Strange Adventures, #180

Published: September 1965

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Strange Adventures #180

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Issue Contents:
I Was the Man with Animal Powers!
1 page science fiction; superhero
Characters
  • Buddy Baker
Story Notes

Anderson inks per Nick Caputo; we previously credited Carmine Infantino.

40 Army-Navy-Marine Medals & Insignias
Story 1 1 page
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

I Was the Man with Animal Powers
Story 2 15 pages science fiction; superhero
Storyline

An alien space ship temporarily gives Buddy Baker animal powers, which he uses to round up escaped circus animals and fight an alien creature with the same powers.

Characters
  • Buddy Baker (origin)
  • Ellen (Buddy's financee)
  • Roger (Buddy's friend)
  • alien creature (villain)
Story Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn. Story is told in two chapters of 8.67 and 6.67 pages. Story was not originally intended as a continuing feature: Animal Man is not named, does not appear in costume, and his powers are gone at the end of the story.

Story 3 1 page
Story Notes

On the page between page 4 and page 5 of the previous story sequence.

Story 4 0 pages
Story Notes

At the bottom of page 9 of the previous story sequence.

Story 5 1 page
Story Notes

On the page immediately following page 9 of the previous story sequence.

Story 6 1 page humor

"Billy is up at bat now..."

Characters
Story Notes

On the page immediately following page 9 of the previous story sequence.

Nature's Bill of Rights
Story 7 1 page advocacy
Storyline

Two boys who are polluting a stream are given an anti-pollution lesson by a fisherman. Includes an excerpt from an 1869 Massachusetts Board of Health document.

Story Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 10 of the previous story sequence.

Story 8 0 pages
Story 9 1 page fantasy

"In the winter of 1829, the schooner Mermaid, out of Australia..."

Credits
The Kat Gets Cooled!
Story 10 1 page
Achtung! Attention!
Story 11 1 page war
Credits
Story Notes

house ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #58, on sale July 29

One Monster -- Coming Up
Story 12 8 pages horror-suspense
Storyline

Wildcatters drilling for oil disturb an ancient Indian treasure, which releases the giant creature that guarded it.

Featuring Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane

Story 13 1 page superhero

"See Lois Lane challenge her rivals for Superman in..."

Story Notes

house ad for 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #14, on sale July 15 on the page between page 6 and page 7 of the previous story sequence

Story 14 0 pages
Story Notes

On the page between page 6 and page 7 of the previous story sequence.

Featuring Mystery in Space; House of Secrets

Story 15 0 pages

"For the very best..."

Story 16 1 page humor; science fiction

"At last! I have finished the perfect electronic brain!"

Featuring Tales of the Unexpected; Metamorpho

Story 17 0 pages

"For the very best..."

10 Issues of Strange Adventures for Only $1.00
Story 18 1 page
Story 19 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Go Full-Throttle with Wen-Mac
Story 20 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.