Price: 0.25 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1970-08-11
Editing: Julius Schwartz (editor)
Cover Thumbnail for From Beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #7 Edit Cover
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[The Giant from Beyond!]
(Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks:
Joe Kubert (signed)
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Letters:
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  • Genre:science fiction
  • Job Number:S-506
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Earth Shall Not Die!
(Table of Contents: 1)

Glenn Merritt / comic story / 11.17 pages

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  • Genre:science fiction
Characters:
Commander Glenn Merritt; Senator Archibald Beauregard; Senator Woodrow; Sergeant Kevin Tempest
Synopsis:
Glenn Merritt believes that aliens are attacking the space program and convinces Congress to set up a base on the moon for him to investigate his theories.

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

The records show that this story was originally meant to be a part of the Matt Mason feature, based on the popular action figure, but the feature was later changed.

Page six is a 2/3-page and page 12 is a 1/2-page.

Story continues in the next issue.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 2)

Scienti-Fact / illustration / 0.33 page

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  • Genre:non-fiction; math & science
  • Job Number:S-527
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:At high noon on the moon...
Synopsis:
Information on the temperature differences on the Moon.
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Indexer Notes

Bottom third of page 6 of the story "Earth Shall Not Die!"

The Menace of Saturn's Rings!
(Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 7 pages

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  • Genre:science fiction
  • Job Number:S-519
Characters:
Tommy Gawain; Edward Gawain; Icoid; Thermoid
Synopsis:
Natives of Saturn send Saturn's rings to attack Earth.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Next Year -- Andromeda!
(Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 9.67 pages

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  • Genre:science fiction
  • Job Number:S-520
Characters:
Ensign Jay Drake; Mal Dwan
Synopsis:
Ensign Jay Drake finds a creature that can warp space to escape predators. He plans to capture it so scientists can study the creature and make more efficient space drives.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 5)

Scienti-Fact / illustration / 0.33 page

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  • Genre:non-fiction; math & science
  • Job Number:S-528
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:A supernova -- a star that suddenly flares up and explodes...
Synopsis:
Information on Supernovas.
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Do Not Open Till Doomsday!
(Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:science fiction
  • Job Number:S-521
Characters:
Dr. George Lynch; Jimmy Lynch; Andy; Bill
Synopsis:
When magic globes begin to fall to Earth that grant the wishes of any Earthman who uses them, Dr. George Lynch suspects an ulterior motive.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

World at the Edge of the Universe!
(Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:science fiction
  • Job Number:S-522
Characters:
Kyp; Ted Carter; Jakkus
Synopsis:
Ted Carter is the student chosen to represent Earth in a tour of the galaxy for prized students. At first, Ted is useless because he has no training of other worlds, but eventually a problem arises that the other students can't solve but Ted can.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

The Twice-Told Tale!
(Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 3.67 pages

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  • Genre:science fiction
  • Job Number:S-525
Characters:
George Mitchell; Mr. Blake; Richard Mills; Benjamin Franklin (cameo)
Synopsis:
How could George Mitchell write a novel that turned out to be a word-for-word copy of a book he had never seen that was written more than 100 years in the past?
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 9)

Scienti-Fact / illustration / 0.33 page

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  • Genre:non-fiction; math & science
  • Job Number:S-529
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The amount of water consumed by the average adult every 20 days is equivalent to his body weight...
Synopsis:
Facts about water consumption and a diagram of how Chicago gets its water supply from Lake Michigan.
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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 10)

Strange Satellites! / illustration / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:non-fiction; math & science
  • Job Number:S-531
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The combined gravitational pull of Saturn's five innermost satellites...
Synopsis:
Information on how 6 of Saturns moons (5 innermost & Titan) affect Saturn's rings. Information on Jupiter's moon Amalthea.
Reprints (1)

The Giant from Beyond!
(Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 8.67 pages

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  • Genre:science fiction
  • Job Number:S-524
Characters:
Billy Johnson; Harry Johnson; Air Force Captain Craig Johnson; Hulda; Clell
Synopsis:
When a giant beanstalk appears on Earth and a giant Alien being begins crawling down the beanstalk, Captain Craig Johnson volunteers to stop him.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 12)

Scienti-Fact / illustration / 0.33 page

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  • Genre:non-fiction; math & science
  • Job Number:S-530
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Traveling at 186,000 miles-per-second speed...
Synopsis:
Facts about how long it takes a beam of light from Earth to reach the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Reprints (2)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 13)

Messages from Beyond / letters page / 1 page

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typeset
  • Job Number:S-526

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Alan Brennert, Frank Huver and Richard Kropas.

[Orion and Canis Major]
(Table of Contents: 14)

Star Names! / illustration / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:non-fiction; math & science
  • Job Number:S-532
Reprints (1)
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [The Giant from Beyond!]
  2. Earth Shall Not Die!
    Glenn Merritt
  3. ["At high noon on the moon..."]
    Scienti-Fact
  4. The Menace of Saturn's Rings!
  5. Next Year -- Andromeda!
  6. ["A supernova -- a star that suddenly flares up and explodes..."]
    Scienti-Fact
  7. Do Not Open Till Doomsday!
  8. World at the Edge of the Universe!
  9. The Twice-Told Tale!
  10. ["The amount of water consumed by the average adult every 20 days is equivalent to his body weight..."]
    Scienti-Fact
  11. ["The combined gravitational pull of Saturn's five innermost satellites..."]
    Strange Satellites!
  12. The Giant from Beyond!
  13. ["Traveling at 186,000 miles-per-second speed..."]
    Scienti-Fact
  14. [no title indexed]
    Messages from Beyond
  15. [Orion and Canis Major]
    Star Names!
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