Strange Adventures #189

(June 1966)

The Way-Out Worlds of Bertram Tilley (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dave Wood

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

Sal Trapani

Colors:

?

Letters:

Stan Starkman ?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Bertram Tilley; Maude Tilley; Mrs. Culver; toy dragon; unnamed common crooks; unnamed toy king; unnamed toy soldiers; unnamed two-headed alien; unnamed winged alien

Synopsis:

Bertram Tilley discovers three glowing discs, each of which he believes induces a daydream but which actually transports him to a different place where he becomes a hero, including once in his home town.

Indexer Notes

References Superman: one could conclude it therefore occurs on Earth-1 or Earth-2, which have a Superman.

A Super-Scoop! (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) #187 [80 Page Giant #G-23], on sale April 14

["I always have trouble with the small parts..."] (Table of Contents)

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Job Number:

G390

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Characters:

Two unnamed boys

Synopsis:

One of the boys shows the other how he made a catch-all to catch small model parts that he drops.

Indexer Notes

Feature is numbered either G390 or 6390.
Information on this sequence from Donald Dale Milne on 18 September 2004.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

listing of DC comics on sale in mid-May 1966

Your Free Trip Around the World! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Editing:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Fact

Characters:

an old sea captain; two boys

Synopsis:

After telling the boys some tales, the captain takes them to the library where they can travel anywhere just by reading.

Indexer Notes

A list by Lionel English also gives the penciller and inker as "Morris Waldinger" in one of the issues this PSA appears in. Creator credits from a list by Lionel English.

Testing Ground for Terror! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Herron

Pencils:

George Roussos

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Gabe Maxwell; Frank; Mrs. Nagle; Peggy; unnamed magician; Mike Downes

Synopsis:

An unnamed magician appears in the Drear Mansion in Quietsville, causes havoc in town, and is defeated by Gabe Maxwell.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Mighty Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #57 ([Circa 1966-1968])

Indexer Notes

Bill Donovan is mentioned only, does not appear.

Scooter? Who He? (Table of Contents)

Swing with Scooter / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

E. Nelson Bridwell ?

Pencils:

Joe Orlando

Inks:

Joe Orlando

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

teen

Indexer Notes

house ad for Swing with Scooter (DC, 1966 series) #1, on sale April 7

The Monster-Go-Round! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dave Wood

Pencils:

Jack Sparling

Inks:

Jack Sparling

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Buddy Reed; Chuck Reed; Larzan; Mr. Collins; two unnamed friends of Buddy Reed's

Synopsis:

Buddy Reed and three friends meet Larzan who has found and operates the monster-go-round. Buddy wins the prize while his friends are turned to stone and Larzan attempts to steal the prize, but Buddy frees his friends and they destroy the machine.

Batman and Detective Comics Started Something New (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

E. Nelson Bridwell ?

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad promoting two-page centerfold pin-ups to be appearing in several DC comics, which began with Batman #181 and Detective Comics #352 (both June 1966)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller ?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Synopsis:

Short articles about 2000-year old batteries, a rainmaker and an esp experience.