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Mystery in Space 63

MYSTERY IN SPACE #63

Cover Date: November 1960
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1960-09-01

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Carmine Infantino
Inks: Joe Giella


Story: "The Weapon That Swallowed Men!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
PencilsCarmine Infantino
InksMurphy Anderson
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Adam Strange

Supporting Character(s):

Alanna

Villain(s):

Vacuumizers (first appearance; an alien race; next in issue #78 and named the Vantors)

Other Character(s):

Rannians

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Sol system
Earth
an islet in the Banda Sea, near New Guinea
Peru
Alpha Centauri system
Rann
Ranagar
Sumuru
Unidentified Space Sector
Unidentified star system
the Vantors' homeworld (first appearance)

Story Reprinted in:

Strange Adventures Vol. 1 #224 (May-June 1970)
Pulp Fiction Library: Mystery in Space ([September] 1999)
The Adam Strange Archives #1 ([February] 2004)
Showcase Presents: Adam Strange #1 ([August] 2007)
Adam Strange: The Silver Age Omnibus (2017)

Solicitation:

Traveling to an equatorial jungle in Peru, Adam Strange rockets to ancient Incan ruins in order to intercept the Zeta Beam that will transport him to Rann. Upon arriving on his adoptive home world he is taken to the ruins of Sumuru by Alanna. Arriving there, they encounter an alien race whose mission is to take over Rann!


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Second Story: "Mutiny in High Space!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtSid Greene
EditingJulius Schwartz

Comment(s):

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


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Third Story: "Quest of the Star-Flowers!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtMurphy Anderson
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Captain Marty Bell (first appearance; an astronaut onboard the Conquistodor; the first manned spaceship to Mars)
Captain Dave Parker (first appearance; an astronaut onboard the Conquistodor; the first manned spaceship to Mars)

Supporting Character(s):

Ellie Parker (first appearance; Dave Parker's wife)
Donald Parker (first appearance; son of Dave and Ellie Parker)

Villain(s):

Azzizza of Sarmiram (first appearance; an energy being)

Other Character(s):

Yann (first appearance; an alien dog)

Cameo Appearance(s):

The Pthorn (first mentioned; an ancient alien race that imprisoned Azzizza)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Sol system
Earth
Mars
Unidentified Space Sector
Procyon system
Yann (first appearance)
The Black Temple of Nemekind

Comment(s):

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

Story Reprinted in:

From Beyond the Unknown #13 (October-November 1971)


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