Strange Adventures #230
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- May-June 1971
- Page count
- 64
- Cover price
- 0.25
- Colour
- Unknown
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/24213
Credits
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz
Issue contents
Cover
Secret of the Moon Spinx!
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Code
- S-751
Credits
- Art
- Murphy Anderson (wash)
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
All Star Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #79 ([February 1973?]) — Secret of the Moon Sphinx!
Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [July 2007]
1Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks
- Joe Giella
Reprint history
- First print
-
Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #36 (February-March 1957) — Secret of the Moon Sphinx
- Also printed
-
Century the 100 Page Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #24 ([May 1958]) — Secret of the Moon Sphinx!
-
All Star Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #79 ([February 1973?]) — Secret of the Moon Sphinx!
Notes
Cover Story. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [July 2007] Book mistakenly credits Bernard Sachs as inker.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Atomic Knights
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Script
- John Broome
- Art
- Murphy Anderson
Reprint history
- First print
-
Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #156 (September 1963) — Threat of the Witch-Woman
- Also printed
-
All Favourites Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #93 ([November 1972]) — Threat of the Witch-Woman
-
The Atomic Knights (DC, 2010 series) (April 2010) — Threat of the Witch-Woman
-
Showcase Presents: The Great Disaster Featuring the Atomic Knights (DC, 2016) (2014) — Threat of the Witch-Woman
Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [July 2007]
3Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Script
- Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils
- Sid Greene
- Inks
- Joe Giella
Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [July 2007]
4Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Gil Kane
- Inks
- Joe Giella
Reprint history
- First print
-
Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #78 (March 1957) — The Life Battery!
- Also printed
-
Five-Score Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #3 ([July 1958]) — The Life Battery!
-
Mighty Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #85 ([October 1971?]) — The Life Battery
Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [July 2007]
5Featuring
- Feature
- Darwin Jones
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Art
- Sy Barry
Reprint history
- First print
-
Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #58 (July 1955) — Prisoner of Two Worlds
- Also printed
-
The Hundred Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #20 ([May 1958?])
-
The Hundred Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #20 ([May 1958?]) — Prisoner of Two Worlds
-
Mighty Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #88 ([April 1972?]) — Prisoner of Two Worlds
-
Showcase Presents Strange Adventures (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([January] 2009)
-
Showcase Presents Strange Adventures (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([January] 2009) — Prisoner of Two Worlds
Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [July 2007]
6Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Pencils
- Sid Greene
- Inks
- John Giunta
Reprint history
- First print
-
Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #40 (October-November 1957) — Riddle of the Runaway Earth
- Also printed
-
The Hundred Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #27 ([December 1958]) — Riddle of the Runaway Earth
-
All Star Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #71 (October 1971) — Riddle of the Runaway Earth
Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [July 2007]
7Featuring
- Feature
- Adam Strange
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Adam Strange; Alanna; Jakarta (a dust devil; name revealed in this story; last seen in Mystery In Space #68; next seen in Mystery In Space #84); unnamed citizens of Melbourne, Australia; unnamed citizens of Ranagar; a female hobby shop clerk in Melbourne
Credits
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson
Synopsis
Adam Strange intercepts the Zeta Beam at Lake Makadi, Tanganyica, Africa and returns to Rann, unknowingly carrying Jakarta, the last surviving Dust Devil, who had hidden in Adam's holster on the planet Rhynthar [see Mystery In Space #68]. It found a way to avoid being turned into glass like the rest of his race and, seeking revenge, he attacks Ranangar. The Zeta radiation wears off and returns the pair to Earth [which the dust devil also plans to conquer] near Melbourne, Australia. Adam accidentally discovers that static electricity can freeze Jakarta, traps him with a Wimshurst Machine [a machine that discharges electricity] and then turns the Dust Devil over to Australian authorities where [as revealed in Mystery In Space #84] he is immobilized and kept in a prison laboratory.
Notes
Adam is given a replacement jet-rocket for the one he lost in Mystery In Space #69. It's revealed that Adam has a secret hideaway in the Australian Outback. Writer Fox took the name Jakarta from the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [July 2007]
Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [July 2007]
Indicia
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