Strange Adventures #196

(January 1967)

Mystery of the Orbit Creatures (Table of Contents)

comic story / 13.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Lee Elias (signed)

Inks:

Lee Elias

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

Two astronauts encounter a strange inhabited asteroid and believe that the aliens on it intend to attack Earth.

Captain Action the Amazing 9 in 1 Super Hero (Table of Contents)

Captain Action; Ideal Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Inks:

Kurt Schaffenberger ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Captain Action; The Phantom; Batman; Captain America; Aquaman; Flash Gordon; Steve Canyon; Lone Ranger; Sgt. Fury [Nick Fury]; Superman

Indexer Notes

Captain Action © 1966 Ideal Toy Corporation

Presenting the Mag from SUPER! (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) #193 [80 Page Giant #G-31], on sale November 10

["My mother's always after me to get my model planes off the furniture..."] (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

Job Number:

6473

Indexer Notes

hint submitted by Robert Hill of Maui, Hawaii

[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 early December 1966

The Man With the Computer Eyes (Table of Contents)

comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jack Sparling

Inks:

Jack Sparling

Colors:

?

Letters:

Stan Starkman

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

A man undergoes an experimental operation which inexplicably gives him the ability to see into the future.

At Long Last! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Gil Kane

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Atom (DC, 1962 series) #29 [first meeting of the Atoms of Earth-1 and Earth-2], on sale December 1

Champs Against Odds! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino ?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Characters:

Mickey Mantle; Wilma Rudolph; Ben Hogan

Synopsis:

Kids who are thinking about giving up in school are reminded of sports heroes who overcame great challenges by perseverance.

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

The Man Who Baffled Thomas A. Edison (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller ?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Across the Jungle Rings the Crty -- B'wana Beast! (Table of Contents)

B'wana Beast / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Mike Sekowsky

Inks:

Joe Giella

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

jungle; superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #66, on sale November 22