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PUBLISHER: DC
COMIC BOOK IMPACT: rating of 8 (CBI)
COMMENTS: origin & 1st app. Adam Strange; the ultimate 1950's DC sci-fi comic book; classic Gil Kane cover (12/58) A very underrated key; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 8 (CBI)
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origin & 1st app. Adam Strange; the ultimate 1950's DC sci-fi comic book; classic Gil Kane cover (12/58) A very underrated key; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 8 (CBI)
Cover art by Gil Kane. Origin and 1st appearance of Adam Strange in Secret of the Eternal City!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs; An Earth archaeologist is caught by a "zeta-beam" and teleported to Rann near Alpha Centauri where he meets Alanna and Sardath; Alien invaders, called The Eternals, attack the planet. Ad for Strange Adventures #98 and House of Secrets #14. Our Strange Universe!; Educational facts about space, the sun, and stars. Curious Comets; Educational info on Tebutt's Comet, Halley's Comet, and the Pons-Winnecke Comet. The Three-In-One Star; Educational information on Alpha Centauri, the nearest star to our solar system. The Planet and the Pendulum!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs; Zapped by the zeta-beam, Adam is teleported, not to Rann, but to Anthorann, a neighboring planet; Escaping barbarians and their "Rainbow Doom" (a teleporter), he meets Alanna and Sardath, who had used knowledge from Samakand scientists to journey to Anthorann.




    Front cover of SHOWCASE #17
    SHOWCASE #17
    DC FN: 6.0
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    origin & 1st app. Adam Strange; the ultimate 1950's DC sci-fi comic book; classic Gil Kane cover (12/58) A very underrated key; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 8 (CBI)
    COMIC BOOK IMPACT: rating of 8 (CBI)
    glossy
    origin & 1st app. Adam Strange; the ultimate 1950's DC sci-fi comic book; classic Gil Kane cover (12/58) A very underrated key; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 8 (CBI)
    COMIC BOOK IMPACT: rating of 8 (CBI)
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