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Mystery in Space #5

DC · Series began 1951 · December 1951-January 1952

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Dates

Cover date: December 1951-January 1952
On sale: October 22, 1951
Pages: 44

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Carmine Infantino, Bob Oksner, Gil Kane, William Schreiber, Mort Drucker, Ray Thompson, Raymond Perry, Frank Giacoia, Fred Harmanscript: Robert Kanigher, Gardner Fox, Jerry Coleman, Mort Drucker, Julius Schwartz, John Broomeinks: Joe Giella, Bernard Sachs, William Schreiber, Mort Drucker, Ray Thompson, Raymond Perry, Fred Harmanediting: Julius Schwartz

Stories

Outcast of Lost World! · 7.75 pages
Lyle has been irradiated with Radium, and, for the safety of others, is forced into space.
Kidnaped [sic] in Space! · 3.67 pages
The Pool of Time! · 7.75 pages
Professor Fosdick discovers a way to bring living beings - both human and animal - from the deep past into the present time. His notes are stolen by his assistant Rawlins, and three years later dinosaurs, Neanderthal men and Medieval soldiers run rampant through the streets.
Stars and Their Legends · 1 pages
The Secret Story of Ray-Gun 64! · 8 pages
The S-64 disintegrator gun allows Earth troops to colonize and contain other worlds with ease. But the name of the inventor has been completely forgotten. In 2219 Mark Saunders left Earth for Venus, and the next five years were spent developing his disintegrator ray. After scores of failures the gun is finally a success. Returning to Earth he attempts to interest manufacturers in its mass production, but they are offered similar inventions every week and none of them have ever worked.
Biography of the Earth · 1 pages

Reprinted in

Showcase (1956), Justice League of America (1960), DC Super Stars (1976)