Mystery in Space #49
In "The Sky-High Man!", Brad Stanton and Jim Kirby take a job as space-miners after answering a tantalizing ad promising $1,000 a day—only to discover their workday stretches to an astonishing 24,000 hours. Written by Otto Binder and illustrated by Manny Stallman with inks by John Giunta, this 1959 DC adventure blends wry humor and sci-fi oddity in a story that turns time itself into the ultimate challenge. The cover, a striking piece by Gil Kane, captures the surreal scale of the asteroid world they’ve signed up for.
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Brad Stanton and Jim Kirby answer an ad for space-miners promising to pay them $1000 a day. When they sign on they learn that one day on this asteroid is 24,000 hours long.
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