Strange Adventures, #190
Published: July 1966
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Immortal Man-- The Hero Who Lived and Died 100 Times! / A-Man-- The Hero with Animal Powers!
Credits
- Pencils: Carmine Infantino
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino (uncertain)
Dynamite's Coming!
Featuring Swing with Scooter
"Yeah, yeah! It's sheer TNT..."
Credits
- Pencils: Joe Orlando
- Inks: Mike Esposito
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
inside front cover; house ad for Swing with Scooter (DC, 1066 series) #2, on sale June 7.
A-Man -- The Hero with Animal Powers
"I asked for it-- no denying that!"
Storyline
Buddy Baker uses his animal powers to fight crime and learns the limitations of those powers as he pursues a gang of crooks who have a machine that can telepathically control animals.
Characters
- A-Man [Buddy Baker]
- Roger Denning
- Grabo
Credits
- Script: Dave Wood
- Pencils: Carmine Infantino
- Inks: George Roussos
- Letters: Stan Starkman
Story Notes
Third Animal Man story; previously in Strange Adventures #180 and #184. First in costume, but using the name of A-Man. Pages 7 & 13 are 0.67 story & 0.33 ads.
Natural Beauty -- Everybody's Fight
"President Johnson says: 'At first there seemed to be no end to the wonder of the land."
Storyline
Excerpts from a speech by President Lyndon Johnson regarding the preservation of nature.
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Morris Waldinger (uncertain)
- Inks: Tom Nicolosi (uncertain)
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly, in comics form.
Immortal Man
"My 'shocker' blast can topple a mountain-- it's bound to knock this beast out of action!"
Storyline
The Immortal Man uses his powers against a strange monster, sacrificing another of his lives to defeat it.
Characters
- Kirk Jason [Immortal Man]
- Helen Phelps
Credits
- Pencils: Jack Sparling
- Inks: Jack Sparling
Story Notes
Third Immortal Man story (previously in Strange Adventures #177 and #185).
A 2nd Star Collection of the Strange Lives of Batman and Robin!
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
House ad for Batman (DC, 1940 series) #182 [80 Page Giant #G-24], on sale May 12.
Credits
- Script: Irwin Donenfeld
Story Notes
Statement of October 1, 1965 Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months: 187,920 Actual number of copies sold for issue nearest filing date: 216,835 Owners: National Periodical Publications, Inc., Estate of Harry Donenfeld, J. S. Liebowitz, P. H. Sampliner, Irwin Donenfeld, S. U. Sampliner, Sonia Iger, all at 575 Lexington Ave, New York, N.Y., 10022
Science Backs "Fable" of Loch Ness Monster (1)
"For hundreds of years, travelers have periodically reported sighting the frightening Loch Ness moster in the Scottish lake of the same name."
Credits
- Script: Jack Miller (uncertain)