Showcase, #18
Published: January-February 1959
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The Dozen Dooms of Adam Strange!
"The instant Adam Strange tries to pull "Alanna" away from the Flaming Sea, he'll be blown sky-high!"
Characters
- Adam Strange
- Alanna
Credits
- Pencils: Gil Kane
- Inks: Joe Giella
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Cover pencils and inks credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics; original indexer credited the inks to Bernard Sachs.
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Invaders from the Atom Universe
"I'm shrinking in size... becoming smaller and smaller!"
Storyline
Adam is zeta-beamed to Rann, but pop-eyed green aliens inhabit the city! Adam is thrown into an "Orkinomikron" to wake on a desolate atomic world, having been shrunk. The Rannians will perish. He finds the original transfer machine hanging over a bottomless pit. Color streaks tell him the fuel was phosphorous. Scraping matches, he transports himself and Alanna back home, except they're tiny spies. Back on the desolate world, he rallies the Rannians and teleports to Rann. Belt units make the Rannians giants who send the Vrenn packing. And Adam is zapped away to Earth.
Characters
- Adam Strange
- Rann
- Alanna
- Vrenn chieftain
- The Vrenn
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Mike Sekowsky
- Inks: Bernard Sachs
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Pencils and inks credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics. Pages 8 and 15 are 2/3 pages. Adam wears his traditional uniform, but it's colored all red.
Story Notes
At the bottom of page 8 of the previous story sequence.
Formula for Success!
"That boy's a born musician!"
Storyline
Jimmy is a natural-born musician, but his father demands he take Engineering courses. A kind teacher intervenes. "I think young people need a chance to develop all their talents!"
Characters
- Jimmy
- Mr. Lane
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Bob Brown
- Inks: Bob Brown (uncertain)
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
On the page immediately following page 8 of the previous story sequence.
"Amalthea -- closest of Jupiter's satellites..."
Storyline
Facts about Jupiter's and Uranus's satellites.
Story Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 9 of the previous story sequence.
Story Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 9 of the previous story sequence.
Storyline
Tootsie Roll Pop
Bernard Lyot (1)
"Bernard Lyot..."
Storyline
Bernard Lyot built the first coronagraph to study the solar corona, and made observations of Mercury and Mars.
Characters
- Bernard Lyot
Prize Stars!
"Excluding our solar system's star-sun, the closest star to Earth is Proxima Centauri - about 25 trillion miles away."
Storyline
Facts about Proxima Centauri, Sirius, Beta Orionis, and other stars.
The Dozen Dooms of Adam Strange!
"Once again across the black void of space comes the siren call of Rann--summoning Adam Strange from Earth to the planet of..."
Storyline
Adam rockets over a cop to meet the zeta beam. The new rage in Ranagar is Adam Strange full-size dolls. Alanna wants to send 11 - plus Adam! - to isolationist Dys, who may be planning an invasion. Alanna fakes an emergency landing. Tak Vall, Chief Scientist, will plant "KLY" bombs in the dolls and destroy Ranagar. Adam sneaks to find Alanna. He jet-packs after a flier - as (wind-up doll) Alanna is pitched over the Flaming Sea. Alanna sees Adam blown up, but he rushes in. The doll didn't perspire. Adam sent the bomb-dolls into the ocean. At the honors dinner - he's zeta-beamed away!
Characters
- Adam Strange
- Alanna
- Tak Vall (first appearance, villain)
- Moora (first appearance, villain)
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Mike Sekowsky
- Inks: Joe Giella
Story Notes
Pencils and inks credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics.
Storyline
Tootsie Roll Fudge
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.