▁written ▁by ▁Otto ▁B inder ▁with ▁art ▁by ▁Howard ▁Sh erman . ▁There ▁was ▁no ▁indic ation ▁the ▁story ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁a ▁series , ▁yet ▁Space ▁Cab by ▁returned ▁just ▁three ▁issues ▁later ▁in ▁" H itch h iker ▁In ▁Space " ▁( M yst ery ▁In ▁Space ▁# 2 4 , ▁February – M arch ▁ 1 9 5 5 ), ▁and ▁then ▁had ▁an ▁un bro ken ▁ 2 2 - issue ▁run ▁until ▁" The ▁R iddle ▁of ▁the ▁R ival ▁Space ▁C abb ies !" ▁( M yst ery ▁In ▁Space ▁# 4 7 , ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 8 ). ▁The ▁next ▁few ▁issues ▁featured ▁only ▁short ▁stories , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁almost ▁a ▁year ▁before ▁another ▁continu ing ▁series ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁pages ▁of ▁Myst ery ▁In ▁Space . ▁A ▁story ▁by ▁Gard ner ▁Fox ▁and ▁Car mine ▁Inf ant ino , ▁" Men ace ▁of ▁the ▁Rob ot ▁Ra iders !" ▁( M yst ery ▁In ▁Space ▁# 5 3 , ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 9 ) ▁featured ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁end uring ▁and ▁fond ly ▁remembered ▁space ▁hero es ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁ten ▁years , ▁Adam ▁Str ange , ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 0 - page ▁tale ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁best ▁known ▁period ▁for ▁the ▁Myst ery ▁In ▁Space ▁title . ▁Adam ▁Str ange ▁had ▁begun ▁in ▁a ▁three - issue ▁run ▁in ▁Show case ▁# 1 7 ▁( Nov ember – Dec ember ▁ 1 9 5 8