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Mystery in Space #3 cover
Cover: Carmine Infantino & Frank Giacoia & John Giunta

Mystery in Space #3

Aug 1951 · DC · 0.10 USD
📊 ~25,803 copies sold its debut month
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“Duel of the Planets!”

In "Duel of the Planets!", Anne Rell’s time machine brings historical figures into the present, unleashing a dangerous experiment gone wrong when Dr. Indigo Maylor awakens his plant-based schemes for revenge. With the fate of humanity hanging in the balance, Benjamin Franklin and Napoleon Bonaparte are summoned to counter the threat, setting the stage for a clash of minds and wills across time. Written by Manly Wade Wellman and illustrated by Bob Oksner with inks by Bernard Sachs, this 1951 DC adventure features a cover by Carmine Infantino, Frank Giacoia, and John Giunta.

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Cast · 2 characters

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artist Bob Oksner
cover pencils Carmine Infantino
cover inks Frank Giacoia
cover inks John Giunta

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Anne Rell invents a time machine which allows her to bring notable figures of the past into the present day. When Dr. Indigo Maylor is brought forward he continues his experiments on giving cognitive thought functions to plant life. He plots revenge on the human race for having hanged him in 1760 for allegedly practicing sorcery. In order to defeat the deadly plants, Benjamin Franklin and Napoleon Bonaparte are transported to the present,

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