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149February 1963
$0.12

Strange Adventures #149

DC · February 1963 · on sale 1962-12-27

First appearance: Darwin Jones
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Identification plate

Series
Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series)
Issue
#149
Publication date
February 1963
Key date
1963-02-00
On-sale date
1962-12-27
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Darwin Jones - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Raid of the Rogue Star!cover1pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira Schnapp
2Raid of the Rogue Star!comic story7.67script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Sid Greene; inks: Sid Greene
4-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira Schnapp
5The Would-Be King of Earthcomic story8.67script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy AndersonDarwin Jones First
6Mystery in Space; Justice League of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
7-letters page2script: Julius Schwartz
82nd Smash Appearance in Showcase!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Lee Elias; inks: Lee Elias; letters: Ira Schnapp
10Health Myths Debunked!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp
11Case of the Rebellious Space-Crew!comic story7.67script: John Broome; pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Bernard Sachs; letters: Gaspar SaladinoStar Hawkins; Ilda; Dirk Danton
12-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
13Featuring the Mightiest Super-Heroes of All Time!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira Schnapp
14The Secret Adventures of Batman and Robin!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Curt Swan, Win Mortimer, Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Stan Kaye, Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp

Plus 4.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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