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Cover: Murphy Anderson

Strange Adventures #140

May 1962 · DC · 0.12 USD
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“Prisoner of the Space Patch!”

In "Prisoner of the Space Patch!", robot secretary Ilda faces dismantling when declared obsolete—only to stumble upon a kidnapped Mercurian diplomat in the junkyard. With help from her employer, Star Hawkins, she turns the tables on her fate, earning a surprising reprieve. Written by John Broome and illustrated by Mike Sekowsky, with inks by Bernard Sachs and letters by Gaspar Saladino, this 1962 Strange Adventures standout features a cover by Murphy Anderson that captures the story’s tense, offbeat charm.

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writer John Broome · artist Mike Sekowsky · inker Bernard Sachs · letterer Gaspar Saladino · cover Murphy Anderson

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Robot secretary Ilda is declared obsolete and must report to the junkyard for destruction, but there she stumbles on the kidbapped Mercurian diplomat that her boss, Star Hawkins, is searching for. She alerts him, the diplomat is rescued, and she receives a ten-year reprieve.

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