Mystery in Space #3
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.
In "Duel of the Planets!" from Mystery in Space #3 (1951), the mystery of the missing Commando Millo deepens as Lyle and Ora journey into the anti-magnetic belt around Mercury, drawn by her unexplained disappearance. What they uncover is a desperate act of courage that redefines the meaning of sacrifice in the face of interplanetary conflict.
In "Heroes out of Time!" from Mystery in Space #3 (1951), scientist Anne Rell’s time machine brings historical figures into the present, including Dr. Indigo Maylor—whose past experiments with sentient plants now threaten humanity. To stop the growing danger, Benjamin Franklin and Napoleon Bonaparte are summoned to confront a botanical uprising they never saw coming.
In "Vengeance of the Moth!" from Mystery in Space #3 (1951), Dr. Arkin—once a dismissed scientist with radical ideas about insect intelligence—becomes a monstrous giant moth after his own experiments go awry. Driven by a twisted desire for revenge against the professor who ruined his career, he stalks the night, drawn irresistibly to light, until the spectacle of a Fourth of July fireworks display seals his fate.
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