Adam Strange

First appearing in Showcase # 17 in 1958, archeologist Adam Strange is transported from the jungles of Peru to the planet Rann via a Zeta Beam. Called on to protect the planet from interstellar threats using high-tech weaponry, Strange grew to care for the inhabitants of Rann, especially Alanna and her father Sardath, whose experiments were responsible for the beam. Eventually the effects of the beam wore off and Adam was returned to Earth at the exact time he left, but not before Sardath gave him a schedule of the periodic beam transmissions to Earth, should Adam ever be called upon to help Rann again. Over time, the beam was perfected so that Adam could stay permanently on Rann, and he declared the planet his adopted home, marrying Alanna. Over the years, Adam's story has been expanded, with new characters and adventures. The DC reprint series Showcase has a volume devoted to Adam's early Silver Age appearances, his stories from Showcase #17-19 and Mysteries in Space #53-84. So don't delay, get out there today and get your hands on the amazing adventures of this astounding space-man!!