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  • Item #51290034
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    Published Feb 1959 by DC.

    Showcase (1956-1978) 18 CGC 4.5

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #2119340006

    Ended Jul 21 2021
    Winning Bid $177

    Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella. 2nd appearance of Adam Strange in Invaders from the Atom Universe, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs; Adam is zeta-beamed to Rann, but pop-eyed green aliens inhabit the city!; Adam is thrown into an "Orkinomikron" to wake on a desolate atomic world, having been shrunk. Strange Satellites! fact half-page; facts about Jupiter's and Uranus's satellites. Giants of the Telescope fact page; Bernard Lyot built the first coronagraph to study the solar corona, and made observations of Mercury and Mars. Prize Stars! article; Facts about Proxima Centauri, Sirius, Beta Orionis, and other stars. The Dozen Dooms of Adam Strange, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Joe Giella; Adam rockets over a cop to meet the zeta beam; The new rage in Ranagar is Adam Strange full-size dolls. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: CGC 4.5 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)