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Issue Details

Issue #2
Published June 1985
Cover Price 1.75 USD
Pages 44
Editing Nicola Cuti

Cover Details

Characters Deadman [Boston Brand]
Genre Superhero; Occult
Pencils Neal Adams
Inks Neal Adams

1 page Deadman cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover of Strange Adventures #208"

Characters Deadman [Boston Brand]
Genre Superhero; Occult
Pencils Neal Adams
Inks Neal Adams
Reprinted From Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #208 (January 1968)

17 page Deadman story "What Makes a Corpse Cry?"

Characters Deadman [Boston Brand]; Rama Kushna; Tiny; Liz Martin; Rocky Manzel; Paul
Synopsis While trying to find his killer, Boston Brand checks on Rocky Manzel who once threatened to kill him. Boston stops Rocky and his band of counterfeiters.
Genre Superhero; Occult
Script Carmine Infantino (plot); Jack Miller (script)
Pencils Neal Adams
Inks Neal Adams
Reprinted From Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #207 (December 1967)

1 page text article "Deadman Checklist"

Synopsis Checklist of Deadman appearances.
Script Paul Levitz; Nicola Cuti
Letters Typeset
Notes 2 half pages.

7 page story "Second Choice"

Characters Abel; Henry Lansbury; Black Wizard; Henry Lansbury; Glarn, the White Wizard
Synopsis Henry Lansbury travels to Stonehenge to enlist the aid of the White Wizard against the Black Wizard.
Genre fantasy
Script Gerry Conway
Pencils Gil Kane
Inks Neal Adams
Notes This is the first part of a reprint of the story from House of Secrets. The second part is in the next issue.
Reprinted From House of Secrets (DC, 1969 series) #85 (April-May 1970)

17 page Deadman story "How Many Times Can a Guy Die?"

Characters Deadman [Boston Brand]; Rama Kushna; Tiny; Miss Lorna; Eagle (acrobat)
Synopsis Deadman thinks back to the threats of another acrobat, the Eagle, who tried to kill him before.
Genre Superhero; Occult
Script Carmine Infantino (plot); Jack Miller (script)
Pencils Neal Adams
Inks Neal Adams
Notes Story continues next issue.
Reprinted From Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #208 (January 1968)

Half page text article "Deluxe Reprint Information"

Synopsis Information about past reprint projects and asking readers to suggest other projects for reprinting.
Letters Typeset

1 page Deadman illustration

Characters Deadman [Boston Brand]
Genre Superhero; Occult
Pencils Neal Adams
Inks Neal Adams
Notes Backcover.