(March-April 1959)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- ?
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Julius Schwartz
- Format:
- Standard Silver Age U.S.; Later Standard Modern Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched; Was An On-Going Series
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
- in Showcase Presents: Adam Strange (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([August] 2007)
["Adam -- Help me! I'm being pulled into space by a magnetic meteor!"]
Adam Strange / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Gil Kane
- Inks:
- Bernard Sachs
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Adventure; Science Fiction
- Characters:
- Adam Strange; Alanna
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in The Essential Showcase 1956-1959 (DC, 1992 series) #[nn] (1992)
- in The Adam Strange Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([February] 2004)
- in Showcase Presents: Adam Strange (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([August] 2007)
Indexer Notes
Cover pencils credit from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics; the records indicate that Frank Giacoia was paid for the inks but art spotters agree they are by Bernard Sachs (25 January 2008).
Challenge of the Star-Hunter!
Adam Strange / comic story / 12.67 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils:
- Mike Sekowsky
- Inks:
- Joe Giella
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Adventure; Science Fiction
- Characters:
- Adam Strange; Alanna; Sardath; Leothric (first appearance; villain)
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in The Adam Strange Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([February] 2004)
- in Showcase Presents: Adam Strange (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([August] 2007)
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics (25 January 2008)
Planetary Names
filler / 0.67 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Indexer Notes
Sequence located between the two chapters of the previous sequence.
The Family Favorite
public service announcement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Mystery of the Mental Menace
Adam Strange / comic story / 11.67 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils:
- Mike Sekowsky
- Inks:
- Sy Barry
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Adventure; Science Fiction
- Characters:
- Adam Strange; Alanna; Zakkad (first appearance; villain)
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in The Adam Strange Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([February] 2004)
- in Showcase Presents: Adam Strange (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([August] 2007)
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics (25 January 2008); original indexer credited the inks to Joe Giella.
Editing
Table of Contents
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1.
Challenge of the Star-Hunter!
Adam Strange -
2.
Planetary Names
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3.
The Family Favorite
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4.
Our Strange Universe
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5.
The "End" of the Universe
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6.
Mystery of the Mental Menace
Adam Strange
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Peter Croome
- Daniel Thingvold
- Ed Boner
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Gene Reed
- Donald Dale Milne
- Clayton Emery
- Mike Nielsen
- Ed Boner
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