plus 4 free trips to my Red Ryder Ranch!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Daisy Air Rifles
- Characters
- Red Ryder
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Fred Harman, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
Back cover.
Notes
Some information provided by Arthur Lortie. On-sale date from copyright registration.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.