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189June 1966
$0.12

Strange Adventures #189

DC · June 1966 · on sale 1966-04-28

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Series
Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series)
Issue
#189
Publication date
June 1966
Key date
1966-06-00
On-sale date
1966-04-28
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Monster-Go-Round!cover1pencils: Jack Sparling; inks: Jack Sparling; letters: Ira SchnappBuddy Reed; Larzan; Mr. Collins; two unnamed friends of Buddy Reed's
1Dynamite's Coming!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert
2The Way-Out Worlds of Bertram Tilleycomic story8.67script: Dave Wood; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Sal Trapani; letters: Stan StarkmanBertram Tilley; Maude Tilley; Mrs. Culver; toy dragon; unnamed common crooks; unnamed toy king; unnamed toy soldiers; unnamed two-headed alien; unnamed winged alien
4A Super-Scoop!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira Schnapp
5For the Most in Thrills...promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
6-activity0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffTwo unnamed boys
7-in-house column0.5letters: typeset
8Your Free Trip Around the World!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnappan old sea captain; two boys
9Testing Ground for Terror!comic story8script: Ed Herron; pencils: George Roussos; inks: George RoussosGabe Maxwell; Frank; Mrs. Nagle; Peggy; unnamed magician; Mike Downes
10Scooter? Who He?promo (ad from the publisher)1script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando; letters: Ira Schnapp
11The Monster-Go-Round!comic story7.67script: Dave Wood; pencils: Jack Sparling; inks: Jack SparlingBuddy Reed; Chuck Reed; Larzan; Mr. Collins; two unnamed friends of Buddy Reed's
14Batman and Detective Comics Started Something Newpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira Schnapp
152,000-Year-Old Electric Batteriestext article1script: Jack Miller

Plus 4.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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The Steve Ditko Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-3111-8
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