Strange Adventures, #136
Published: January 1962
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The Robot Who Lost Its Head!
Credits
- Pencils: Murphy Anderson
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Sold by Honor House Products. Inside front cover.
Story Notes
Sold by Honor House Products.
The Robot Who Lost Its Head!
"This robot alone knows how we aliens can be defeated --"
Storyline
A robot single-handedly stops an alien invasion of Earth, even after the aliens remove its head.
Characters
- Steve Thorn
- Mrs. Thorn (wife)
- Jay (robot)
- General Orval Mallon
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Mike Sekowsky
- Inks: Bernard Sachs
Story Notes
Inks credit from Steven Grant via the GCD Error Tracker; the original indexer credited Murphy Anderson.
Adam Strange, Earth's First Spaceman (1)
Credits
- Pencils: Carmine Infantino
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
house ad for Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #73
Watch for the Fourth Superman Annual!
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: George Klein
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
house ad for Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #4, on sale November 9
Fomalhaut, Lyra (1)
Storyline
origin of the names of the star Fomalhaut and the constellation Lyra
Credits
- Script: Julius Schwartz
- Pencils: Morris Waldinger (uncertain)
- Inks: Tom Nicolosi (uncertain)
Lost--100,000 Years!
Storyline
Two members of the Galactic Time Patrol travel back to September 28, 1961 to prevent Alan Parker from activating his solar engine, which will cause the Second Age of Barbarism.
Characters
- Alan Parker
- Time Patrolmen: Mjr Otten and Cpn Brand
- Sval Gor
- Herm Denardus
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Sid Greene
- Inks: Sid Greene
- Letters: Sid Greene
Story Notes
Letters credit from Bob Bailey.
Featuring The Flash; Green Lantern
"For the very best..."
Credits
- Script: Julius Schwartz (uncertain)
Story Notes
scientific inquiries from readers J.D., A.L., C.C.
Another Giant Batman Collection!
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
- Pencils: Dick Sprang
- Inks: Charles Paris
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
house ad for Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #2, on sale November 16
The Secret of the Happy Pig!
Storyline
Peter tells Mervin that the secret of really being happy is just to be yourself rather than trying to be like everyone else.
Characters
- Peter Porkchops
- Mervin Mouse
- Wolfie
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Rube Grossman
- Inks: Rube Grossman
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly. Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated April 1958.
Second-Best Spaceman!
Storyline
Star Patrol officer Mike Dillon feels inferior because he always comes in second in competitions, only winning silver medals instead of gold. But on a mission to prevent an invasion from another dimension, the chemical properties of his silver medals allow him to break in to the aliens' stronghold and halt the invasion.
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Carmine Infantino
- Inks: Carmine Infantino
Now in a Magazine of His Own!
Credits
- Pencils: Nick Cardy
- Inks: Nick Cardy
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
house ad for Aquaman (DC, 1962 series) #1
Task Force
Story Notes
Sold by Helen of Toy.
Story Notes
Sold by Josely Co.
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Sold by Daisy Manufacturing Company. Back cover.