Strange Adventures #171

(December 1964)

Children of Tomorrow! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Bernard Baily

Inks:

Bernard Baily

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Synopsis:

Celebration of United Nations Day (October 24) with a description of the U.N. Declaration of the Rights of a Child.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated December 1960.

The Diary of the 9-Planet Man (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Lee Elias

Inks:

Lee Elias

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

The diary of famous science fiction writer N. Arlow is discovered which reveals that he is an alien from the planet Jupiter.

Metamorpho (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ramona Fradon

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #57 [first Metamorpho], on sale October 29

["Does a dented gallon can hold exactly a gallon?"] (Table of Contents)

Quick Quiz / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

H. T. Elmo

Inks:

H. T. Elmo

Colors:

?

Letters:

H. T. Elmo ?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Reprints:

• from ?

The Amazing Alien Frame-Up! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Howard Sherman

Inks:

Howard Sherman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

Alien invaders force a scientist to find a way for them to breathe on Earth by framing him for crimes.

["For many years a Pomeranian farmer..."] (Table of Contents)

Strange But True / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

occult

["I made the long journey here to obtain rare specimens..."] (Table of Contents)

Professor Eureka / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Professor Eureka

Reprints:

• from Congo Bill (DC, 1955 series) #6 (June-July 1955)

Two Great Heroes... in One Magazine! (Table of Contents)

Space Ranger / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Howard Purcell

Inks:

Howard Purcell

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction; superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #96, on sale October 22

Prisoner of the Living Throne (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Howard Purcell (signed)

Inks:

Howard Purcell

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Synopsis:

Searching for his friend Ben Nevis, Harry Anderson finds him hiding among a tribe of Viking descendants whom he has convinced that Harry is a dangerous criminal. They subject him to an ancient test involving a loving statue.

Reprints:

• in Super Comics (BSV - Williams, 1968 series) #21

25 Years of Batman (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Win Mortimer ?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #5, on sale October 29

["That's Moolah, the great mystic, standing by those hot coals."] (Table of Contents)

Moolah the Mystic / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Moolah

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #92 (December 1965-January 1966)