Showcase #17
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An Earth archaeologist is caught by a \"zeta-beam\" and teleported to Rann near Alpha Centauri where he meets Alanna and Sardath. Alien invaders, called The Eternals, attack the planet while Adam and Alanna journey to the Brigadoon-like city of Samakand to locate a life-metal called \"vitatron.\" Adam tricks the aliens so they're stuck in Samakand, but then he fades away, returning to Earth, awaiting the next zeta-beam.
Cover Date
November 1, 1958
On Sale Date
September 18, 1958
Pages
36
Cover Price
$0.10
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Editor
Julius Schwartz
Credits
Writer
Penciller
Inker
Letterer
Characters
Adam Strange (introduction, origin); Alanna [aka Allana] (introduction); Sardath (Alanna's father scientist, introduction); inhabitants of Samakand; The Eternals (villains, introduction for all)
Collected in
- All Favourites, The 100-Page Comic #12
- The Hundred Comic Monthly #32
- Secret Origins #1
- Strange Adventures #217
- Strange Adventures #218
- Mysteries in Space: The Best of DC Science Fiction Comics #[nn]
- The Essential Showcase 1956-1959 #[nn]
- Secret Origins Replica Edition #1
- The Adam Strange Archives #1
- Showcase Presents: Adam Strange #1
- DC Universe Secret Origins #[nn]
- Showcase Presents: Showcase #1
- DC Universe: Secret Origins #[nn]
- Adam Strange: The Silver Age Omnibus #[nn]
- Mysteries of Love in Space #1
- All Star Adventure Comic #59