Strange Adventures, #171
Published: December 1964
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Prisoner of the Living Throne!
Credits
- Pencils: Howard Purcell
- Inks: Howard Purcell
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Children of Tomorrow!
Storyline
Celebration of United Nations Day (October 24) with a description of the U.N. Declaration of the Rights of a Child.
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Bernard Baily
- Inks: Bernard Baily
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly. Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated December 1960.
The Diary of the 9-Planet Man
Storyline
The diary of famous science fiction writer N. Arlow is discovered which reveals that he is an alien from the planet Jupiter.
Story Notes
Script credit from Bob Hughes. Uses "KWHAMMA," which Martin O'Hearn identifies as a Herron sound effect.
Featuring House of Mystery; Tales of the Unexpected
"For the very best..."
Metamorpho
Featuring The Brave and the Bold; Metamorpho
Credits
- Pencils: Ramona Fradon
- Inks: Charles Paris
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
house ad for The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #57 [first Metamorpho], on sale October 29
"Does a dented gallon can hold exactly a gallon?"
Credits
- Pencils: John Howson
- Inks: John Howson
- Letters: Horace Elmo (uncertain)
Reprint Notes
from ?
The Amazing Alien Frame-Up!
Storyline
Alien invaders force a scientist to find a way for them to breathe on Earth by framing him for crimes.
Credits
- Script: Jack Miller
- Pencils: Howard Sherman
- Inks: Howard Sherman
Story Notes
Script credit from Bob Hughes. Uses "hapless," which is one of Miller's favorite adjectives.
"For many years a Pomeranian farmer..."
"Be first in your neighborhood..."
"I made the long journey here to obtain rare specimens..."
Characters
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Two Great Heroes... in One Magazine!
Credits
- Pencils: Howard Purcell
- Inks: Howard Purcell
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
house ad for Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #96, on sale October 22
Prisoner of the Living Throne
Storyline
Searching for his friend Ben Nevis, Harry Anderson finds him hiding among a tribe of Viking descendants whom he has convinced that Harry is a dangerous criminal. They subject him to an ancient test involving a loving statue.
Credits
- Script: Howard Purcell (uncertain)
- Pencils: Howard Purcell
- Inks: Howard Purcell
25 Years of Batman
Credits
- Pencils: Win Mortimer (uncertain)
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
house ad for 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #5, on sale October 29
"That's Moolah, the great mystic, standing by those hot coals."
Characters
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
Back cover.