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217March-April 1969
$0.12

Strange Adventures #217

DC · March-April 1969 · on sale 1969-01-21

Origin: Bryndon
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Identification plate

Series
Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series)
Issue
#217
Publication date
March-April 1969
Key date
1969-03-00
On-sale date
1969-01-21
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

Origin story on record for: Bryndon, Douglas Herald, Gardner Grayle, Hollis Hobard, Marene Herald.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; letters: Gaspar SaladinoAdam Strange
1Secret of the Eternal Citycomic story14.33script: Gardner Fox, Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Frank Giacoia, Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoAdam Strange (origin); Alanna; Sardath
3The Three-in-One Startext article0.67letters: typeset
4-statement of ownership0.33script: Bernard Kashdan
5The Rise of the Atomic Knights!comic story8script: John Broome; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy AndersonThe Black Baron, Gardner Grayle Origin, Douglas Herald Origin, Marene Herald Origin, Hollis Hobard Origin, Wayne Hobard Origin, Bryndon Origin

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
Adam Strange: The Silver Age Omnibus #[nn]
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Series context

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Sources

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