Strange Adventures #197

(February 1967)

The Hostile Hamlet (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Howard Purcell

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

A group of travelers find themselves unable to leave a small village they entered, which is empty of any other inhabitants.

Watch Those Sparks! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff ?

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Synopsis:

a reminder about holiday fire safety

["Look at this. I bought a card of luminous plastic..."] (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

Reprints:

• in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murphy, 1959 series) #92

Indexer Notes

hint submitted by David Oswald of Chicago, Illinois

[The Dog with the Human Brain] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller ?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Peace on Earth (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Synopsis:

the words "peace on earth" translated into many different languages

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

Alien for Rent! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jack Sparling

Inks:

Jack Sparling

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

An alien stranded on Earth offers his super-scientific knowledge to the highest bidder so that he can raise the money to repair his spacecraft.

Holy Pin-Ups! (Table of Contents)

Batman / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino (illustrations)

Inks:

Murphy Anderson; Joe Giella (illustrations)

Colors:

? (illustrations)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman: Robin; Riddler; Joker; Penguin

Indexer Notes

ad for 11 x 14 pinups- 3 sets of two suitable for framing; all six for $1.00

The Eggs That Hatched Robots (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Roussos

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

George Roussos ?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

Scientist Dan Bolton believes he has discovered a cache of dinosaur eggs, but when they hatch, robots emerge.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1966
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months: 174,922
Actual number of copies sold for issue nearest filing date: 201,888
Owners: National Periodical Publications, Inc., Estate of Harry Donenfeld, J. S. Liebowitz, P. H. Sampliner, Irwin Donenfeld, S. U. Sampliner, Sonia Mondschein, all at 575 Lexington Ave, New York, N.Y., 10022