Mystery in Space, #26
Published: June-July 1955
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Earth Is the Target!
"Mission accomplished, master!"
Characters
- Chief Warlord of Mars
Credits
- Pencils: Gil Kane
- Inks: Bernard Sachs
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
"Do you want spending money? Sell these popular Patriotic and Religious Mottoes"
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Earth Is the Target!
"Our C-Bomb has struck the Earth!"
Characters
- Captain Hugh Ordway
- Dr. Robert Wylie
- Chief Warlord
- General Vni-Ar
- Dr. Wrik
- Luks-Ni
Credits
- Script: John Broome
- Pencils: Sid Greene
- Inks: Bernard Sachs
Story Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Gravity-Bound!
"If it were not for the gravitational force of Earth, a man could jump into the air and continue to spring clear out into space."
Credits
- Script: Julius Schwartz
- Pencils: Morris Waldinger
- Inks: John Sherwood
- Letters: Milt Snapinn
"Daisy gunbook ready!"
Storyline
ad by Daisy Manufacturing Company
Calling Space-Doctor Duncan!
"I f-feel like I'm c-caught in an earthquake!"
Characters
- George "Doc" Duncan
- Sawyer
- The Roarers [Ika-Wan
- others]
Credits
- Script: John Broome
- Pencils: Gene Colan
- Inks: Bernard Sachs
Story Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Featuring Destination Earth
"There's not much opportunity up here for me!"
Characters
- Lt. Jones
Credits
- Script: Irwin Hasen
- Pencils: Irwin Hasen
- Inks: Irwin Hasen
- Letters: Irwin Hasen
"Are you hurt, Fosdick?"
Characters
- Fearless Fosdick
- Prudence Pimpleton
One-Man Planet!
"They're waiting for my commands!"
Characters
- Cosmo Dixon
- Mr. Jenkins
- Mr. Veasey
- Mr. Wedge
- Klog (robot)
- Captain Sheil
Credits
- Script: Bill Finger
- Pencils: Sy Barry
- Inks: Sy Barry
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Star-Journeys through Space!
Featuring Wonders of Space
"The human eye isn't quite the reliable an instrument of sight most of use think it is."
Credits
- Script: Julius Schwartz
- Pencils: Luca Maresca
- Inks: Luca Maresca
Featuring Strange Adventures; My Greatest Adventure
"To the boys and girls of America..."
Characters
- Pepi Falconie
- Mr. Falconie (Pepi's father)
Credits
- Pencils: Carmine Infantino
- Pencils: John Prentice
- Inks: Joe Giella
- Inks: John Prentice
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
House ads for Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #56 and My Greatest Adventure (1955 series) #3.
Mystery of the Counterfeit Space-Cabby!
"Remember me, the space-cabby? I've got another strange story to tell you about the time I got tangled up with a counterfeiter who not only made phony duplicates of coins--but people too!"
Characters
- Space-Cabby (mainstream Universe)
- The Counterfeit Space-Cabby (Cabby A)
- The Counterfeiter
Credits
- Script: Otto Binder
- Pencils: Gil Kane
- Inks: Bernard Sachs
Story Notes
The Space Cabbie (also known as Space Cabby) was first introduced in issue #21, but started being a regular feature with this issue. This story establishes that Space Cabby is right-handed. Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
"Boys and girls! Now you can get the official Superman playsuit... and join my fan club, too!"
Characters
Buzzy Says: "There May Be a Career in Health for You!"
"There's something I've been wanting to ask you, Dr. Norton..."
Characters
- Buzzy Brown
- Jimmy
- Dr. Norton
- Mr. Walters
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
The inside back cover PSA is produced in sequential comics-art style.
"Tootsie Roll America's favorite candy"
Storyline
A circus parade featuring two elephants holding a giant Tootsie Roll passes by a crowd of children who are eating various Toostie candy products.
Story Notes
Back cover.