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Issue: Strange Adventures #171
Publication Date: December 1964
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Issues: #171 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: 10/29/1964
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Jack Schiff
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from house ad in Tales of the Unexpected #86 and 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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Original Artwork
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Adult Image
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Adult Image
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Prisoner of the Living Throne!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Howard Purcell
Inker(s): Howard Purcell
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Children of Tomorrow!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Bernard Baily
Inker(s): Bernard Baily
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: Celebration of United Nations Day (October 24) with a description of the U.N. Declaration of the Rights of a Child.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated December 1960.
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The Diary of the 9-Planet Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Herron
Penciller(s): Lee Elias
Inker(s): Lee Elias
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: The diary of famous science fiction writer N. Arlow is discovered which reveals that he is an alien from the planet Jupiter.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuper Comics #19 published ?
as Tagebuch des 9-Planeten-Mannes [Story on Interior Page(s)]original title: The Diary of the Nine-Planet Man
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8.67
Disclose Notes: Writer uses "KWhAMMA" which is identified as a Herron sound effect.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): House of Mystery; Tales of the Unexpected
First Line: For the very best...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Metamorpho

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ramona Fradon
Inker(s): Charles Paris
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Brave and the Bold; Metamorpho
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: house ad for The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #57 [first Metamorpho], on sale October 29
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): H. T. Elmo
Inker(s): H. T. Elmo
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): H. T. Elmo ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Quick Quiz
First Line: Does a dented gallon can hold exactly a gallon?
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Reprint Notes: from ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Monogram
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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The Amazing Alien Frame-Up!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Miller
Penciller(s): Howard Sherman
Inker(s): Howard Sherman
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: Alien invaders force a scientist to find a way for them to breathe on Earth by framing him for crimes.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Disclose Notes: Writer uses "hapless" which is one of Miller's favorite adjectives.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Silly Putty
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Strange but True
First Line: For many years a Pomeranian farmer...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Be first in your neighborhood...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Professor Eureka
Character(s): Professor Eureka
First Line: I made the long journey here to obtain rare specimens...
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagCongo Bill #6 published June 1955
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Two Great Heroes... in One Magazine!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Howard Purcell
Inker(s): Howard Purcell
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction, superhero
Feature(s): Space Ranger
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: house ad for Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #96, on sale October 22
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Prisoner of the Living Throne

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Howard Purcell ?
Penciller(s): Howard Purcell (signed)
Inker(s): Howard Purcell
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Synopsis: Searching for his friend Ben Nevis, Harry Anderson finds him hiding among a tribe of Viking descendants whom he has convinced that Harry is a dangerous criminal. They subject him to an ancient test involving a loving statue.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuper Comics #21 published ?
as Gefangener des lebenden Thrones [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
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25 Years of Batman

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman and Robin
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: house ad for 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #5, on sale October 29
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[untitled]

Story  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: humorous
Feature(s): Moolah the Mystic
Character(s): Moolah
First Line: That's Moolah, the great mystic, standing by those hot coals.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagTales of the Unexpected #92 published December 1965
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Electric Engine
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Hasbro's G. I. Joe
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Aurora
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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