Comic Title: Mystery in Space #77
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: August 1962
On Sale Date: June 7, 1962 Newsstand Date June 7, 1962
Source: House Ad, Strange Adventures #142, Page 30

Copyright Date June 7, 1962
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1962

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of January, April, July and October
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "Where Was I Born -- Venus? Mars? Jupiter?"
Pages: 10

Feature(s):
Star Rovers

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Artist: Sid Greene

Reprinted In:
Strange Adventures #236 (1972)

Feature Character(s)

• Star Rovers (Karel Sorensen, Rick Purvis, and Homer Glint; last appearance in Mystery in Space #74; next appearance in Mystery in Space #80)

Villain(s)

• Various Venusians, Martians, and Jovians (no further appearances)

Comments:
Karel’s given name, Mary Smith, is revealed in this story.

Synopsis:
The Star Rovers locate the lost Sword of Starhedron on the distant planet Adanalla. When they retrieve the sword, they suddenly forget which planet they are from. Rick believes they are Venusians, Karel believes they are Martian, and Homer thinks they are all Jovian. To prove their cases the leave the sword on an asteroid and travel to the planets in question.

The Rovers return to the asteroid with proof of their individual claims, yet they don’t even believe themselves. The sword has also been stolen, so they return to Adanalla. On the distant world they stop representatives from Venus, Mars, and Jupiter from restoring the sword’s unique radiation. They planned on using it against the Rovers true homeworld, Earth. The Rovers make peace with their opponents and the sword is left to float in space between the three worlds.