Mystery In Space

Author: Gardner Fox

Anthology titles are almost entirely gone these days, which is sad. They were the heart of comics for ages before the single hero title appeared, and when genre comics became the norm, they allowed for a variety of ideas to play. Mystery In Space was the greatest of the science fiction titles, and the one that launched so many characters over the fifteen years it ran for DC. Major science fiction writers of the day, like Otto Binder, Gardner Fox, and Edmond Hamilton, wrote for the series, while an incredible array of artists provided pencils and inking. Carmine Infantino, Gil Kane, Virgil Finley, Murphy Anderson, and even a young Frank Frazetta all worked on portions of Mystery in Space over the years, and created many of the most fascinating character concepts. The stories ranged from Space Cabbie, about the driver of a taxi that would ferry people from planet to planet, to the Galactic Knights, to Interplanetary Insurance, Inc., to the most famous of the science fiction heroes of all-time – Adam Strange. Created by Fox and Sid Greene, Adam Strange would help define what a Silver Age space-faring hero looks like. The adventures in Mystery in Space were big, flashy, and the perfect example of what was best about the 1950s and early 60s! Why it's on the list: It is how a lot of folks who grew up in the post-war era define scifi!