In the first of our 10-show salutes to the best sci-fi TV series in each decade, and without further ado, here is our unranked list of the finest in space-based home entertainment from the 1950s.

When the Cincinnati Museum Center celebrates “1950s Day” next month, the city’s biggest TV stars will be showcased in the Scripps-Howard Newsreel Theater in grainy black-and-white. Just as ...