Strange Adventures #147

(December 1962)

["Hi, everybody! Meet Johnny DC..."] (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

various

Inks:

various

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Characters:

Johnny DC; Superman; Batman; Robin; Batwoman; Tomahawk; Dan Hunter; Jerry Lewis; Wonder Woman; Green Lantern; Aquaman; Superboy; Supergirl; Sugar; Spike; Fauntleroy Fox; Crawford Crow; Bob Hope; Sgt. Rock; Hawkman; Dobie Gillis; Maynard G. Krebs; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Flash; Atom; Green Arrow; Martian Manhunter; Blackhawk

Indexer Notes

House ad introducing Johnny DC as Superman DC Publications' official mascot; on inside front cover.

The Dawn-World Menace! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Joe Giella

Colors:

?

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino ?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

A time-space warp brings two savage cavemen riding pterodactyls into the present day.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in From Beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #12 (August-September 1971)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (April 2007).

Here Is Your Formula for a New Thrill in Comic Book Reading! (Table of Contents)

Strange Sports Stories / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Indexer Notes

house ad for The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #45, on sale October 25

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Spotlight on Strange Adventures / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Julius Schwartz ?

Pencils:

? (logo illustration)

Inks:

? (logo illustration)

Colors:

? (logo illustration)

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Fred Bronson; Leopold Beaudet; Doug Storer; Melvin Herbers; Paul Seydor

The King of New Orleans! [Part 1] (Table of Contents)

Atomic Knights / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Broome

Pencils:

Murphy Anderson

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

?

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Atomic Knights [Gardner Grayle; Marene Herald; Douglas Herald; Bryndon Smith; Wayne Hobard; Hollis Hobard]

Synopsis:

The Knights go on an expedition to New Orleans in search of doctors, but they receive an unfriendly reception when they arrive.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #227 (November-December 1970)
• in Fantomet (Semic AS, 1976 series) #20/1987 (uke 39 1987) [original title: The King of New Orleans! [Part 2]
• in The Atomic Knights (DC, 2010 series) #[nn] (April 2010)

Featuring the Mightiest Super-Heroes of All Time! (Table of Contents)

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #6, on sale November 15

The Secret Adventures of Batman and Robin! (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan; Win Mortimer; Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Stan Kaye; Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #4, on sale November 8

[Camelopardalis and Corona Borealis] (Table of Contents)

Star Names / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Julius Schwartz ?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

The King of New Orleans! Part 2 (Table of Contents)

Atomic Knights / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Broome

Pencils:

Murphy Anderson

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

?

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Atomic Knights [Gardner Grayle; Bryndon Smith; Douglas Herald; Wayne Hobard; Hollis Hobard; Marene Herald]; King Touro

Synopsis:

The Knights confront King Touro, who has brainwashed all the doctors in New Orleans, and depose him.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Fantomet (Semic AS, 1976 series) #20/1987 (uke 39 1987)
• in The Atomic Knights (DC, 2010 series) #[nn] (April 2010)
• n Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #227 (November-December 1970)