Strange Adventures
Strange Adventures (Eng. " Miraculous Adventure ") is the title of a comic book series published, the U.S. publisher DC Comics 1950-1973.
The series was dedicated her title to reflect on science fiction and fantasy stories, most of which were located in space.
Publication data
In her nearly twenty-three maturity, reached the Strange Adventures total of 244 issues, and as a rule in each issue two to four stories were presented, which - independently - different concepts, characters and locales devoted.
With the No. 202, the focus was shifted from the previously dominant portion Sci-Fi/Fantasy towards mystery / occult. To the substantive change - the strange with the double connotation of the English word that is both " strange " in the sense of " wonderful, imaginative ," and may be " irritating, strange, disturbing " mean - to be marked, the series logo was with that issue visually changed. With No. 217, there was a but times change the logo. Only Neuabdrucke printed already to published in previous issues of material - content were from this issue as well - up to its setting with No. 244.
The editing of the series was concerned during most of its term by Editor Julius Schwartz. The most famous author who contributed stories for the Strange Adventures was Gardner Fox. Among the concerned drawing the visual design of the presented stories are Neal Adams, Murphy Anderson, Arnold Drake, Carmine Infantino, Gil Kane, Bernard Krigstein, Mike Sekowsky and Alex Toth mentioned.
The Strange Adventures meantime been repeatedly revived in the form of mini-series: From November 1999 to February 2000 a four-part miniseries was released by the DC imprint Vertigo under the Strange Adventures title that various fantastic stories in the traditional manner, but in adapting to the changing narrative and sign conventions of the 1990s, signposted. As authors were involved, among others, Brian Azzarello, Brian Bolland and Dave Gibbons, the artist Klaus Janson and Frank Quietly in this project.
From October 2004 to March 2005 was followed by a six-part miniseries titled JSA. Had Strange Adventures, which held in the spirit of the old Strange Adventures adventures of the Justice Society of America to content. Author of this series was Kevin J. Anderson, as a draftsman came Barry Kitson used.
From May to December 2009, was finally published an eight-part miniseries by Jim Starlin under the title Strange Adventures, in the three protagonists of the classic Strange Adventures - experience adventures together - Adam Strange, Captain Comet and Bizzaro.
The features of Strange Adventures
One of the recurring series that have been published within Strange Adventures include:
- Chris KL -99 ( issues # 1-3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15 ),
- Darwin Jones ( outputs # 1, 48, 58, 66, 70, 76-77, 79, 84, 88, 93, 149, 160),
- Captain Comet ( issues # 9-49 )
- Space Museum ( sporadically from # 104-161 )
- Star Hawkins ( sporadically from # 114-185 )
- Atomic Knights ( sporadically from # 117-160, reprints in 217-231 )
- Faceless Creature from Saturn ( issues # 124, 142, 153),
- Star Rovers ( issues # 159, 163), Animal Man ( issues # 180, 184, 190, 195, 201),
- Immortal Man ( issues # 177, 185, 190, 198),
- Enchantress ( issues # 187, 191, 200)
- Deadman ( issues # 205-216 ) and
- Adam Strange ( issues # 217-244 ).
Awards
Strange Adventures was awarded the 1963 Alley Awards for General Fantasy. 1965 received the award for Best Regularly Published Fantasy Comic, 1966 the same price for the Best Fantasy / SF / Supernatural Title, 1967, the award for best cover art ( drawn by Neal Adams, Issue # 207 ), 1967 the price for the Best Full -Length Story ( Who's Been Lying in My Grave? into # 205 by Arnold Drake and Carmine Infantino ) and in the same year the award for Best New Strip ( Deadman Drake and Infantino ).
Reprints
- JSA. Strange Adventures, New Yorck 2010. (Paperback, covers the six-part mini-series 2004 )
- Strange Adventures, New Yorck 2010. (Paperback, includes the eight-part miniseries of 2009)