Adam Strange
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Powers: His super-powers are all derived from a special suit that seems to have been made by Sardath, his eventual father-in-law, and the greatest mind of the planet Rann. This suit heightens his senses, gives him the power of flight and the ability to travel in space without a vehicle.
Bio: A human archaeologist, Adam Strange wanders into a beam of light near an excavation site in South America. Unbeknownst to him, this "Zeta Beam" is of alien origin, and it immediately transports him to its source: the planet Rann. There, he immediately meets Alanna, the woman destined to be his wife, and her father, Sardath, the man that will provide the technological toys that will turn him into the "Defender of Rann". His trips to Rann are typically of limited duration, though, because the Zeta beam works by irradiating its passengers. Once that radiation wears off, Strange finds himself back on Earth. The beam comes to Earth at regular intervals, however, so he can, at least, know where and when to place himself so as to return to Rann. Stories tend to stress his status as a "man of two worlds", who spends the unfortunate bulk of his time on Earth--the one without his beloved Alanna. His most frequent ally has historically been the various Hawkpeople since the dawn of the Silver Age. This perhaps unusual partnership has typically been explained by the fact that, on Earth, Hawkman and Adam Strange have practiced archeology when not superheroing. Also, the Hawks and Adam Strange have forged a bond over the similarities of their lives as superheroes: both are defending adopted planets. However, since 2004, DC has reworked things so as to display a relationship between the planets of Rann and Thanagar themselves--as the title Rann-Thanagar War suggests-- and it is currently uncertain what impact this inter-societal conflict will have on the interpersonal relationships of Hawkman/woman/girl and Adam Strange.
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First Appearance: Showcase (1956) #17 Favorite Characters:
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Issue Appearances: 52 (2006)
52: The Companion (2007)
TPB - '52: The Companion' Action Comics (1938)
#527 - 'Sorcery Over Stonehenge!' #650 - 'Reflections' Adam Strange (1990)
#1 - 'Adam Strange: The Man of Two Worlds (chapter one)' #2 - 'Adam Strange: The Man of Two Worlds (chapter two)' #3 - 'Adam Strange: The Man of Two Worlds (chapter three)' Adam Strange (2004)
TPB - 'Planet Heist' #1 - 'Planet Heist, Part 1' #2 - 'Planet Heist, Part 2' #3 - 'Planet Heist, Part 3' #4 - 'Planet Heist, Part 4' #5 - 'Planet Heist, Part 5' #6 - 'Planet Heist, Part 6' #7 - 'Planet Heist, Part 7' #8 - 'Planet Heist, Part 8' Adam Strange Archives (2004)
Adam Strange Special (2008)
Adventures of Superman (1987)
#570 - 'The Invader From Earth!' Adventures of Superman: José Luis García-López (2013)
HC - 'Adventures of Superman: José Luis García-López' All-New Collectors' Edition (1978)
C-56 - 'SUPERMAN vs. MUHAMMAD ALI' Avengers/JLA (2003)
#4 - 'The Brave...and the Bold' Batman und Superman präsentieren (2005)
Bloodwulf (1995)
#2 - 'The Next Penetration' Booster Gold (2007)
#14 - 'Stars in Your Eyes, Part 2' Cosmic Odyssey (1988)
Countdown (2007)
#41 - 'Another Fine Mess' Countdown to Adventure (2007)
Countdown to Infinite Crisis (2005)
Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985)
#5 - 'Worlds In Limbo' #10#11 - 'Aftershock' #12 - 'Final Crisis' DC Challenge (1985)
#1 - 'Outbreak!' #3 - 'Viking Vengeance' #4 - 'Atomic Nights' #5 - 'Thunderbolts and Lightning' #6 - 'A Matter of Antimatter' #7 - 'Don't Bogart That Grape...Hand Me The Gas Pump!' #9 - 'All This and World War, Too' #10 - 'Jules Verne Was Right!' #11 - 'How Can You be in Two Places at Once When You're Not Anywhere at All?' #12 - 'Fathers Against Suns' DC Comics Presents (1978)
#3 - 'The Riddle Of Little Earth Lost' #3 (Whitman Cover) - 'The Riddle Of Little Earth Lost' #82 - 'The Ghost Of Krypton Past!' DC Comics Presents: JLA - Heaven's Ladder (2011)
DC Comics Presents: Mystery in Space (2004)
#1 - 'DC Comics Presents: Mystery In Space' DC Holiday Special '09 (2010)
DC Retroactive: JLA - The '70s (2011)
DC Sampler (1983)
DC Universe: Origins (2009)
TPB - 'DC Universe: Origins' DCU: Legacies (2010)
Final Crisis: Requiem (2008)
#1 - 'Final Crisis: Requiem Caretakers of Mars' Firestorm, the Nuclear Man (1986)
#80 - 'The Battle Joined!' Green Arrow/Black Canary Wedding Special (2007)
#1 - 'And They Said It Wouldn't Last' Green Lantern (1960)
#132 - 'Sabotage Sinister!' #133 - 'Nightmare At The North Pole!' #134 - 'Mind Over Magnetism!' #135 - 'Doctor Polaris Conquers The Universe!' #136 - 'The Space Ranger Strikes Back!' #137 - 'Time Times Two Equals Death' #138 - 'Total Eclipso!' #139 - 'Slay On, Silvery Moon!' #140 - 'As Ye Sow...' #141 - 'The Lurkers In The Shadow' #142 - 'The Omega Men' #143 - 'Call Him... Auron! God Of Light! God Of Death!' #144 - 'The Last Picture Show!' #145 - 'Golden Dawn... Golden Death!' #146 - 'Prisons And Other Cages' #147 - '...Do Not A Prison Make!' Green Lantern (1990)
#38 - 'Life Decisions' #39 - 'Life Forces' #74 - 'Stand' #75 - 'Last Stand!' Green Lantern Corps (2006)
#23 - 'Ring Quest, Part Two' Green Lantern: Circle of Fire (2000)
#1 - 'Darkness Visible' #2 - 'Full Circle' Green Lantern/Adam Strange (2000)
Green Lantern/Green Lantern (2000)
#1 - 'Against the Dying of the Light' Hawkgirl (2006)
Hawkman (1964)
#18 - 'World That Vanished!' #19 - 'Parasite Planet Peril!' Hawkman (2002)
#43 - 'Fly in the Face of Danger' #46 - 'Sins of the Past, Present and Future' #47 - 'Coalition in Crisis, Part One' #48 - 'Coalition in Crisis, Part Two' #49 - 'Coalition in Crisis, Part Three' Hawkman Special (2008)
#1 - 'Actuality Contamination' History of the DC Universe (1986)
Identity Crisis (2004)
Impulse (1995)
#68 - 'Circle of Fire, Epilogue: I Rann and I Rann and I Rann...' #69 - 'Circle of Fire, Epilogue: Strange Impulses' Infinite Crisis (2005)
#1 - 'DC Comics Proudly Presents: Infinite Crisis' #6 - 'Touchdown' Invasion (1988)
#1 - 'The Alien Alliance' #2 - 'Battleground Earth' JLA (1997)
#20 - 'Mystery in Space' #21 - 'Strange New World' JLA 80-Page Giant (1998)
#3 - 'The Century War II' JLA Secret Files (1997)
JLA Special (1998)
#4 - 'Green Lantern/Green Arrow' JLA: Heaven's Ladder (2000)
JLA: Secret Origins (2002)
OGN SC - 'JLA: Secret Origins' JLA: The Nail (1998)
JLA: Welcome to the Working Week (2003)
JSA: Classified (2005)
#21 - 'Best Served Cold...' Justice League Adventures (2002)
#25 - 'Strange Days Part 1' #26 - 'Strange Days Part 2' Justice League of America (1960)
#24 - 'Decoy Missions of the Justice League!' #96 - 'The Coming of - Starbreaker!' #100 - 'The Unknown Soldier of Victory!' #120 - 'The Parallel Perils of Adam Strange!' #121 - 'The Hero Who Jinxed the Justice League!' #138 - 'Adam Strange - Puppet of Time!' #139 - 'The Cosmic Conspiracy Against Adam Strange!' #144 - 'The Origin Of The Justice League - - Minus One!' #193 - 'Secret of Genesis' #200 - 'A League Divided' Justice League of America (2006)
#59 - 'Eclipso Rising, Part Six' Justice League of America: Another Nail (2004)
Justice League Sourcebook (1990)
Justice League Wedding Special (2007)
#1 - 'Unlimited, Chapter 1: Injustice League' Justice Society of America (2007)
#43 - 'Emerald City: A Dark Things Epilogue' L.E.G.I.O.N. (1989)
#14 - 'The Sound of Silence' #15 - 'Nightmares' Legends of the DC Universe 80-Page Giant (1998)
Mystery in Space (1951)
R.E.B.E.L.S. (2009)
#9 - 'Strange Companions' #11 - 'The Son & The Stars, Part Two' #12 - 'Secret Weapons' #13 - '•Tests• •Allies• •Enemies•' #14 - 'In the Flesh' #15 - 'What Happens in Vega...' #16 - 'What Happens in Vega..., Part 2' #17 - 'What Happens in Vega..., Conclusion' #21 - 'To Be a R.E.B.E.L., Part 1' #22 - 'To Be a R.E.B.E.L., Part 2' #23 - 'To Be a R.E.B.E.L., Conclusion' #24 - 'Starstruck, Part 1' #25 - 'Starstruck, Part 2' #26 - 'Starstruck, Part 3' #27 - 'Starstruck, Part 3' #28 - 'Starstruck, Conclusion' Rann/Thanagar Holy War (2008)
#1 - 'The Dawning' #2 - 'Seek and Ye Shall Find!' #3 - 'Restoration' #4 - 'Return of the Prodigal' #5 - 'Cursed be the Peacemakers!' #6 - 'The Demiurge' #7 - 'On the Eve Of...' #8 - 'Sacrifice and Loss' Rann/Thanagar War (2005)
Red Tornado (1985)
#3 - 'The Eye of the Storm' Secret Origins (1961)
Secret Origins (1986)
#17 - 'Starring Adam Strange and Dr. Occult' Showcase (1956)
#17 - 'Adventures On Other Worlds' #18 - 'ADVENTURES ON Other WORLDS' #19 - 'presents ADAM STRANGE' #100 - 'There Shall Come a Gathering' #101 - 'Mystery in Space' #102 - 'Strange Adventures' #103 - 'Adventures on Other Worlds' Silver Age 80-Page Giant (2000)
Silver Age Secret Files (2000)
Silver Age: Showcase (2000)
#1 - 'Showcase Presents the 7 Soldiers of Victory' Starman (1988)
#5 - 'Don't You Know There's a War On?' Starman (1994)
#52 - 'Men of Two Worlds' #53 - 'The Long Goodbyes' #56 - 'City Without Light II: Bad Times Loom' #62 - 'Grand Guignol, Premiere Partie: ... And What Went Before' #63 - 'Grand Guignol, Deuxieme Partie: Friends and Lovers' #67 - 'Grand Guignol, Sixieme Partie: Rules of Engagement' #69 - 'Grand Guignol, Neuvieme Partie: Heroes Reborn, Renewed...and Remembered' #70 - 'Grand Guignol, Dixieme Partie: The Devil's in the Details' #71 - 'Grand Guignol, Onzieme Partie: Evils Old, New and Unexpected' #73 - 'Grand Guignol: Eulogy' Strange Adventures (1950)
#222 - 'Beyond The Wall Of Death' #226 - 'The Magic-Maker Of Rann' #238 Strange Adventures (2009)
Strange Adventures (2011)
Superboy & The Ravers (1996)
#3 - 'House Rules, Part 3: Illegal Aliens' #4 - 'House Rules, Part 4: Political Party' Superman (1987)
#226 - 'Superman, This is Your Life, Part 1' Superman: Our Worlds at War Secret Files (2001)
Superman: The Man of Steel (1991)
#115 - 'Metropolitan Rapture' #116 - 'Chest Deep In Heroes' Blood' Superman: World of New Krypton (2009)
#9 - 'World of New Krypton, Part Nine' #10 - 'World of New Krypton, Part Ten' #11 - 'World of New Krypton, Part Eleven' #12 - 'World of New Krypton, Finale' Swamp Thing (1985)
HC vol. 06 - 'Book Six' #46 - 'Revelations' #57 - 'Mysteries In Space' #58 - 'Exiles' #61 - 'All Flesh Is Grass' #64 - 'Return Of The Good Gumbo' The Brave and the Bold (1955)
#90 - 'You Only Die Twice!' #161 - 'A Tale of Two Heroes' #190 - 'Who Killed Adam Strange?' The Brave and the Bold (2007)
HC vol. 01 - 'The Lords Of Luck' TPB vol. 01 - 'The Lords of Luck' #4 - 'The Lords of Luck, Chapter Four: The Garden of Destiny' #5 - 'The Lords of Luck, Chapter Five: The Batman of Tomorrow' #6 - 'The Lords of Luck, Chapter Six: The Girl Who Knew Too Much' The Golden Age (1993)
The Neal Adams Treasury (1976)
The Outsiders (1985)
#6 - '...Nothing Can Stop - - The Duke Of Oil!' The Saga of Swamp Thing (1982)
The World's Greatest Super-Heroes (2005)
HC - 'The World's Greatest Super-Heroes' TPB - 'The World's Greatest Super-Heroes' Wednesday Comics (2009)
Who's Who in the DC Universe (1990)
#6 - 'Adam Strange To Wildcat II' Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
Who's Who: Update '87 (1987)
#5 - 'Reaper to Zymyr plus Appendix' Wonder Woman (1987)
#172 - 'Her Mother's Daughter' World's Finest Comics (1941)
Group Affiliation(s): Justice League of America (DC) L.E.G.I.O.N. R.E.B.E.L.S. Rannians Seven Soldiers of Victory (02 - Silver Age) Famous Quotes: - Add a Famous Quote "Anyway... I zetaed here...looked around...DEAD GUY on the floor."
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