Strange Adventures
#160
(January 1964)
DC,
1950 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1963-11-27
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
in 
[no title indexed]
Mike Marvel System / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boys! Men! My secret new dynaflex method...
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Here Come the Wild Ones! [Part 1]
The Atomic Knights / comic story / 6.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Of all the tragedies caused by the Hydrogen War of 1986, one of the most heart rendering [sic] was the band of homeless, hungry boys who charged into isolated villages, terrorizing the inhabitants!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Atomic Knights [Gardner Grayle; Bryndon Smith; Douglas Herald; Wayne Hobard; Hollis Hobard; Marene Herald]; Organizer Kadey; Mrs. Porter (carpenter's wife - mentioned); wild ones [Ken; Danny; Pete]
- Synopsis
- The Knights encounter a roving band of boys who want to become outlaws when they grow up. Marene disguises herself as a boy and infiltrates the group.
- Reprints
-
in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #231 (July-August 1971) -
in Flash (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #20 (1974) [N&B [B&W]] - in The Atomic Knights (DC, 2010 series) ([July] 2010)
- in Showcase Presents: The Great Disaster Featuring the Atomic Knights (DC, 2014 series) ([August] 2014)
-
- Keywords
- armor; Blue Belts
The Untold Stories of Superman!
Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #8
Here Come the Wild Ones! Part 2
The Atomic Knights / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Script
- John Broome
- Pencils
- Murphy Anderson (signed - see Notes)
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson (signed - see Notes)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Atomic Knights [Gardner Grayle; Marene Herald; Douglas Herald; Hollis Hobard; Wayne Hobard; Bryndon Smith]; Organizer Kadey; Blue Belt six; Dr. Howard Melton (mentioned); wild ones [Ken; Danny; Pete]
- Synopsis
- Kadey and his Blue Belts stumble upon a pre-war invention that turns people into automatons. They use it to enslave the rebel boys until the Knights defeat them.
- Reprints
- in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #231 (July-August 1971)
- in Flash (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #20 (1974) [N&B [B&W]]
- in The Atomic Knights (DC, 2010 series) ([July] 2010)
- in Showcase Presents: The Great Disaster Featuring the Atomic Knights (DC, 2014 series) ([August] 2014)
-
- Keywords
- atomic pistol; Blue Belts; Durvale
Indexer Notes
Signed in panel 3 on (last) page 15. Also included under the signature is "30" which is typographical shorthand in journalism for "End" indicating that Anderson knew this was the last Atomic Knights story he would illustrate.
This is the last Atomic Knights story despite an enticement at the very end of the story "Watch for another exciting Atomic Knights adventure in a forthcoming issue of Strange Adventures".
Source - Interview with Murphy Anderson in "The Silver Age Sci-Fi Companion" by Mike W. Barr. Page 13 LH column.
Batman and Robin's Most Thrilling Mystery Cases!
Batman and Robin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #6
[no title indexed]
Aurora Model Motoring / advertisement / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The fastest cars in the world!
You Get What You Vote For!
Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; teen
- Characters
- Joe; Buzzy Brown; Mr. Brown
- Synopsis
- Joe discovers you can't get what you want if you don't vote.
Indexer Notes
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated November 1952.
[no title indexed]
Jaro Stamp Co.; Stamp Specialties; Anca Stamp Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 208 different world-wide stamps...
[no title indexed]
Fred Bronner Corporation / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 75 "Matchbox" models only 49¢ each!
[no title indexed]
Spotlight on Strange Adventures / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Julius Schwartz
- Pencils
- ? (logo illustration)
- Inks
- ? (logo illustration)
- Colors
- ? (logo illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters submitted by Cecil Nichols, D. Bruce Berry, Guy H. Lillian III, and George Inzer.
Captives of the Eclipse!
Darwin Jones / comic story / 9.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Darwin Jones; Tommy Dane; Dr. Sanford; Prof. Mark Colby (deceased)
- Synopsis
- An invention gone wrong infuses everyone on Earth with a strange glow which will kill them in 24 hours and Darwin Smith must figure out how to reverse the effects.
- Reprints
- in From beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #16 (April-May 1972)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Cameo drawing of Julius Schwartz in last panel on Page 6.
[no title indexed]
The Flash; Justice League of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- For the very best...
[no title indexed]
American Bodybuilding Club / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Let me show you free how to develop spaceman strength and endurance
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Captives of the Eclipse!
-
1.
["Boys! Men! My secret new dynaflex method..."]
Mike Marvel System -
2.
Here Come the Wild Ones! [Part 1]
The Atomic Knights -
3.
The Untold Stories of Superman!
Superman -
4.
Here Come the Wild Ones! Part 2
The Atomic Knights -
5.
Batman and Robin's Most Thrilling Mystery Cases!
Batman and Robin -
6.
["The fastest cars in the world!"]
Aurora Model Motoring -
7.
You Get What You Vote For!
Buzzy -
8.
["208 different world-wide stamps..."]
Jaro Stamp Co.; Stamp Specialties; Anca Stamp Co. -
9.
["75 "Matchbox" models only 49¢ each!"]
Fred Bronner Corporation -
10.
[no title indexed]
Spotlight on Strange Adventures -
11.
Captives of the Eclipse!
Darwin Jones -
12.
["For the very best..."]
The Flash; Justice League of America -
13.
For Holiday Giving & Holiday Getting!
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14.
126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos
Soldiers -
15.
["Let me show you free how to develop spaceman strength and endurance"]
American Bodybuilding Club -
16.
["The thrills and action are real..."]
Gilbert Auto-rama
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Lou Mazzella
- Mike Nielsen
- Paul Robinson
- Tony R. Rose
- Per Sandell
- Jim Van Dore
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