| Mystery in Space | |
|---|---|
 Cover of Mystery in Space #1 (April–May 1951). Pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Varied between bi-monthly and monthly. |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | April/May 1951–September 1966 September 1980–March 1981 |
| No. of issues | 117 |
| Collected editions | |
| Mysteries in Space: The Best of DC Science Fiction Comics | ISBN 0-671-24775-1 |
| Pulp Fiction Library: Mystery in Space | ISBN 1-56389-494-7 |
Mystery in Space is the name of two science fiction American comic book series published by DC Comics, and of a standalone Vertigo anthology released in 2012. The first series ran for 110 issues from 1951 to 1966, with a further seven issues continuing the numbering during an early 1980s revival of the title. An eight-issue limited series began in 2006.
Together with Strange Adventures, Mystery in Space was one of DC Comics' major science fiction anthology series. It won a number of awards, including the 1962 Alley Award for "Best Book-Length Story" and the 1963 Alley Award for "Comic Displaying Best Interior Color Work". The title featured short science fiction stories and a number of continuing series, most written by well known comics and science fiction writers of the day, including John Broome, Gardner Fox, Jack Schiff, Otto Binder, and Edmond Hamilton. The artwork featured a considerable number of a 1950s and 1960s American comics artists such as Carmine Infantino, Murphy Anderson, Gil Kane, Alex Toth, Bernard Sachs, Frank Frazetta, and Virgil Finlay.