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Mystery in Space #7

DC · Series began 1951 · April-May 1952

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Dates

Cover date: April-May 1952
On sale: February 18, 1952
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Gil Kane, Win Mortimer, Carmine Infantino, Ray Thompson, Murphy Anderson, John Giunta, Raymond Perry, Mort Drucker, Alex Tothinks: John Giunta, Win Mortimer, Joe Giella, Ray Thompson, Bernard Sachs, Raymond Perry, Mort Drucker, Sy Barryletters: Ira Schnapp, Gaspar Saladinoscript: Jack Schiff, Robert Kanigher, John Broome, Gardner Fox, Julius Schwartz, Mort Drucker, Mann Rubinediting: Julius Schwartz, Mort Weisinger

Stories

Challenge of the Robot Knight! · 7.67 pages
Ora disguises herself as a robot on the theory that even a robot will face less discrimination than a woman, when she applies to join the Knights of the Galaxy.
The Man Who Weighed 20 Tons! · 5.67 pages
The Case of the Counterfeit Humans! · 3.75 pages
Boone and Madden land on an unexplored planet. Boone goes exploring and encounters a group of rather formless creatures, who transform into clones of himself. Madden has to work out which is his real co-pilot before they can leave.
The World Where Dreams Come True! · 7.75 pages
Sam Waters is a successful author of science fiction stories who claims to get his highly original ideas while dreaming. One night he is transported to Venus in the year 3052. Venutian gamblers have discovered one of his old stories regarding the Interplaetary Olympics which are taking place at that very time, but the final page has been destroyed. They want know who will win the games and so make a huge profit.

Reprinted in

Strange Adventures (1950), All Star Adventure Comic (1959), Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly (1960), DC Special (1968), DC Super Stars (1976)