Strange Adventures, #157
Published: October 1963
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Plight of the Human Cocoons!
Credits
- Pencils: Murphy Anderson
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Play It Safe!
Storyline
A day in the life of a forest ranger (billed as a "true story from the records of the Minnesota Warden Service").
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks: Sheldon Moldoff
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
Plight of the Human Cocoons!
Storyline
Four men from Earth are captured by friendly aliens who need their help to discover the reason why they are shrinking.
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Gil Kane
- Inks: Joe Giella
- Inks: Frank Giacoia
Story Notes
Strange Adventures #161 lists only Joe Giella as inker. Sequel to "Raiders from the Giant World" in Strange Adventures (DC, 1955 series) #119 (August 1960). Information from Bob Bailey.
The Flashiest News of the Year
Credits
- Pencils: Carmine Infantino
- Inks: Joe Kubert
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
house ad for Flash Annual (DC, 1963 series) #1, on sale August 15
"Two pounds of feed are necessary to develop one pound of chicken-broiler..."
Credits
- Script: Julius Schwartz (uncertain)
The Immortality Seekers!
Storyline
Aliens visit Earth to rediscover the secret of immortality which was found there millions of years earlier by another member of their race, but lost before he could reveal it to his home world.
Credits
- Script: Ed Herron
- Pencils: Sid Greene
- Inks: Sid Greene
- Letters: Sid Greene
Story Notes
Letters credit from Bob Bailey.
Credits
- Script: Julius Schwartz
Story Notes
Letters submitted by Paul B. Schotz; Joe Finley; John Page
Fight Global Air Battles with Planes of All Nations
Rescue by Moonlight!
Storyline
Tommy's father relates the story of Alan Strange, who stopped thieves from stealing some parastil, a rare metal used to make money in the 25th century.
Characters
- Alan Strange (descendant of Adam Strange in the 25th century)
- Tommy Parker
- Howard Parker
- Llalla (first appearance)
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Carmine Infantino
- Inks: John Giunta
- Inks: Murphy Anderson (uncertain)
Story Notes
The narrator's head in panel 3, page 2 appears to have been re-inked by Murphy Anderson to retain uniformity with previous stories. Characters and Murphy Anderson credit info from Bob Bailey.
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Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.