Strange Adventures
#189
(June 1966)
DC,
1950 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1966-04-28
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Jack Schiff (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Dynamite's Coming!
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for Our Army at War #169, on sale May 3rd.
On inside front cover.
The Way-Out Worlds of Bertram Tilley
comic story / 8.67 pages
- 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.
- Reprints
-
in Super Comics (BSV - Williams, 1968 series) #22 [original title: The Way-Out Worlds of Bertram Tilly] -
in Super Comics (Classics/Williams, 1968 series) #2424 (1969) -
in Mars-serien [Metall-klanen] (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1968 series) #12 (1969) -
in The Steve Ditko Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #1 ([October] 2011)
-
Indexer Notes
References Superman: one could conclude it therefore occurs on Earth-1 or Earth-2, which have a Superman.
The Kat Visits AMT's New Trophy "Haul of Fame"
AMT Models; The Kat from AMT / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- The Kat
Indexer Notes
Ad for new AMT models: '34 Ford Pickup and '40 Ford Coupe.
Appears between pages 4-5 of Bertram Tilley story.
A Super-Scoop!
Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
House ad for Superman (DC, 1939 series) #187 [80 Page Giant #G-23], with cover shown, on sale April 14th.
Appears between pages 4-5 of Bertram Tilley story.
For the Most in Thrills...
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for House of Secrets, on sale May 3rd, and House of Mystery, now on sale, with covers shown.
[no title indexed]
Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- Job Number
- 6390
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I always have trouble with the small parts...
- Genre
- non-fiction
- 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.
[no title indexed]
Direct Currents / in-house column / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
listing of DC comics on sale in mid-May 1966
Your Free Trip Around the World!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
- 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
Creator credits from a list by Lionel English, which also gives the penciller and inker as "Morris Waldinger" in one of the issues this PSA appears in.
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Testing Ground for Terror!
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- 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
-
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?
Swing with Scooter / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
Indexer Notes
House ad for Swing with Scooter (DC, 1966 series) #1, on sale April 7th, with cover shown.
The Monster-Go-Round!
comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- 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.
40 Army-Navy-Marine All Authentic Medals & Insignias
40 Army-Navy-Marine Medals & Insignias / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for military medals and patches from unknown company.
Appears between pages 7-8 of "Monster-Go-Round."
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Be My Guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey.
- Characters
- Superman
Indexer Notes
Ad for amusement park, with coupons.
Appears between pages 7-8 of "Monster-Go-Round."
Batman and Detective Comics Started Something New
Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- 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)
[2,000-Year-Old Electric Batteries]
Strange but True / text article / 1 page
- Script
- Jack Miller ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Short articles about 2000-year old batteries, a rainmaker and an esp experience.
America's Most Exciting War Game
Task Force / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for Task Force game from Helen of Toy Co.
[no title indexed]
The Adventures of Andy and George; G.I. Joe / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Guess what I've got, Andy!
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Andy; George; G. I. Joe
- Synopsis
- Andy and George play with their new G. I. Joe deep sea diving suit.
Indexer Notes
Ad in sequential art form.
On inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Monster-Go-Round!
-
1.
Dynamite's Coming!
-
2.
The Way-Out Worlds of Bertram Tilley
-
3.
The Kat Visits AMT's New Trophy "Haul of Fame"
AMT Models; The Kat from AMT -
4.
A Super-Scoop!
Superman -
5.
For the Most in Thrills...
-
6.
["I always have trouble with the small parts..."]
Cap's Hobby Hints -
7.
[no title indexed]
Direct Currents -
8.
Your Free Trip Around the World!
-
9.
Testing Ground for Terror!
-
10.
Scooter? Who He?
Swing with Scooter -
11.
The Monster-Go-Round!
-
12.
40 Army-Navy-Marine All Authentic Medals & Insignias
40 Army-Navy-Marine Medals & Insignias -
13.
["Be My Guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey."]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
14.
Batman and Detective Comics Started Something New
Batman -
15.
[2,000-Year-Old Electric Batteries]
Strange but True -
16.
America's Most Exciting War Game
Task Force -
17.
["Guess what I've got, Andy!"]
The Adventures of Andy and George; G.I. Joe -
18.
Look What You Can Make with Mattel's Vac-U-Form
Mattel Toys
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Hector G. Dueñas G.
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Donald Dale Milne
- Stéphane PETIT
- Per Sandell
- Ramon Schenk
- Richard Thomson
- Jim Van Dore
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