Strange Adventures #186

(March 1966)

Do You Make Life Hard for Yourself? (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:

Betsy tells young Bobby that he should keep his room neater but realizes that she has the same problem.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated May 1959.

Beware the Gorilla Witch (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dave Wood

Pencils:

Bernard Baily

Inks:

Bernard Baily

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult; adventure

Synopsis:

A jungle explorer seeks a fabled potion that will allow him to communicate with animals, but it actually turns him into a mindless gorilla and gives his human mind to a gorilla who plans a revolution.

Second Smash Issue (Table of Contents)

The Spectre / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 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) #62, on sale January 25

A Fabulous First! (Table of Contents)

Challengers of the Unknown / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Brown

Inks:

Bob Brown

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Indexer Notes

house ad for Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #49, on sale January 1

Six Years Without Food or Water? (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Look -- Up in the Sky! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #334 [80 Page Giant #G-20], on sale January 18

The Man With the Computer Mind! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dave Wood

Pencils:

Gil Kane (signed)

Inks:

Gil Kane

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

A computer programmer works so diligently at his job that his brain begins to work like a computer, which allows him to help the local police solve crimes.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1965
No circulation information given.
Owners: National Periodical Publications, Inc., Estate of Harry Donenfeld, J. S. Liebowitz, P. H. Sampliner, Irwin Donenfeld, S. U. Sampliner, Sonia Iger, all at 575 Lexington Ave, New York, N.Y., 10022
Revised statement including circulation numbers appears in the July issue (#190).

Riddler on the Move (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Batman (DC, 1949 series) #179, on sale January 20

Get With It, Cats! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Nick Cardy

Inks:

Nick Cardy

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

subscription advertisement: ten issues for $1.00

The Invasion from the Time Warp! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils:

Jack Sparling

Inks:

Jack Sparling

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

A scientific experiment gone wrong releases dinosaurs and barbaric Vandals into a desert town.

["Is your airplane collection taking up too much room?"] (Table of Contents)

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

fact

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset; Ira Schnapp (feature logo)

Indexer Notes

DC comics on sale this week include this first appearance of this long-running feature.
Listing of titles on sale during the first half of February 1966.