Mystery in Space #55 (1959) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Beast from the Runaway World!	cover	1	pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Jack Adler; letters: Ira Schnapp	Adam Strange; Alanna; Zaradak
1	New Stars for "Old Glory"	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
2	The Beast from the Runaway World!	comic story	8.67	script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Bernard Sachs; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Adam Strange; Alanna; Zaradak (first appearance, villain)
3	Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33
4	Heinrich Olbers (1758-1840)	comic story	1
6	Showcase; Green Lantern	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
7	The Day the Earth Surrendered!	comic story	5.67	script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Bernard Sachs	Military scientists; alien invaders
8	Coming Super-Attractions...	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33
9	-	cartoon	1	script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tommy Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn
10	-	letters page	1	letters: typeset
11	Behind the Space Curtain!	comic story	9.67	script: John Broome; pencils: Sid Greene; inks: Sid Greene	Art Larkin; Var Cuyosa
12	Hawk-a-a-a!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Strange Adventures #220	1969	On eBay ›
Justice League of America #86	1970	On eBay ›
The Adam Strange Archives #1 ISBN 1-4012-0148-2	2004	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Adam Strange #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-1313-8; 1-4012-1313-8	2007	On eBay ›
Adam Strange: The Silver Age Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-7295-1	2017	On eBay ›

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