OtherEric Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share Posted April 23, 2020 A few in today. The #148, somebody posted it earlier in the thread and I wanted to read the story! frozentundraguy and waaaghboss 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share Posted April 23, 2020 And a handful from later in the run. I think the 222 and 226 are the only two issues from 217-244 to have new stories; the 229 somebody posted their Mystery in Space #17 in another thread and I wanted to read the story. This was just a lot easier to track down than the original. I find the by-lines on #229 interesting, calling attention to Walter Gibson and Virgil Finlay. I have the Mystery in Space 19 with the first appearance of the Finlay story, but it's still fun to see him getting credit on a cover. frozentundraguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozentundraguy Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 1 hour ago, OtherEric said: And a handful from later in the run. I think the 222 and 226 are the only two issues from 217-244 to have new stories; the 229 somebody posted their Mystery in Space #17 in another thread and I wanted to read the story. This was just a lot easier to track down than the original. I find the by-lines on #229 interesting, calling attention to Walter Gibson and Virgil Finlay. I have the Mystery in Space 19 with the first appearance of the Finlay story, but it's still fun to see him getting credit on a cover. Terrific cover on issue #229. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaylam Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 This is the earliest copy of Strange Adventures I have. It was given to me by one of my brother's friends on Christmas Day in 1971. Why I remember so clearly is we also watched the thrilling double overtime playoff game between the Dolphins and Chiefs that evening with Miami winning on a 37 yard field goal to end it 27-24. A pivotal game in NFL history that marked the changing of the guard. It was the beginning of the great Miami teams and the beginning of the end of the great Kansas City teams. waaaghboss, OtherEric and Tri-Color Brian 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Atomic Knights was a great series worthy of reading Tri-Color Brian, frozentundraguy and OtherEric 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 (edited) On 4/15/2020 at 5:51 PM, Robot Man said: Surprised this one hasn’t been posted yet. One of my top SAs. Just got it today. A lucky find as I’ve been looking a while... Got this lower grade copy in the mail today...I'll trade you Bob, and even toss in an extra $10 so you can buy lunch... Edited April 26, 2020 by Tri-ColorBrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaylam Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 6 hours ago, Tri-ColorBrian said: Got this lower grade copy in the mail today...I'll trade you Bob, and even toss in an extra $10 so you can buy lunch... Interesting story in this one. It kind of reminded me of what what Spock did to Dr. McCoy at the end of the Wrath of Kahn and the subsequent Search for Spock. Spock transfers his Katra to Dr. McCoy before he dies saying “Remember”. Tri-Color Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, Jaylam said: Interesting story in this one. It kind of reminded me of what what Spock did to Dr. McCoy at the end of the Wrath of Kahn and the subsequent Search for Spock. Spock transfers his Katra to Dr. McCoy before he dies saying “Remember”. Yeah, similar...but, the story doesn't exactly follow the cover dialog. That scenario seemed to be typical for DC Sci-fi covers in those days. I don't understand why they couldn't just write a story that would follow the cover scene exactly... Edited April 26, 2020 by Tri-ColorBrian Jaylam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaylam Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 36 minutes ago, Tri-ColorBrian said: Yeah, similar...but, the story doesn't exactly follow the cover dialog. That scenario seemed to be typical for DC Sci-fi covers in those days. I don't understand why they couldn't just write a story that would follow the cover scene exactly... Yes, you are right about that. The context of the story plays out differently than what’s depicted on the cover. Tri-Color Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jaylam Posted April 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 27, 2020 (edited) Just made an interesting discovery in the Snowman story from Strange Adventures #79 that turns the current climate change/CO2 as a greenhouse gas science upside down. Is this what was believed about CO2 concentrations in the 1950’s? It seems they have the CO2 is opaque to heat part right, but the conclusions are wrong. Check it out. Edited April 27, 2020 by Jaylam electricprune, frozentundraguy, waaaghboss and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 7 hours ago, Jaylam said: Just made an interesting discovery in the Snowman story from Strange Adventures #79 that turns the current climate change/CO2 as a greenhouse gas science upside down. Is this what was believed about CO2 concentrations in the 1950’s? It seems they have the CO2 is opaque to heat part right, but the conclusions are wrong. Check it out. OK...so where's the rest of the story? You can't just leave us hanging like this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 A couple in today. The 138 is the last Atomic Knights issue I needed; the 131 is a nice bonus since they were sold as a lot: frozentundraguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaylam Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 On 4/27/2020 at 3:23 PM, Tri-ColorBrian said: OK...so where's the rest of the story? You can't just leave us hanging like this... Well, let’s just say, the Snowmen invaders got pretty broken up about things in the end. waaaghboss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozentundraguy Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 I rechecked my copies of Strange Adventures. Turns out issue #236 reprints the Human Fishbowl story from Mystery in Space #27. Also reprinted is the Rival Starman story from Mystery in Space #76. Now I'm thinking about picking up issue #76. OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Paul © ® ⚽️💙™ Posted May 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2020 Love this book. Disappointed I had to sell it so quick to help fund a key purchase. OtherEric, frozentundraguy, Math Teacher and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Got a couple new Strange Adventures recently... OtherEric and electricprune 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 And this one. Also pictured is Ron "Redbeard" Pussell holding Ritchie Halgua's original art at a SDCC in the mid 1980's... OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johnenock Posted May 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 18, 2020 My copy of a classic: Tri-Color Brian, Robot Man, OtherEric and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 A few in today. This gives me all three Faceless Creature stories. The Grey Tone cover on the 143 doesn't get the love the 110 does, but it's just beautiful in person. The Grey Tone covers just never show up as nicely on a computer screen as they do in hand, unfortunately. I stand corrected on my earlier statement when I thought SA 226 had the last new story in the title, 227 has a new one as well. frozentundraguy, Tri-Color Brian and johnenock 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonmorris1000000 Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 It’s my earliest Gil Kane cover. Tri-Color Brian, LDarkseid1 and OtherEric 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
