Strange Adventures #223

(March-April 1970)

[Win This 1970 Cessna 150 Private Plane...] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Revell / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Beast With The Sizzling Blue Eyes! (Table of Contents: 2)

Adam Strange / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script:

Gardner Fox (credited)

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino (credited)

Inks:

Bernard Sachs (credited)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

S-355

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Adam Strange; Alanna; Edna; Edna's husband; prehistoric Rannian dinosaurs; Sardath; Zhoran Tew; Mortan

Synopsis:

Mortan steals an invention from Zhoran Tew and uses it to create force fields and prehistoric dinosaurs to threaten Ranagar, but Adam defeats him when he figures out the weakness of the force fields.

Reprints:

• from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #62 (September 1960)

Indexer Notes

First appearance of Mortan; also appears in Mystery In Space #80, #91.

Chaparral 2F. Plus 2 (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Aurora Model Motoring / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Our Valentine for You! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

And Here's Your Sneak Preview of Our Next Sensational Giant! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Can You Believe? (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Spotlight On Strange Adventures (Table of Contents: 7)

Spotlight On Strange Adventures / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Julius Schwartz

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

S-354

Indexer Notes

Letters from: David AJ McGlone; Jerry Wilson; Rand Lee; Gary Skinner.

The Genius Epidemic! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script:

Gardner Fox (credited)

Pencils:

Irwin Hasen (credited)

Inks:

Joe Giella (credited)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

S-356

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

the 3 Herbert brothers; U.S. Army doctors; hermit; U.S. government investigators

Synopsis:

The Herbert brothers have absorbed radiation from a meteorite and become scientific geniuses, so the Army puts them to work solving problems and inventing until they vanish.

Reprints:

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #21 (June 1952)

Indexer Notes

One of the Herbert brothers is named Jeb.

You've Got a Date!! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

Now Build...The Jolly Rodger (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

MPC / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Would You Believe..? (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

War In Washington! (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script:

John Broome (credited)

Pencils:

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Inks:

Murphy Anderson (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

S-357

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Atomic Knights [Gardner Grayle; Douglas Herald; Marene Herald; Wayne Hobard; Hollis Hobard; Bryndon]; Dalas; Khagan; Khagan's army

Synopsis:

Wayne and Hollis are held prisoners and Bryndon and Grayle follow one of their prisoners, Dalas, to Washington DC to free them and disable an ultraviolet ray.

Reprints:

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #135 (December 1961)

The Brand Rustlers (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Lee Rider / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Your Key to Power for Self-Defense! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Statement of Ownership, Management And Circulation (Table of Contents: 15)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script:

Bernard Kashdan (business manager)

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Statement as of October 23, 1962. Paid circulation averages 141,179, most recent issue is 149,041.
At bottom of final page of Atomic Knights story.

Monster S-I-Z-E Monsters / Sea Horse 'Ranch' (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Honor House Products Corp. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

132 Roman Soldiers (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Famous Name Prizes or Cash...from Olympic (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Olympic Sales Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Make Money Get Prizes (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

American Seed Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)