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Issue: Strange Adventures #189
Publication Date: June 1966
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Issues: #189 of 243 Issues (244 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/28/1966
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Jack Schiff
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S.; Standard Silver Age U.S.; Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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The Monster-Go-Round!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Sparling
Inker(s): Jack Sparling
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Buddy Reed; Larzan; Mr. Collins; two unnamed friends of Buddy Reed's
Synopsis: Four men ride a monster-go-round controlled by Larzan.
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Dynamite's Coming!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Kubert
Inker(s): Joe Kubert
Letterer(s): ?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Our Army at War #169, on sale May 3rd.
On inside front cover.
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The Way-Out Worlds of Bertram Tilley

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dave Wood
Penciller(s): Steve Ditko
Inker(s): Sal Trapani
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Stan Starkman ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Bertram Tilley; Maude Tilley; Mrs. Culver; toy dragon; unnamed common crooks; unnamed toy king; unnamed toy soldiers; unnamed two-headed alien; unnamed winged alien
Synopsis: Bertram Tilley discovers three glowing discs, each of which he believes induces a daydream but which actually transports him to a different place where he becomes a hero, including once in his home town.
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In Content Item: FlagSuper Comics #22 published ?
as Die seltsamen Welten des Bertram Tilley! [Story on Interior Page(s)]original title: The Way-Out Worlds of Bertram Tilly
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8.67
Disclose Notes: References Superman: one could conclude it therefore occurs on Earth1 or Earth 2, which have a Superman.
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The Kat Visits AMT's New Trophy "Haul of Fame"

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): AMT models
Character(s): The Kat
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for new AMT models: '34 Ford Pickup and '40 Ford Coupe.
Appears between pages 4-5 of Bertram Tilley story.
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A Super-Scoop!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): George Klein
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: House ad for Superman (DC, 1939 series) #187 [80 Page Giant #G-23], with cover shown, on sale April 14th.
Appears between pages 4-5 of Bertram Tilley story.
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For the Most in Thrills...

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: House ad for House of Secrets, on sale May 3rd, and House of Mystery, now on sale, with covers shown.
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Cap's Hobby Hints
Character(s): Two unnamed boys
First Line: I always have trouble with the small parts...
Synopsis: One of the boys shows the other how he made a catch-all to catch small model parts that he drops.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Job Number: 6390
Disclose Notes: Feature is numbered either G390 or 6390.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Direct Currents
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: listing of DC comics on sale in mid-May 1966
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Your Free Trip Around the World!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Character(s): an old sea captain; two boys
Synopsis: After telling the boys some tales, the captain takes them to the library where they can travel anywhere just by reading.
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Pages: 1
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Testing Ground for Terror!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Herron
Penciller(s): George Roussos
Inker(s): George Roussos
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Gabe Maxwell; Frank; Mrs. Nagle; Peggy; unnamed magician; Mike Downes
Synopsis: An unnamed magician appears in the Drear Mansion in Quietsville, causes havoc in town, and is defeated by Gabe Maxwell.
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In Content Item: FlagMighty Comic #57 published January 1966
as Testing Ground for Terror [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Scooter? Who He?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Penciller(s): Joe Orlando
Inker(s): Joe Orlando
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Swing with Scooter
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Swing with Scooter (DC, 1966 series) #1, on sale April 7th, with cover shown.
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The Monster-Go-Round!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dave Wood
Penciller(s): Jack Sparling
Inker(s): Jack Sparling
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Buddy Reed; Chuck Reed; Larzan; Mr. Collins; two unnamed friends of Buddy Reed's
Synopsis: Buddy Reed and three friends meet Larzan who has found and operates the monster-go-round. Buddy wins the prize while his friends are turned to stone and Larzan attempts to steal the prize, but Buddy frees his friends and they destroy the machine.
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Pages: 7.67
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40 Army-Navy-Marine All Authentic Medals & Insignias

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for military medals and patches from unknown company.
Appears between pages 7-8 of "Monster-Go-Round."
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Palisades Amusement Park
Character(s): Superman
First Line: Be My Guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for amusement park, with coupons.
Appears between pages 7-8 of "Monster-Go-Round."
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Batman and Detective Comics Started Something New

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: house ad promoting two-page centerfold pin-ups to be appearing in several DC comics, which began with Batman #181 and Detective Comics #352 (both June 1966)
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2,000-Year-Old Electric Batteries

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Miller ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Strange but True
Synopsis: Short articles about 2000-year old batteries, a rainmaker and an esp experience.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Short articles about 2000-year old batteries, a rainmaker and an esp experience.
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America's Most Exciting War Game

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Helen of Toy Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Task Force game.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Adventures of Andy and George in the G. I. Joe Club
Character(s): Andy; George; G. I. Joe
First Line: Guess what I've got, Andy!
Synopsis: Andy and George play with their new G. I. Joe deep sea diving suit.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad in sequential art form.
On inside back cover.
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Look What You Can Make with Mattel's Vac-U-Form

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Vac-U-Form
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: back cover

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