American Update: Showcase #19 – 3rd Adam Strange, 1st logo
*DC: The artwork of Carmine Infantino is so inextricably linked with Adam Strange in the minds of veteran fans that it’s a surprise to many that Adam’s earliest adventures were illustrated by Mike Sekowsky, who imparted a lush wildness and kinetic energy to the series which made it more reminiscent of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ fantasy adventures than the sleek, machine-tooled science fiction of Asimov, Hamilton, et al. This, the third ever Adam Strange appearance, was his final outing in Showcase before he graduated to the lead series in Mystery In Space for which he is best remembered. Pre-distribution, this cents copy sports a nifty Gil Kane cover and the first (and only Silver Age) appearance of the Adam Strange logo at the masthead and is a highly attractive VG+ at £170. Unbroken black cover background, vivid colour, minimal corner wear and no creasing, tight staples, and all the exotic interplanetary derring-do you could wish for!