Strange Adventures #85
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Amazing Human Race!", John Adair's groundbreaking machine reveals a shocking truth: the praying mantis isn't just surviving—it's plotting. Written by John Broome and illustrated by Sid Greene with inks by Bernard Sachs, this 1957 Strange Adventures tale turns the natural world on its head. The cover by Gil Kane and Joe Giella captures the eerie tension of a science experiment gone too far.
In "The Amazing Human Race!" from Strange Adventures #85 (1957), scientist John Adair pushes the limits of his mind-reading machine—only to discover that the praying mantis, through its captured thoughts, has a far more sinister agenda than anyone could have imagined. The story unfolds with quiet dread as the insect’s hidden intelligence reveals a plan that turns the tables on humanity, all through the eerie images flickering on a television screen.
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Reprinted in Strange Adventures #40 (1958), Aventures Fiction #4 (1958), Five-Score Comic Monthly #8 (1958), House of Mystery #116 (1961), All Star Adventure Comic #15 (1962), Race for the Moon #5 (1962), HIP Comics #1918 (1967), Hit Comics #18 (1967), Avontuur Classics #1882 (1968), Romserien #10 (1968), Avontuur Classics #18128 (1969), Samson #14 (1970), From Beyond the Unknown #6 (1970), Monde Futur #3 (1971), Super DC Giant #27 (1976), Faucon Noir #1 (1977), Showcase Presents: Strange Adventures #2 (2014), Astronautenfamilie Robinson #13
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