Strange Adventures #138

(March 1962)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Secret of the Dinosaur Skeleton! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (sourced)

Pencils

Gil Kane (sourced)

Inks

Joe Giella (sourced)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

As the man called Kandar walked through the streets of the city --

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Kandar; Jim Hanson; Oarda

Synopsis

Explorer Jim Hanson accidentally frees the evil Kandar, who has been in suspended animation for 150 million years and now intends to conquer the world with the help of an animated brontosaurus skeleton.

Reprints

• in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1961 series) #52 ((August 1962))
• in From beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #14 (December 1971-January 1972)

Keywords

brontosaurus; dinosaurs; Gondwanaland; Mu

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

From Many Lands... (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Lou Cameron

Inks

Lou Cameron

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

non-fiction; advocacy

Synopsis

It takes 300 materials from 56 different countries to make an automobile; some of those are depicted here.

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

The Fantastic Fingers of Felix Faust! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Justice League / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

Now in a Magazine of His Own! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

The Man Who Climbed Into Space! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Mike Sekowsky

Inks

Bernard Sachs

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Synopsis

Mountain climber Walt Davis encounters two aliens that tell him conflicting stories, and he must decide which one is true in order to save the Earth.

Reprints

• in The Hundred Comic (K. G. Murray, 1961 ? series) #72 ([September 1962])

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The Flash; Green Lantern / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Spotlight on Science / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Julius Schwartz

Pencils

Morris Waldinger

Inks

Tom Nicolosi

Colors

? (illustration)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

scientific inquiries from readers K.G., M.E., K.S.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Amazing Ratios! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Julius Schwartz

Pencils

Morris Waldinger

Inks

Tom Nicolosi

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn

First Line of Dialogue or Text

If all the capillaries...

Genre

non-fiction; math & science

Reprints

• in From beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #16 (April-May 1972) [top tier only]

The Attack of the Giant Dogs! (Table of Contents: 11)

The Atomic Knights / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Murphy Anderson

Inks

Murphy Anderson

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Atomic Knights [Gardner Grayle; Douglas Herald; Marene Herald; Wayne Hobard; Hollis Hobard; Bryndon Smith]; the Khagan

Synopsis

The Knights discover several giant Dalmatians which they soon train to serve as transportation and ride against their enemy the Khagan and his Atlantides.

Reprints

• in Ray Halcotan (Arédit-Artima, 1960 series) #59 (mai 1965) [N&B [B&W]]
• in All Star Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #65 (Circa 1970-1972)
• in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #224 (May-June 1970)
• in Monde Futur (Arédit-Artima, 1971 series) #9 (janvier 1973)
• in Mundo de Aventuras (Agência Portuguesa de Revistas, 1973 series) #302 (19 de Julho de 1979)
• in Fantomet (Semic, 1976 series) #1/1987 (uke 1 1987)
• in The Atomic Knights (DC, 2010 series) ([July] 2010), ([July] 2010) [splash]
• in Showcase Presents: The Great Disaster Featuring the Atomic Knights (DC, 2014 series) ([August] 2014)

More Startling Than Tomorrow's Science Fiction (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

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Chet Atkins Method / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Ophiuchus and Aquila] (Table of Contents: 14)

Star Names! / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Julius Schwartz

Pencils

Morris Waldinger

Inks

Tom Nicolosi

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn

Genre

non-fiction; math & science

Synopsis

origins of the names of constellations Ophiuchus and Aquila

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Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)