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Mystery in Space 61

MYSTERY IN SPACE #61

Cover Date: August 1960
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1960-06-07

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Carmine Infantino
Inks: Murphy Anderson


Story: "Threat of the Tornado Tyrant!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
PencilsCarmine Infantino
InksBernard Sachs
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Adam Strange

Supporting Character(s):

Alanna

Villain(s):

Tornado Tyrant (Ulthoon; first appearance; next in Justice League of America #17)

Other Character(s):

Rannians

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Sol system
Earth
New York, NY
Alpha Centauri system
Rann
Forest of Groz
Ranagar
Sea of Abyx
unidentified system
Xalthor (first appearance; explodes)

Story Reprinted in:

The Adam Strange Archives #1 ([February] 2004)
Showcase Presents: Adam Strange #1 ([August] 2007)
Adam Strange: The Silver Age Omnibus (2017)

Solicitation:

Adam Strange intercepts the next Zeta-Beam just over Cape Town, South Africa; however, instead of being transported to Rann, he finds himself transported to the planet Xalthor instead. There he is greeted by a being named Ulthoon, who explains that his planet is to explode within the hour and he's going to trap Adam Strange there so that he can take over the planet Rann!


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Second Story: "The Sleeping War!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
PencilsGil Kane
InksBernard Sachs
EditingJulius Schwartz

Villain(s):

Uranians

Other Character(s):

Yllaronians (an alien race)

Location(s):

Yllaron

Comment(s):

This story takes place on July 7, 2090.
As this story is not part of DC Universe continuity, it will not be fully indexed.


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Third Story: "Escape from Earth!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJohn Broome
ArtMurphy Anderson
EditingJulius Schwartz

Comment(s):

This story takes place in the 30th Century.
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)


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