), ▁and ▁although ▁DC ▁considered ▁that ▁those ▁issues ▁had ▁not ▁sold ▁sufficiently ▁to ▁war rant ▁grant ing ▁him ▁his ▁own ▁title , ▁his ▁return ▁a ▁year ▁later ▁in ▁Myst ery ▁In ▁Space # 5 3 ▁was ▁to ▁last ▁an ▁impress ive ▁ 4 2 ▁appearances ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁seven ▁years . ▁The ▁Adam ▁Str ange ▁space ▁opera ▁tales ▁were ▁craft ed ▁by ▁Gard ner ▁Fox ▁in ▁the ▁best ▁Flash ▁Gordon ▁tradition , ▁with ▁the ▁hero ▁caught ▁between ▁two ▁plan ets ▁and ▁a ▁love ▁a ▁galax y ▁away , ▁giant ▁men acing ▁rob ots , ▁dust ▁dev ils , ▁per ils ▁on ▁two ▁world s , ▁and ▁distinct ive ▁art ▁by ▁Car mine ▁Inf ant ino ▁and ▁Mur phy ▁Anderson ▁who ▁drew ▁almost ▁all ▁issues ▁until ▁# 9 2 ▁( J une ▁ 1 9 6 4 ). ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁these ▁stories ▁are ▁considered ▁among ▁the ▁fin est ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁including ▁the ▁full - issue ▁tale ▁" The ▁Planet ▁That ▁C ame ▁to ▁a ▁Stand st ill !" ▁( M yst ery ▁In ▁Space ▁# 7 5 , ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 2 ), ▁which ▁won ▁com ic ▁f andom s ▁Al ley ▁Award ▁for ▁the ▁" Best ▁Book - Length ▁Story " ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁and ▁was ▁fairly ▁unusual ▁for ▁the ▁time ▁in asm uch ▁as ▁it ▁featured ▁a ▁cross - over ▁with ▁other ▁major ▁DC ▁characters , ▁the ▁Justice ▁League ▁of ▁America . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁Myst ery ▁In