Comic Title: Mystery in Space #56
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: December 1959
On Sale Date: October 20, 1959 Copyright Date October 20, 1959
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1959

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of Jan., April, July and October
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "The Menace of the Super-Atom"
Pages: 9

Feature(s):
Adam Strange (of Earth-1)

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Penciller: Carmine Infantino
Inker: Murphy Anderson

Reprinted In:
Adam Strange Archives Vol. 1 HC (2004)
Showcase Presents:Adam Strange Vol. 1 TPB (2007)
Adam Strange:The Silver Age Omnibus HC (2017)

Feature Character(s)

• Adam Strange (last appearance in Mystery in Space #55; next appearance in Mystery in Space #57)

Supporting Character(s)

• Alanna (last appearance in Mystery in Space #55; next appearance in Mystery in Space #57)

Villain(s)

• Nimar (an energi-being of super-intelligence; no further appearances)
• Nimar's army of lifeless statues (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
When Adam Strange returns to Rann via Zeta-Beam, he finds that Alanna is missing. An unmanned flying car picks him up and takes him to a previously unknown location on Rann. An energi-being named Nimar has kidnapped Alanna and threatens to conquer Rann with an army of lifeless statues. Adam takes up Nimar's challenge to stop him.

Adam returns to Ranagar and battles the statue army. When his efforts prove futile, he returns to Nimar. He realizes that Nimar's control of the army only extends to inanimate matter via thought control. Adam hypothesizes that Nimar can be defeated using thought-power. Adam commands Nimar to desist his attack, then puts the being into suspended animation. Adam's idea is successful; once again he has protected Rann.