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Publisher: DC

Title: Strange Adventures
Issue: 189
Page Count: 36
Publish Date: June 1966
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Contributors: Editor: Jack Schiff

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Strange Adventures 189 Boston
Owner: LeeKee

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Story Title: The Monster-Go-Round! - cover
Pages:1
Pencils:Jack Sparling
Inks:Jack Sparling
Letters:Ira Schnapp
Genre:horror-suspense
Characters:Buddy Reed; Larzan; Mr. Collins; two unnamed friends of Buddy Reed's
Synopsis:Four men ride a monster-go-round controlled by Larzan.


Story Title: Dynamite's Coming! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:1
Pencils:Joe Kubert
Inks:Joe Kubert


Story Title: The Way-Out Worlds of Bertram Tilley - comic story
Pages:8.67
Pencils:Steve Ditko
Inks:Sal Trapani
Letters:Stan Starkman ?
Genre:science fiction
Characters:Bertram Tilley; Maude Tilley; Mrs. Culver; toy dragon; unnamed common crooks; unnamed toy king; unnamed toy soldiers; unnamed two-headed alien; unnamed winged alien
Synopsis:Bertram Tilley discovers three glowing discs, each of which he believes induces a daydream but which actually transports him to a different place where he becomes a hero, including once in his home town.


Story Title: The Kat Visits AMT's New Trophy "Haul of Fame" - advertisement
Features:AMT models
Pages:0.5
Characters:The Kat


Story Title: A Super-Scoop! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Superman
Pages:0.5
Pencils:Curt Swan
Inks:George Klein
Letters:Ira Schnapp
Genre:superhero


Story Title: For the Most in Thrills... - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:0.33


Story Title: [ no title ] - activity
Features:Cap's Hobby Hints
Pages:0.5
Pencils:Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:Henry Boltinoff
Letters:Henry Boltinoff
Characters:Two unnamed boys
Synopsis:One of the boys shows the other how he made a catch-all to catch small model parts that he drops.


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Direct Currents
Pages:0.5
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Your Free Trip Around the World! - public service announcement
Pages:1
Pencils:Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:Sheldon Moldoff
Letters:Ira Schnapp
Genre:advocacy
Characters:an old sea captain; two boys
Synopsis:After telling the boys some tales, the captain takes them to the library where they can travel anywhere just by reading.


Story Title: Testing Ground for Terror! - comic story
Pages:8
Pencils:George Roussos
Inks:George Roussos
Genre:horror-suspense
Characters:Gabe Maxwell; Frank; Mrs. Nagle; Peggy; unnamed magician; Mike Downes
Synopsis:An unnamed magician appears in the Drear Mansion in Quietsville, causes havoc in town, and is defeated by Gabe Maxwell.


Story Title: Scooter? Who He? - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Swing with Scooter
Pages:1
Pencils:Joe Orlando
Inks:Joe Orlando
Letters:Ira Schnapp
Genre:teen


Story Title: The Monster-Go-Round! - comic story
Pages:7.67
Pencils:Jack Sparling
Inks:Jack Sparling
Genre:horror-suspense
Characters:Buddy Reed; Chuck Reed; Larzan; Mr. Collins; two unnamed friends of Buddy Reed's
Synopsis:Buddy Reed and three friends meet Larzan who has found and operates the monster-go-round. Buddy wins the prize while his friends are turned to stone and Larzan attempts to steal the prize, but Buddy frees his friends and they destroy the machine.


Story Title: 40 Army-Navy-Marine All Authentic Medals & Insignias - advertisement
Pages:0.5


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Palisades Amusement Park
Pages:0.5
Characters:Superman


Story Title: Batman and Detective Comics Started Something New - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Batman
Pages:0.33
Pencils:Carmine Infantino
Inks:Murphy Anderson
Letters:Ira Schnapp
Genre:superhero


Story Title: 2,000-Year-Old Electric Batteries - text article
Features:Strange but True
Pages:1
Letters:typeset
Genre:non-fiction
Synopsis:Short articles about 2000-year old batteries, a rainmaker and an esp experience.


Story Title: America's Most Exciting War Game - advertisement
Features:Helen of Toy Co.
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:The Adventures of Andy and George in the G. I. Joe Club
Pages:1
Letters:typeset
Characters:Andy; George; G. I. Joe
Synopsis:Andy and George play with their new G. I. Joe deep sea diving suit.


Story Title: Look What You Can Make with Mattel's Vac-U-Form - advertisement
Features:Vac-U-Form
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


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