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205October 1967
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Strange Adventures #205

DC · October 1967 · on sale August 29, 1967

First appearance (cover): DeadmanFirst appearance (cover): Boston BrandFirst appearance: Rama KushnaAward on record
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Identification plate

Series
Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series)
Issue
#205
Publication date
October 1967
Key date
October 1967
On-sale date
August 29, 1967
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Deadman - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Boston Brand - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance of Rama Kushna - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance (cover) of The Hook - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance of Tiny - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Vashnu - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Lorna Hill - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

On the record: Alley Awards - Best Full-Length Story (1967).

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Introducing... Deadmancover1script: Arnold Drake; pencils: Arnold Drake, Carmine Infantino; inks: George Roussos; letters: Ira SchnappBoston Brand First, Deadman First, The Hook First
2Who Has Been Lying in My Grave?comic story16script: Arnold Drake; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: George Roussos; letters: Ira SchnappBoston Brand First, Deadman First, Lorna Hill First, Rama Kushna First, Tiny First, Vashnu First
3For the Most in Thrills…promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
5Ghost Caninetext article1script: Jack Miller
10Meet Bat-Swami and Super-Seer!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Curt Swan, Dick Sprang; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira Schnapp
11War of the Mind Readers!comic story5.5script: Otto Binder; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Bernard Sachs; letters: Ira SchnappMerle Mallory
12-activity0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
14-in-house column1pencils: Carmine Infantino, Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson, George Klein

Plus 9.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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Series context

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Sources

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