Strange Adventures #184

(January 1966)

The Magic Card! (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:

A group of kids discover the library.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated February 1959.

The Return of the Man with Animal Powers (Table of Contents)

Animal Man / comic story / 15.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dave Wood

Pencils:

Gil Kane (signed)

Inks:

Gil Kane

Colors:

?

Letters:

Stan Starkman

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction; superhero

Characters:

Buddy Baker; Ellen

Synopsis:

Following another encounter with invading aliens, Buddy Baker's animal powers are restored, which allows him to save the Earth.

Reprinted:

• in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #414 (January 1972)

Indexer Notes

Second Animal Man story, but Buddy still has no superhero name or costume.

They're Old! They're Worth Gold! Now at Last They're Retold! (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 (DC, 1939 series) #183 [80 Page Giant #G-18]

New! The Most Original Character in Comic History! (Table of Contents)

Dial H for Hero / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jim Mooney

Inks:

Jim Mooney

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #156 [first Dial H for Hero], on sale November 18

["Mr. Cap, there's a dandy model car in your window..."] (Table of Contents)

Cap's Hobby Center / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Job Number:

6356

Content Information

Genre:

humor

H-Hour for a Hurricane Hunter (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Howard Purcell

Inks:

Howard Purcell

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

While Matt Harwood is tracking a hurricane for the U.S. Weather Bureau, he encounters a gang of crooks in a dirigible, using the cloud cover to hide from the authorities.

Warning! (Table of Contents)

The Spectre / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Murphy Anderson

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; occult

Indexer Notes

house ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #60, on sale November 25

The Human X-Ray (Table of Contents)

Strange But True / text article / pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

occult

["Hoo-boy! They've flipped their lids at DC!"] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ramona Fradon

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp ?; typeset

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

subscription ad for DC comics; 10 issues for one dollar