Issue Details

Issue	#[nn]
Published	October 1980
Cover Price	7.95 USD
Pages	252
Editing	Michael Uslan

Cover Details

Pencils	Murphy Anderson
Inks	Murphy Anderson

10 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Introduction"

Script	Michael Uslan
Pencils	? (repros of various covers)
Letters	typeset

1 page cover reprint (on interior page) "Tales of the Unexpected No. 84 Aug-Sept 1964"

Pencils	Dick Dillin
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff
Notes	intro to Aliens Visit Earth Today
Reprinted	from Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #84 (August-September 1964)

8 page story "Spores from Space"

Script	Gardner Fox
Pencils	Frank Frazetta
Inks	Frank Frazetta
Reprinted	from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #1 (April-May 1951)

6 page story "Do Not Open Till Doomsday"

Script	Sid Gerson
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Bernard Sachs
Editing	Julius Schwartz
Notes	Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (April 2007).
Reprinted	from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #36 (September 1953)

6 page story "The Unknown Spaceman"

Script	Gardner Fox
Pencils	Bob Oksner
Inks	Bernard Sachs
Reprinted	from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #11 (December 1952-January 1953)

9 page story "Missing: One Alien"

Script	France Herron
Pencils	Howard Sherman
Inks	Howard Sherman
Reprinted	from Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #84 (August-September 1964)

1 page cover reprint (on interior page) "From Beyond the Unknown No. 17 Jun-Jul 1972"

Script	Julius Schwawrtz
Pencils	Murphy Anderson
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Editing	Julius Schwartz
Notes	intro to Life in Space Today
Reprinted	from From Beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #17 (June-July 1972)

9 page story "The Aliens Who Raided New York"

Script	Gardner Fox
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Joe Giella
Reprinted	from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #134 (November 1961)

1 page cover reprint (on interior page) "House of Mystery No. 151 June 1965"

Script	Jack Schiff
Pencils	Joe Certa
Inks	Joe Certa
Notes	intro to Contemporary Space Heroes
Reprinted	from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #151 (June 1965)

6 page John Jones Manhunter from Mars story "The Strange Experiment of Dr. Erdel"

Genre	superhero
Script	Mort Weisinger
Pencils	Joe Certa
Inks	Joe Certa
Reprinted	from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #225 (November 1955)

8 page Captain Comet story "The Guardians of the Clockwork Universe"

Genre	superhero
Script	John Broome
Pencils	Murphy Anderson
Inks	Bernard Sachs
Reprinted	from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #22 (July 1952)

1 page cover reprint (on interior page) "Brave and the Bold No. 47 Apr-May 1963"

Script	Julius Schwartz
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Notes	intro to Future Life on Earth
Reprinted	from Brave and the Bold, The (DC, 1955 series #47 (April-May 1963)

8 page story "Escape from Earth"

Genre	science fiction
Script	John Broome
Pencils	Murphy Anderson
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Editing	Julius Schwartz
Notes	Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (April 2007).
Reprinted	from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #61 (July-August 1960)

8 page story "It's a Woman's World"

Script	John Broome
Pencils	Bob Oksner
Inks	Bernard Sachs
Reprinted	from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #8 (June-July 1952)

12 page story "Saga of the Secret Sportsmen"

Script	John Broome
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Reprinted	from Brave and the Bold, The (DC, 1955 series) #47 (April-May 1963)

6 page story "The Last Television Broadcast on Earth"

Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Sid Greene
Inks	Joe Giella
Reprinted	from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #28 (October-November 1955)

8 page Space Museum story "Revolt of the Spaceships!"

Script	Gardner Fox
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Carmine Infantino
Reprinted	from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #112 (January 1960)

1 page cover reprint (on interior page) "Mystery in Space No. 35 Dec-Jan 1956-57"

Script	Julius Schwartz
Pencils	Gil Kane
Inks	Gil Kane
Notes	intro to Future Life in Space
Reprinted	from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #35 (December 1956-January 1957)

9 page story "The Sky-High Man"

Genre	science fiction
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	Mike Sekowsky
Inks	Joe Giella
Editing	Julius Schwartz
Notes	Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (April 2007).
Reprinted	from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #49 (February 1959)

6 page story "The Counterfeit Earth"

Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	Joe Kubert
Inks	Joe Kubert
Reprinted	from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #35 (December 1956-January 1957)

6 page story "The Mad Planet"

Script	Sid Gerson
Pencils	Virgil Finlay
Inks	Virgil Finlay
Reprinted	from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #19 (April-May 1955)

1 page cover reprint (on interior page) "Tales of the Unexpected No. 78 Aug-Sep 1963"

Script	Jack Schiff
Pencils	Bob Brown
Inks	Bob Brown
Notes	intro to Space Heroes of the Future
Reprinted	from Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #78 (August-September 1963)

6 page Space Cabby story "Follow the Space-Leader"

Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	Gil Kane
Inks	Bernard Sachs
Reprinted	from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #42 (March 1958)

8 page Star Hawkins story "The Case of the Vanishing Robots"

Script	Gardner Fox
Pencils	Mike Sekowsky
Inks	Bernard Sachs
Reprinted	from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #125 (February 1961)

4 page Tommy Tomorrow story "Columbus of Space"

Characters	Tommy Tomorrow
Synopsis	In a fictional "forecast", the first astronaut travels to Mars and back.
Genre	science fiction
Script	Jack Schiff, George Kashdan, Bernie Breslauer
Pencils	Virgil Finlay?; Howard Sherman?
Inks	Virgil Finlay?; Howard Sherman?
Letters	Howard Sherman (Logo); ?
Notes	Pencils info from Gene Reed (Per Sandell) Inks info from Gene Reed (Per Sandell)
Reprinted	from Real Fact Comics (DC, 1946 series) #6 (January-February 1947)

6 page Tommy Tomorrow story "The Super Planeteers"

Genre	science fiction
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	Jim Mooney
Inks	Jim Mooney
Reprinted	from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #205 (June 1955)

16 page Atomic Knights story "The Rise of the Atomic Knights"

Script	John Broome
Pencils	Murphy Anderson
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Reprinted	from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #117 (June 1960)

11 page Star Rovers story "Where Is the Paradise of Space"

Script	Gardner Fox
Pencils	Sid Greene
Inks	Sid Greene
Reprinted	from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #74 (March 1962)

12 page Space Ranger story "The Great Plutonium Plot"

Script	Gardner Fox (plot); Edmond Hamilton (script)
Pencils	Bob Brown
Inks	Bob Brown
Notes	Script credit revised 18 January 2006, Denys Howard, editor. Was credited to Arnold Drake but Mr. Drake confirmed in an email message to Mike Catron that he did not write this story.
Reprinted	from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #15 (July-August 1958)

1 page cover reprint (on interior page) "Mystery in Space No. 75 May 1962"

Script	Julius Schwartz
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Notes	intro to DC's Greatest Space Hero
Reprinted	from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #75 (May 1962)

15 page Adam Strange story "Secret of the Eternal City"

Genre	science fiction
Script	Gardner Fox
Pencils	Mike Sekowsky
Inks	Bernard Sachs
Reprinted	from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #17 (November-December 1958)

25 page Adam Strange story "The Planet That Came to a Standstill"

Genre	science fiction
Script	Gardner Fox
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Reprinted	from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #75 (May 1962)

2 page text article "DC Science-Fiction Comic Book BIbliography"

Script	Michael Uslan
Letters	typeset

2 page text article "DC Science-Fiction Series Checklist"

Script	Michael Uslan
Letters	typeset