Argus is in Beta Testing until 12/1/26
Argus ← Live listings
Cover of Mystery in Space #4
Cover: Metron

CATALOG RECORD

Mystery in Space #4

DC · Series began 1951 · October-November 1951

Dates

Cover date
October-November 1951
On sale
August 8, 1951
Pages
44

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Carmine Infantino, Bob Oksner, Martin Naydel, Murphy Anderson, Jack Kirby, Mort Drucker, William Schreiber, Ray Thompson, Gil Kaneinks: Bernard Sachs, Bob Oksner, Joe Giella, Martin Naydel, Murphy Anderson, Joe Simon, Mort Drucker, William Schreiber, Ray Thompson, John Giuntascript: Jack Schiff, Robert Kanigher, Martin Naydel, Edmond Hamilton, Mort Drucker, William Schreiberletters: Ira Schnapp, Howard Ferguson, William Schreiber

Stories

  • Master of Doom! · 10 pages

    Lyle faces a space gambler in a battle of wits.

  • The End of the World · 10 pages

    Dr. Hull Vurrel tries to persuade his colleague Lance that atomic energy, even though at that time used only for the good of mankind, is potentially destructive.

  • The Rocket Lanes of Tomorrow · 2 pages
  • Contraction in Space · 1 pages
  • Meteors? · What Do You Know About · 2 pages
  • The Man Who Walked Through Walls! · 7.67 pages

    Dr. John Arden has invented a device which allows the wearer to vibrate through walls. When the police come to arrest him, he insists his invention was stolen by his former assistant, Rand Nortell, and that it is he who is responsible for the current crime spree.

  • Ares · Stars and Their Legends · 0.75 pages

Reprinted in

Strange Adventures (1950)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Identifiers and aliases from Wikidata (CC0).

Summaries from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); each links to its article.

Issue, variant and release data from Metron (metron.cloud), CC BY-SA 4.0.