Strange Adventures #189 Boston pedigree (DC, 1966) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white to white pages. Steve Ditko art. Overstreet 2003 NM ...

Auction amount: $102.35

Sold: Mar 21, 2004

Strange Adventures #189 Values

Publisher: DC, 1966

About Strange Adventures #189

Jack Sparling cover and art. Steve Ditko art.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: The Monster-Go-Round!

Characters: Buddy Reed; Larzan; Mr. Collins; two unnamed friends of Buddy Reed's

Pencils: Jack Sparling

Inks: Jack Sparling

Letters: Ira Schnapp

STORY DETAILS

(5 Stories)

Title: The Way-Out Worlds of Bertram Tilley

Characters: Bertram Tilley; Maude Tilley; Mrs. Culver; toy dragon; unnamed common crooks; unnamed toy king; unnamed toy soldiers; unnamed two-headed alien; unnamed winged alien

Synopsis: Bertram Tilley discovers three glowing discs, each of which he believes induces a daydream but which actually transports him to a different place where he becomes a hero, including once in his home town.

Pages: 8.670

Script: Dave Wood

Pencils: Steve Ditko

Inks: Sal Trapani

Letters: Stan Starkman ?

Notes: References Superman: one could conclude it therefore occurs on Earth-1 or Earth-2, which have a Superman.

Title: Your Free Trip Around the World!

Characters: an old sea captain; two boys

Synopsis: After telling the boys some tales, the captain takes them to the library where they can travel anywhere just by reading.

Pages: 1.000

Script: Jack Schiff

Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff

Inks: Sheldon Moldoff

Letters: Ira Schnapp

Notes: Creator credits from a list by Lionel English, which also gives the penciller and inker as "Morris Waldinger" in one of the issues this PSA appears in. Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

Title: Testing Ground for Terror!

Characters: Gabe Maxwell; Frank; Mrs. Nagle; Peggy; unnamed magician; Mike Downes

Synopsis: An unnamed magician appears in the Drear Mansion in Quietsville, causes havoc in town, and is defeated by Gabe Maxwell.

Pages: 8.000

Script: Ed Herron

Pencils: George Roussos

Inks: George Roussos

Notes: Bill Donovan is mentioned only, does not appear.

Title: The Monster-Go-Round!

Characters: Buddy Reed; Chuck Reed; Larzan; Mr. Collins; two unnamed friends of Buddy Reed's

Synopsis: Buddy Reed and three friends meet Larzan who has found and operates the monster-go-round. Buddy wins the prize while his friends are turned to stone and Larzan attempts to steal the prize, but Buddy frees his friends and they destroy the machine.

Pages: 7.670

Script: Dave Wood

Pencils: Jack Sparling

Inks: Jack Sparling

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	7
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CGCxJSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	7

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