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Mystery in Space #3

DC · Series began 1951 · August-September 1951

Dates

Cover date
August-September 1951
On sale
June 13, 1951
Pages
52

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Carmine Infantino, Mort Drucker, Bob Oksner, William Schreiber, Ray Thompson, Gil Kane, Irwin Hasen, Frank Giacoia, Otto Feuerletters: Ira Schnappscript: Robert Kanigher, Mort Drucker, Manly Wade Wellman, William Schreiber, Jerry Coleman, Irwin Hasen, Jack Schiffinks: Frank Giacoia, Joe Giella, Mort Drucker, Bernard Sachs, William Schreiber, Ray Thompson, John Giunta, Irwin Hasen, Otto Feuer

Stories

  • Duel of the Planets! · 10 pages

    At the round table of the Galaxy Knights one seat remains forever vacant. While investigating the anti magnetic belt around Mercury, Commando Millo slips through and has apparently deserted. When Lyle and Ora use her invention to penetrate the belt they are in time to see Millo sacrifice himself to stop the Mercurian aggressors.

  • Stars and Their Legends · 0.67 pages
  • Heroes out of Time! · 10 pages

    Anne Rell invents a time machine which allows her to bring notable figures of the past into the present day. When Dr. Indigo Maylor is brought forward he continues his experiments on giving cognitive thought functions to plant life. He plots revenge on the human race for having hanged him in 1760 for allegedly practicing sorcery. In order to defeat the deadly plants, Benjamin Franklin and Napoleon Bonaparte are transported to the present,

  • Vengeance of the Moth! · 8 pages

    Dr. Arkin preaches some oddball theories about the sentience of insect life. His experiments transform him into a giant moth, and he sets about to revenge himself on Professor Hudson, who had him fired from the university. Like any moth, Arkin is drawn to the light, and is eventually destroyed during a Fourth of July fireworks display.

  • Mars? · What Do You Know About · 2 pages
  • Destination Earth · 0.67 pages
  • Big House of Space! · 10 pages

    The most violent criminals are housed in an interlocking network of sky hulks known as The Big House of Space.

Reprinted in

Legends of the DC Universe: Carmine Infantino (2023)

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