Mystery in Space #39 is an issue of the series Mystery in Space (Volume 1) with a cover date of August, 1957.
Synopsis for "Sorcerers of Space"
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Synopsis for "Solar Olympics of 3000 A.D."
Every ten years the outstanding athletes of the nine planets compete in the Solar System Olympics. Greg Warence of Earth hopes to compete and match the record breaking feats of his idol Nal Adams in which he won every event of the grueling decathlon contest. Warence finds himself on a stopover on the planetoid Keylar while waiting for his space liner to take off. He ventures into town and stops at a pawn shop where he notices the Solar Olympics gold medal awarded to Nal Adams on display in the window. Warence goes inside and learns that the medal was pawned by Nal Adams who was in need of money. Warence purchases the medal with the intent of giving it back to his hero Nal Adams. He learns that Adams lives on the planetoid and pays him a visit at a broken down hotel. He meets with Nal Adams briefly but finds that his hero is curt and rude. Warence expresses his admiration for the athlete discussing his every achievement in detail. He mentions that he is now on his way to compete in the Solar Olympics and Adams wishes him luck as he hastily escorts him to the door. Once outside, Warence realizes that he forgot to give Nal Adams the receipt to claim his medal from the pawn shop. He goes back into the hotel to find him. As he walks in he overhears a conversation in which Nal Adams is conspiring to overthrow Earths government with the cooperation of hostile aliens. The Aliens notice that Warence is eavesdropping and they quickly apprehend him. They hold him in a room below the hotel, Warence is in disbelief that his hero has turned out to be such a traitor. Nal Adams suddenly enters the room and reveals that he is acting as a double agent to infiltrate the anti Earth movement. He had pawned off his medal to convince the conspirators that he wanted nothing to do with his native world. Adams goes on to mention that he has learned the details of their final plans and now feels ready to contact the space patrol. They both struggle to escape the hotel simulating many of the events tied to the decathlon. The space patrol is alerted and Warence goes on to repeat the achievements of his hero on his own while Nal Adams looks on.
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Synopsis for Space Cabbie: "Through the Time Barrier"
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- Professor John Xavier
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- Mars (present: 2157)
- Marsopolis (future: May 12, 2233)
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