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Strange Adventures, #244

Published: October-November 1973

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Issue Contents:
Prisoner of the Parakeets!
Storyline

Giant parakeets have captured a human for a pet.

Credits
The Powerless Weapons of Adam Strange!

Story Featuring Adam Strange

Storyline

The Dust Devil has found a way to overcome Adam's previous methods of imprisonment and vows to conquer both Earth and Rann but Adam finds a new way to imobilize the creature.

Credits
Story Notes

Pages 8 and 15 are 2/3-pages.

Prisoner of the Parakeets!
Storyline

The combination of an atomic bomb test and an strange meteorite has caused a flock of parakeets to evolve into giant birds with intelligence rivaling humans but John Walden lures them to destruction before they can cause any harm.

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Sell Personalized Christmas Cards The Sales Leadership Way!

Ad Featuring Sales Leadership Club Cards / Stationery

Story Notes

Ad for sales people for Christmas cards. On inside front cover.

Peter Revson Drives This Car
Story Notes

Ad for Aurora AFX Model Motoring toys. Between pages 4-5 of Adam Strange story.

Just Put an X Next to the Comics You Want!
Story Notes

House ad for DC comic subscriptions. At top of page between pages 4-5 of Adam Strange story.

40 Red China Stamps
Story Notes

Ad for stamps from Kenmore Stamp Co. At top of page between pages 6-7 of Adam Strange story.

Story Notes

Ad for novelties from The Gayle House. At bottom of page between pages 6-7 of Adam Strange story.

Spotlight #1

Letter Column Featuring Spotlight on Strange Adventures

Credits
Story Notes

Letters from, James T. McCoy, Jr. and Bob Burros. At bottom of Adam Strange story page 8.

The Day Bill Told Off His Boss
Storyline

While being docked for arriving late to work, Bill tells his boss he's quitting because he got a better job after studying at CIE.

Story Notes

Ad for electronics courses from Cleveland Institute of Electronics, Inc. (CIE), in fumetti format. Between pages 8-9 of Adam Strange story.

New Sew On 4" Patches
Story Notes

Ad for Add-A-Patch Emblem Co. superhero patches. At top of page between pages 10-11 of Adam Strange story.

Reward $11,750.00 For This Coin!
Story Notes

Ad for Best Values Co. coin catalogue. At bottom of page between pages 10-11 of Adam Strange story.

Spotlight #2

Letter Column Featuring Spotlight on Strange Adventures

Credits
Story Notes

Letter from Ron Legro. At bottom of final page of Adam Strange story.

Pass This Test And You May Earn $300
Story Notes

Ad for sales people for Christmas cards.

Behind the Scenes at the DC Comic World
Storyline

Text article about new Amazing World of Superman being constructed in Metropolis, Illinois. Also information on several upcoming DC comics.

Story Notes

House ad for Black Magic, Weird Worlds and Shazam! comics.

How Joe Solved His "Secrurity Problem"!
Storyline

Joe is laid off from a factory job and becomes his own boss after studying locksmithing.

Story Notes

Ad for Locksmithing Institute course drawn in comic book style. Between pages 4-5 of parakeet story.

Woods Edge / Cannon Ball
Story Notes

Ad for "Woods Edge" and "Cannon Ball" games, with toy figures, from Helen of Toy.

There Must Be A Better Way To Earn A Living...
Story Notes

Ad for International Correspondence Schools (ICS) courses.

Famous Name Prizes or Cash

Ad Featuring Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards

Story Notes

Ad for sales people for Christmas cards. On inside back cover.

One for Roads. One for Loads.
Story Notes

Ad for the 1973 Raleigh bicycles. On back cover.

The Scoreboards Don't Tell All!
Story Notes

House ad for the new "Champion Sports" #1. At bottom page between pages 4-5 of story sequence.