Unofficial Mystery in Space Index

MYSTERY IN SPACE #56

Cover Date: December 1959
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1959-10-20

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Gil Kane
Inks: Bernard Sachs

Story: "Menace of the Super-Atom!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Gardner Fox
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Adam Strange

Supporting Character(s):

Alanna

Sardath (in flashback only)

Villain(s):

Nimar (first appearance; a energy being of super-intelligence; caused to slip into suspended animation)

Nimar's army of stone, metal and sand beings (first appearance of all)

Other Character(s):

Rannians

Location(s):

Earth

Southern Pacific Ocean

Rann

Ranagar

Illsomar (first appearance; a city in ruins, located in the barren equatorial area)

Story Reprinted in:

Adam Strange Archives #1 ([February] 2004)

Showcase Presents: Adam Strange #1 ([August] 2007)

Adam Strange: The Silver Age Omnibus (2017)

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Second Story: "Raiders of the Waterless World!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story	John Broome
Pencils	Gil Kane
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Comment(s):

As this story is not part of DC Universe continuity, it will not be fully indexed.

Story Reprinted in:

From Beyond the Unknown #14 (December 1971-January 1972)

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Third Story: "The Super-Cook of Space!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story	John Broome
Pencils	Mike Sekowsky
Inks	Bernard Sachs
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Comment(s):

As this story is not part of DC Universe continuity, it will not be fully indexed.

Story Reprinted in:

From Beyond the Unknown #17 (June-July 1972)

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