Mystery in Space #19

The cover of this 1954 DC anthology promises pure futuristic adventure — a sleek rocket called the Solar Express blazes through the star-filled void while green-suited space bandits on rocket-sleds swarm around it, clearly inspired by the Wild West outlaws of old. Murphy Anderson's pencils and Bernard Sachs's inks bring "The Great Space-Train Robbery!" vividly to life, capturing that irresistible mid-'50s blend of frontier mythology and science-fiction wonder. Otto Binder and Gil Kane deliver the interior thrills, making this issue a fine example of DC's Mystery in Space at its imaginative best.