Strange Adventures #149

(February 1963)

Raid of the Rogue Star! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Sid Greene

Inks:

Sid Greene

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

Scientist Bill Travis must somehow fend off an attempt from another dimension to steal the sun's energy, which is depriving the Earth of light and heat.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in From Beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #21 (February-March 1973)

Indexer Notes

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

Strange Sports Stories Is the Most... (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) #46 (February-March 1963)

The Would-Be King of Earth (Table of Contents)

Darwin Jones / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

Darwin Jones outwits a man who has been given the ability to save the world by a group of aliens, but uses his new-found powers for crime.

[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 George Inzer; Tommy Jones; Harold Smith; Fred Bronson; John Page; Paul Seydor

2nd Smash Appearance in Showcase! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Lee Elias

Inks:

Lee Elias

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Indexer Notes

house ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #42

Health Myths Debunked! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Synopsis:

How to treat frostbite, a black eye, and does cutting your hair make it grow faster?

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated November 1962; later appears in May 1966.

Case of the Rebellious Space-Crew! (Table of Contents)

Star Hawkins / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Broome

Pencils:

Mike Sekowsky

Inks:

Bernard Sachs

Colors:

?

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Star Hawkins; Ilda; Dirk Danton

Synopsis:

Hawkins loses Ilda in a card game, but gets her back when they foil a hijacking attempt by a gang of Plutonian spies.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of September 20, 1962
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months: 180,000
Owners: National Periodical Publications, Inc., Harry Donenfeld, Irwin Donenfeld, Sonia Iger, J.S. Liebowitz, P.H. Sampliner, S.U. Sampliner, Harry Donenfeld Foundation, Inc., all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York 22, N.Y.

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