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Cover: Murphy Anderson

Strange Adventures #223

Mar 1970 · DC · 0.15 USD
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In "The Beast with the Sizzling Blue Eyes!", a stolen invention unleashes prehistoric dinosaurs and force fields upon the city of Ranagar, threatening its people. Written by Gardner Fox and illustrated by Carmine Infantino with inks by Bernard Sachs and lettering by Gaspar Saladino, this Strange Adventures tale pits Adam against the cunning Mortan in a battle of wits and courage. The cover, by Murphy Anderson, captures the intensity of the clash with striking detail.

Contains 3 stories
The Beast with the Sizzling Blue Eyes!
8.67 pp · Science Fiction
Adam StrangeAlannaEdnaEdna's husbandprehistoric Rannian dinosaursSardathZhoran TewMortan

In "The Beast with the Sizzling Blue Eyes!" from Strange Adventures #223, Jo, a scientist in the futuristic city of Ranagar, finds herself caught in a high-stakes battle when the disgraced inventor Mortan hijacks Zhoran Tew’s experimental device. With stolen technology, Mortan unleashes force fields and resurrects prehistoric dinosaurs to terrorize the city, forcing Adam to uncover the flaw in the defenses before it’s too late.

The Genius Epidemic!
5.67 pp · Science Fiction
the 3 Herbert brothersU.S. Army doctorshermitU.S. government investigators
War in Washington!
8.67 pp · Science Fiction
Atomic Knights [Gardner GrayleDouglas HeraldMarene HeraldWayne HobardHollis HobardBryndon]DalasKhaganKhagan's army

In "War in Washington!" from Strange Adventures #223, Wayne and Hollis are held captive as Bryndon and Grayle race to Washington DC to rescue them and shut down a deadly ultraviolet ray. The urgency builds as the two agents pursue Dalas through the capital, where the fate of the prisoners—and the city—hangs in the balance.

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Raw (Fine) $7
CGC 9.8 · 5 in census $310
CGC 9.6 · 9 in census $132
CGC 9.4 · 8 in census $75
CGC 9.2 · 4 in census $53*
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $43*
CGC 8.5 · 5 in census $35*
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CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $32*
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $20*
CGC 7.0 none in existence
CGC 6.5 · 2 in census $20*
CGC 6.0 none in existence
CGC 5.5 none in existence
CGC 5.0 none in existence
CGC 4.5 none in existence
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $20*
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Full credits

cover pencils, inks Murphy Anderson

Reprints

↩ Reprints Strange Adventures #21 (1952), Mystery in Space #62 (1960), Strange Adventures #135 (1961)

Reprinted in Monde Futur #8 (1972)

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