Strange Adventures
#176
(May 1965)
DC,
1950 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1965-03-25
- 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. On-sale date of February 25 in ad in House of Secrets #72.
in 
What's Wrong with These Pictures?
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy
- Synopsis
- a quiz on general manners and safety information for children
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated May 1960.
The Case of the Cosmonik Quartet
Star Hawkins / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery; science fiction
- Characters
- Star Hawkins; Ilda; the Cosmoniks
- Synopsis
- Star Hawkins has to figure out the connection between Ilda's favorite singing group, the Cosmoniks, and a series of robberies that coincide with their concerts.
- Reprints
-
in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #26 (août 1972) [N&B et recadré/B&W and reframed]
-
Super Fun
Monogram Models / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
On the page between page 4 and page 5 of the main story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Moolah the Mystic / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Watch Moolah -- he made the rope stand up.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Moolah the Mystic
[no title indexed]
House of Secrets; Tales of the Unexpected / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- For the very best...
Featuring 7 Epic Duels-to-the-Death!
Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #11, on sale April 15
Presto! Something Old -- to Something New
comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Synopsis
- Albert Brock's new invention works in an unexpected way - it restores any old object, or even a portion of the object, into a brand-new duplicate of the original.
- Reprints
- in Etranges Aventures (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #25 (mai 1972) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
-
Meet the New J'onn J'onzz
John Jones Manhunter from Mars / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #151
[no title indexed]
Strange but True / text article / 1 page
- Script
- Jack Miller ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Paul Sanders was down and out.
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; non-fiction
The Faceless People
comic story / 8.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Synopsis
- Failed actor Duke King responds to a cryptic telegram from his friend Kitty and finds that everyone in her town has lost their facial features.
- Reprints
- in Etranges Aventures (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #11 (janvier 1969)
-
Featuring Superboy's Greatest Foes and Menaces!
Superboy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #10, on sale March 11
on the page between page 5 and page 6 of the previous story sequence
[no title indexed]
Viking Attack / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
On the page between page 5 and page 6 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Mystery in Space / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Two great heroes...
126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos
126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Faceless People!
-
1.
What's Wrong with These Pictures?
-
2.
The Case of the Cosmonik Quartet
Star Hawkins -
3.
Super Fun
Monogram Models -
4.
[no title indexed]
Silly Putty -
5.
["Watch Moolah -- he made the rope stand up."]
Moolah the Mystic -
6.
["For the very best..."]
House of Secrets; Tales of the Unexpected -
7.
10 Issues of Strange Adventures for Only $1.00
-
8.
Featuring 7 Epic Duels-to-the-Death!
Superman -
9.
Bob Breaks the Barrier!
AMT Models -
10.
Presto! Something Old -- to Something New
-
11.
Meet the New J'onn J'onzz
John Jones Manhunter from Mars -
12.
[no title indexed]
G.I. Joe -
13.
["Paul Sanders was down and out."]
Strange but True -
14.
The Faceless People
-
15.
Featuring Superboy's Greatest Foes and Menaces!
Superboy -
16.
[no title indexed]
Viking Attack -
17.
["Two great heroes..."]
Mystery in Space -
18.
126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos
126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos -
19.
[no title indexed]
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