Mysteries in Space: The Best of DC Science Fiction Comics #[nn]

In "The Strange Experiment of Dr. Erdel," a brilliant scientist's accidental teleportation of a Martian to Earth sets off a chain of events that leaves the alien stranded and alone. Now, years later, the Martian has taken on a new identity—becoming a police detective in an effort to understand the world he never asked to be part of.

In a world where women lead and men are confined to domestic roles, Greg Dexter defies expectations to become the first male Rocket Cadet. His courage is put to the ultimate test when he helps save a critical mission to stop the drifting planet Thebor.

In "The Case of the Vanishing Robots," Ilda finds herself once again at a pawn shop—only this time, she’s not there by choice. Snatched by a gang of cunning robot thieves who alter her appearance, she’s on the verge of being sold off-planet, but just in time, she manages to reach out to Star for help. With the clock ticking, Star must track down the thieves before Ilda disappears into the stars.

In "The Super Planeteers," young Tommy is whisked a century into the future when a time ray sent by the villainous Doctor Ultra transports him to 2155, just as Professor Starr prepares to hand over his revolutionary indestructible super plastic. Stranded in a world of advanced technology and facing Ultra's schemes, Tommy must rely on his wits and a few relics from a 20th-century time capsule to outsmart his foe and protect the future.

In the ashes of a nuclear war, ex-soldier Gardner Grayle stumbles upon a town ruled by the tyrannical Black Baron, who hoards canned food and enslaves the survivors. When Grayle is caught in a clash with the Baron’s enforcers, he discovers that the ancient armor in the local museum grants him protection from the Baron’s deadly radiation weapons.

In "Secret of the Eternal City!", an Earth archaeologist is snatched by a zeta-beam and hurled across space to Rann, where he meets the enigmatic Alanna and the brilliant Sardath. As alien invaders known as The Eternals lay siege to the planet, he joins Alanna on a perilous quest to the hidden city of Samakand, seeking a legendary life-metal called vitatron. With cunning and courage, he outwits the invaders, trapping them in the city’s ancient embrace—only to vanish, returning to Earth, still waiting for the next zeta-beam.