Strange Adventures #158 (DC)
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One of my favourite genres was the "mystery" comic where a variety of weird and wonderful stories could be found where anything can happen. From science fiction to horror and beyond that was the promise these anthology titles held.
This particular one came out from a time just beyond my memory. The only thing I actually remember from that year was watching the first episode of Doctor Who (and isn't the new one great! 10/10 I thought!). Strange Adventures was a comic that I eventually did pick up but although there was some mystery stuff I recall mainly Deadman stories.
However this is a fun little issue with three stories including the very cosmic The Mind Masters of Space which for once does illustrate what happens on the cover. So many DC comics had misleading but rather wonderful covers that promised a shilling well spent. (for US readers make that 12 cents).
The second story, The Room of Forbidden Inventions sees a reporter go somewhere he shouldn't see things he has no right to and gets into trouble for his actions. The fact he is conned into freeing an alien whose engines will destroy all life on Earth was something he didn't see coming. Not sure the ending is logical but heck it's just a comic.
Finishing the comic sees a regular character Star Hawkins save the Earth (that's three times in one comic, how come we're still here?) from an alien threat through his servo-robot in The Case of the Romantic Robot.
Any issue is worth picking up.
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