Strange Adventures #223
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- March-April 1970
- Page count
- 36
- Cover price
- 0.15 USD
- Colour
- Unknown
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/23333
Credits
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz
Issue contents
Cover
War In Washington, 1990 A.D.
(Atomic Knights)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Atomic Knights
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Code
- S-350
- Characters
- Atomic Knights
Credits
- Art
- Murphy Anderson
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz
Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [July 2007].
1Featuring
- Feature
- Adam Strange
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Code
- S-355
- Characters
- Adam Strange; Alanna; Edna; Edna's husband; prehistoric Rannian dinosaurs; Sardath; Zhoran Tew; Mortan
Credits
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks
- Bernard Sachs
Reprint history
- From GCD
- From Mystery In Space (DC, 1951 series) #62
Synopsis
Mortan steals an invention from Zhoran Tew and uses it to create force fields and prehistoric dinosaurs to threaten Ranagar, but Adam defeats him when he figures out the weakness of the force fields.
Notes
First appearance of Mortan; also appears in Mystery In Space #80, #91.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Spotlight On Strange Adventures
- Code
- S-354
Credits
- Script
- Julius Schwartz
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Letters from: David AJ McGlone; Jerry Wilson; Rand Lee; Gary Skinner.
3Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Code
- S-356
- Characters
- the 3 Herbert brothers; U.S. Army doctors; hermit; U.S. government investigators
Credits
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Irwin Hasen
- Inks
- Joe Giella
Reprint history
- First print
-
Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #21 (June 1952) — The Genius Epidemic!
- Also printed
-
The Hundred Comic (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #61 ([October 1961?]) — The Genius Epidemic
-
Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #63 ([July 1970?]) — The Genius Epidemic
- From GCD
- From Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #21.
Synopsis
The Herbert brothers have absorbed radiation from a meteorite and become scientific geniuses, so the Army puts them to work solving problems and inventing until they vanish.
Notes
One of the Herbert brothers is named Jeb.
4Featuring
- Feature
- Atomic Knights
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Code
- S-357
- Characters
- Atomic Knights [Gardner Grayle; Douglas Herald; Marene Herald; Wayne Hobard; Hollis Hobard; Bryndon]; Dalas; Khagan; Khagan's army
Credits
- Script
- John Broome
- Art
- Murphy Anderson
Reprint history
- From GCD
- From Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #135.
Synopsis
Wayne and Hollis are held prisoners and Bryndon and Gayle follow one of their prisoners, Dalas, to Washington DC to free them and disable an ultraviolet ray.
5Featuring
- Genre
- Fact
Credits
- Script
- Bernard Kashdan
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Statement as of October 23, 1962. Paid circulation averages 141,179, most recent issue is 149,041.
Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [July 2007].
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.