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Mystery in Space 73

MYSTERY IN SPACE #73

Cover Date: February 1962
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1961-12-07

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Carmine Infantino
Inks: Murphy Anderson


Story: "The Invisible Invaders of Rann!" (15 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
PencilsCarmine Infantino
InksJoe Giella
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Adam Strange (also in flashbacks to issues #63 and #64)

Supporting Character(s):

Alanna

Villain(s):

Ziathrion (first appearance; also in flashbacks)

Other Character(s):

Rannians
Karthals (first appearance; an alien race; in flashbacks)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Sol system
Earth
South Africa
Alpha Centauri system
Rann
Ranagar
Tower of Warriors
Unidentified Space Sector
Unidentified star system
Karthal (first appearance; in flashbacks)

Comment(s):

This story takes place 10 minutes after the previous issue.

Story Reprinted in:

Strange Adventures Vol. 1 #233 (November-December 1971)
The Adam Strange Archives #2 ([November] 2006)
Showcase Presents: Adam Strange #1 ([August] 2007)
Adam Strange: The Silver Age Omnibus (2017)


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Second Story: "The Answer Man of Space!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtSid Greene
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Evan Wright (first appearance; "The Answer Man of Space")

Supporting Character(s):

Jon Drew (first appearance; a young boy)

Villain(s):

a space-beast (first appearance; also in flashback; dies)

Other Character(s):

THe Krull (first appearance; in flashback; an alien race)
two Krull robots (first appearance for both)
the crew of the Solar Worlds' spacecraft Starfire (first appearance for all)
various humans and aliens (including Jon Drew's father)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Earth
the United Solar Worlds' Building
Unidentified Space Sector
an unidentified planet (first appearance, in flashback, the Krull homeworld)
an artificial planetoid (first appearance)

Comment(s):

This story takes place in the 22nd Century, with flashbacks to 1 million years earlier.
This story became part of the DC Universe continuity in Superman Family #192/5 (November-December 1978): "My Father, Superman".

Story Reprinted in:

From Beyond the Unknown #10 (April-May 1971)


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