Strange Adventures
#196
(January 1967)
DC,
1950 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1966-11-29
- 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.
The Man with the Computer Eyes!
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
-
in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #40 (1er trimestre 1975)
-
Mystery of the Orbit Creatures
comic story / 13.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- For five hours, Colonel Rick Spencer had been plummeting
- Genre
- science fiction
- Synopsis
- Two astronauts encounter a strange inhabited asteroid and believe that the aliens on it intend to attack Earth.
- Reprints
- in Kamandi (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #4 (2ème trimestre 1976) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
-
Captain Action the Amazing 9 in 1 Super Hero
Captain Action / advertisement / 1 page
- 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!
Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Superman (DC, 1939 series) #193 [80 Page Giant #G-31], on sale November 10
[no title indexed]
Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as
Henry Boltinoff) - Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Job Number
- 6473
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My mother's always after me to get my model planes off the furniture...
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
hint submitted by Robert Hill of Maui, Hawaii
[no title indexed]
Direct Currents / in-house column / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
listing of DC comics on sale in early December 1966
The Man with the Computer Eyes
comic story / 9.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A super-brain --
- Genre
- science fiction
- Synopsis
- A man undergoes an experimental operation which inexplicably gives him the ability to see into the future.
- Reprints
- in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #40 (1er trimestre 1975) [N&B et recadré/B&W and reframed]
-
Champs Against Odds!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
- 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
At Long Last!
The Atom / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- 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
[The Man Who Baffled Thomas A. Edison]
Strange but True / text article / 1 page
- Script
- Jack Miller ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; non-fiction
Across the Jungle Rings the Cry -- B'wana Beast!
B'wana Beast / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- jungle; superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #66, on sale November 22
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Man with the Computer Eyes!
-
1.
Mystery of the Orbit Creatures
-
2.
Captain Action the Amazing 9 in 1 Super Hero
Captain Action -
3.
Presenting the Mag from SUPER!
Superman -
4.
["My mother's always after me to get my model planes off the furniture..."]
Cap's Hobby Hints -
5.
[no title indexed]
Direct Currents -
6.
The Man with the Computer Eyes
-
7.
Champs Against Odds!
-
8.
At Long Last!
The Atom -
9.
[The Man Who Baffled Thomas A. Edison]
Strange but True -
10.
Across the Jungle Rings the Cry -- B'wana Beast!
B'wana Beast
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Gregory Fischer
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Donald Dale Milne
- Jason Sacks
- Jim Van Dore
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