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Mystery in Space, #55

Published: November 1959

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Mystery in Space #55

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Issue Contents:
The Beast from the Runaway World!
1 page adventure; science fiction
Characters
  • Adam Strange
  • Alanna
  • Zaradak
Credits
Story Notes

Pencils credit from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics.

New Stars for "Old Glory"
Story 1 1 page advocacy; history

"Gosh, Dad, our flag looks different with 49 stars -- but I wonder what our first flag looked like?"

Storyline

P.S.A. in comic-story form. History of the United States flag and the custom of adding one star for each state. Discussion sparked by the new 49-star flag.

Credits
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The Beast from the Runaway World!
Story 2 9 pages adventure; science fiction

"Adam, if we explode the nuclear bomb that space-missile is carrying -- we ourselves will be caught in its deadly blast!"

Storyline

A dangerous beast accidentally intercepts the zeta-beam, arriving on Rann instead of Adam.

Characters
  • Adam Strange
  • Alanna
  • Zaradak (first appearance, villain)
Credits
Story Notes

Pencils and inks credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics.

Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!

Featuring Strange Adventures; My Greatest Adventure; House of Secrets

Story 3 0 pages
Heinrich Olbers (1758-1840)
Story 4 1 page non-fiction; math & science

"Following the sensational discovery of the first asteroid (Ceres) in 1802, an intensive search for further asteroids was initiated."

Story Notes

Information for this sequence from Arthur Lortie.

Story 5 1 page

Featuring Showcase; Green Lantern

Story 6 1 page
The Day the Earth Surrendered!
Story 7 6 pages superhero

"The colonists are armed with weapons -- but they will no more be able to fire them than did the other earthmen we conquered!"

Storyline

Isolated earth men take advantage of their environment to beat alien invaders.

Characters
  • Military scientists
  • alien invaders
Credits
Story Notes

Pencils and inks credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics.

Coming Super-Attractions...
Story 8 0 pages
Story 9 1 page non-fiction; math & science

"Regardless of how much a star is magnified..."

Credits
Story 10 1 page

"Dear Science Editor:"

Behind the Space Curtain!
Story 11 10 pages science fiction

"Art Larkin was a theatrical promoter striving to make a solar-dollar and a name for himself -- when he dreamed up the biggest idea of the 22nd century!"

Storyline

Art Larkin goes broke when his interplanetary beauty contest provokes a riot. He surreptitiously enters the closed planet Athena to spirit put a renowned musician. His success leads to Athena opening relations with the Brotherhood of Planets.

Characters
  • Art Larkin
  • Var Cuyosa
Credits
Story Notes

Pencils and inks credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics. The "Space Curtain" takes its name from the contemporary so-called "Iron Curtain," sealing most European communist nations from much outside influence.

Hawk-a-a-a!

Featuring Blackhawk

Story 12 0 pages
Story 13 1 page
Story 14 1 page
Story 15 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 16 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.