Strange Adventures
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Strange Adventures was an American comic book published by DC Comics. It ran for 244 issues from 1950 through 1973. It was a science fiction anthology title, but did have a few features. With issue 202, the title became more of a mystery/occult series, with a new logo. With issue #217, the title became a reprint series with another new logo.
Notable features of the series included:
- Chris KL-99 (issues 1-3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15)
- Darwin Jones (issues 1, 48, 58, 66, 70, 76, 77, 79, 84, 88, 93, 149)
- Captain Comet (issues 9-49) (cover feature many times)
- Space Museum (sporadically from 104 through 161)
- Star Hawkins (sporadically from 114 through 185)
- Atomic Knights (sporadically from 117 through 160, with reprints in 217-231)
- Faceless Creature from Saturn (issues 124, 142, 153)
- Star Rovers (from Mystery in Space, issues 159, 163)
- Animal Man (issues 180, 184, 190, 195, 201)
- Immortal Man (issues 177, 185, 190, 198)
- Enchantress (issues 187, 191, 200)
- Deadman (issues 205 thru 216)
- Adam Strange (reprints in #217 thru 244; new stories in #222, 226/227 text stories with illos)
The series was nominated and awarded several awards over the years, including Alley Awards in 1963 for General Fantasy, in 1965 for Best Regularly Published Fantasy Comic, in 1966 for Best Fantasy/SF/Supernatural Title, in 1967 for Best Cover (for issue #207 by Neal Adams), in 1967 for Best Full-Length Story ("Who's Been Lying in My Grave?" in issue #205 by Arnold Drake and Carmine Infantino), and the 1967 for Best New Strip (Deadman by Arnold Drake and Carmine Infantino).
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