Strange Adventures, #231
Published: July-August 1971
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Attack of the Flying Gorillas
Credits
- Pencils: Sid Greene
- Inks: Sid Greene
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Attack of the Flying Gorillas!
"They were the greatest fighters in the universe, these winged creatures who came out of the depths of space to menace the safety of every living thing on Earth!"
Storyline
A small planetoid populated by flying gorillas approaches Earth and begins to steal its atmosphere.
Characters
- Lyassa
- Jim Bryant (astronomer)
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Carmine Infantino
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Here Come the Wild Ones!
"Of all the tragedies caused by the Hydrogen War of 1986, one of the most heart rendering [sic] was the band of homeless, hungry boys who charged into isolated villages, terrorizing the inhabitants!"
Storyline
The Knights encounter a roving band of boys who want to become outlaws when they grow up. Marene disguises herself as a boy and infiltrates the group. Kadey and his Blue Belts stumble upon a pre-war invention that turns people into automatons. They use it to enslave the rebel boys until the Knights defeat them.
Characters
- Atomic Knights [Gardner Grayle
- Bryndon Smith
- Douglas Herald
- Wayne Hobard
- Hollis Hobard
- Marene Herald]
- Organizer Kadey
- Mrs. Porter (carpenter's wife - mentioned)
- wild ones [Ken
- Danny
- Pete]
- Blue Belt six
- Dr. Howard Melton (mentioned)
Credits
- Script: John Broome
- Pencils: Murphy Anderson
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
Story Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Job number, story and art credit on splash page added compared to original printing in Strange Adventures 160. Story in two parts of 6.67 and 7.67 pages. Signed in panel 3 on (last) page 15. Also included under the signature is "30" which is typographical shorthand in journalism for "End" indicating that Anderson knew this was the last Atomic Knights story he would illustrate. Source - Interview with Murphy Anderson in "The Silver Age Sci-Fi Companion" by Mike W. Barr. Page 13 LH column.
"A person's height may vary by as much as..."
The Martian Masquerader!
Credits
- Script: John Broome
- Pencils: Gil Kane
- Inks: Joe Giella
Story Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Assignment in Eternity!
Credits
- Script: Otto Binder
- Pencils: Sid Greene
- Inks: Joe Giella
Story Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Credits
- Script:
Story Notes
Letters from: Bob Wilson, Gerard Triano, Anonymous from Woburn, Ma., and B. Nelson Campbell.
The Challenge of the Crystal Conquerors!
Characters
- Adam Strange
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Carmine Infantino
- Inks: Joe Giella
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Story in two parts of 7.67 and 8.67 pages.
"Every point on the Earth's equator has a rotational speed..."
Story Notes
Rotational speed of points on the equator and the speed the sun is hurtling through space.
Zeppelin
Story Notes
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