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| Volume = 1
  
| Volume = 1
 
| Issue = 205
  
| Issue = 205
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| Day = 29
 
| Month = 10
  
| Month = 10
 
| Year = 1967
  
| Year = 1967
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| Editor1_1 = Jack Miller
  
| Editor1_1 = Jack Miller
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| Editor2_1 = Julius Schwartz
  
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| Editor2_2 = Jack Miller
  
 
| Writer1_1 = Arnold Drake
  
| Writer1_1 = Arnold Drake
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| Writer2_1 = Otto Binder
  
 
| Penciler1_1 = Carmine Infantino
  
| Penciler1_1 = Carmine Infantino
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| Penciler2_1 = Carmine Infantino
  
 
| Inker1_1 = George Roussos
  
| Inker1_1 = George Roussos
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| Inker2_1 = Bernard Sachs
  
 
| Colourist1_1 =
 
| Colourist1_1 =
 
| Letterer1_1 =
 
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| Quotation =
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| Editor2_1 = Julius Schwartz
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| Speaker =
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| Editor2_2 = Jack Miller
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| Writer2_1 = Otto Binder
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| Penciler2_1 = Carmine Infantino
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| Inker2_1 = Bernard Sachs
   
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| Quotation = I'm '''Boston Brand''', or I '''was''', until one of these people -- one pure and noble soul -- '''killed me'''! But '''Rama Kushna''' has given me the power to move among the living -- until I find my murder! And I will find him -- if it takes until '''eternity'''!
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| StoryTitle1 = Who Has Been Lying in My Grave?
  
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| StoryTitle2 = War of the Mind Readers
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| Speaker = [[Boston Brand (New Earth)|Deadman]]
   
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| StoryTitle1 = Deadman: "Who Has Been Lying in My Grave?"
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| Synopsis1 = After circus acrobat Boston Brand, aka Deadman, is killed during his act by a hook-handed sniper with a high-powered rifle, his ghost remains earthbound. Rama Kushna, the spirit of the universe, tells Deadman that he will have the power to walk among men until he finds his murderer. Deadman soon finds that he has the power to enter and control living people's bodies. Taking over the body of Tiny, the circus strongman, he breaks up a dope-smuggling racket within the show and then begins his search for his killer.
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| Synopsis1 = After circus acrobat Boston Brand, aka [[Boston Brand (New Earth)|Deadman]], is killed by a hook-handed sniper with a high-powered rifle during his performance, his ghost remains earthbound. [[Rama Kushna (New Earth)|Rama Kushna]], the spirit of the universe, tells Deadman that he will have the power to walk among men until he finds his murderer. Deadman soon finds that he has the power to enter and control living people's bodies. Taking over the body of [[Tiny (New Earth)|Tiny]], the circus strongman, he breaks up a dope-smuggling racket and then begins his search for his killer.
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| StoryTitle2 = War of the Mind Readers
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| Synopsis2 = Alien ships from Unarus approach Earth to destroy it. One of the aliens descends to earth to face [[Merle Mallory]] -who previously had discovered that a well-dressed man was a florist by feeling a rose thorn in his hand, seeing the polem in his hat and a flower petal between his money- and ordered him to tell the leaders to surrender, if not, they would destroy earth. After this, the leaders decided not to surrender, but to attack, and [[Merle Mallory]] discovers that the Uranian was lying and they were going to use fake ships to deprive earth from their atomic bombs.
   
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'''Featured Characters:'''
  
'''Featured Characters:'''
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* {{a|[[Boston Brand (New Earth)|Deadman]]}} {{1st}}
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* {{apn|[[Boston Brand (New Earth)|Deadman]]|-|Strange Adventures #206}} {{1st}}
 
'''Supporting Characters:'''
  
'''Supporting Characters:'''
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* {{a|[[Rama Kushna (New Earth)|Rama Kushna]]}}
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* <br/>
  
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'''Villains:'''
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'''Antagonists:'''
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* Heldrich <small>(lion tamer)</small> {{Only}}
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* Constable Ramsey <small>(phony cop)</small> {{Only}}
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* {{a|[[Hook (New Earth)|The Hook]]}} {{BTS}}
 
'''Other Characters:'''
  
'''Other Characters:'''
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* {{a|[[Hill's Circus|Hill's Circus Performers]]}}
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** {{a|[[Lorna Hill (New Earth)|Lorna Hill]]}} <small>(owner)</small>
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** {{a|[[Tiny (New Earth)|Tiny]]}} <small>(strongman)</small>
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** {{a|[[Vashnu (New Earth)|Vashnu]]}} <small>(Hindu Fakir)</small>
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** Leary <small>(Hill Circus barker)</small>
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** Toby <small>(clown)</small>
 
'''Locations:'''
  
'''Locations:'''
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* {{a|[[Hill's Circus]]}}
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* <br/>
  
 
'''Items:'''
  
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* None
 
'''Vehicles:'''
  
'''Vehicles:'''
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* None
   
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| Appearing2 =
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| Appearing2 =
 
'''Featured Characters:'''
  
'''Featured Characters:'''
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* Merle Mallory
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* <br/>
  
 
'''Supporting Characters:'''
  
'''Supporting Characters:'''
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* Leaders of the world
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* <br/>
  
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'''Villains:'''
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'''Antagonists:'''
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* Uranian aliens
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* <br/>
  
 
'''Other Characters:'''
  
'''Other Characters:'''
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* Florist
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* Herman's stalker
 
'''Locations:'''
  
'''Locations:'''
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'''Items:'''
  
'''Items:'''
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* Vaporizer gun
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* <br/>
  
 
'''Vehicles:'''
  
'''Vehicles:'''
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* Fake Spaceships
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* <br/>
  
   
 
| Notes =
 
| Notes =
 
* First appearance and origin of [[Boston Brand (New Earth)|Deadman]]. Deadman will become a regularly featured character throughout the DC Universe.
  
* First appearance and origin of [[Boston Brand (New Earth)|Deadman]]. Deadman will become a regularly featured character throughout the DC Universe.
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* There is a circus poster for performer [[Maxwell Loomis (New Earth)|Major Mite, the Mightiest Midget]]. He makes his official first appearance in [[Deadman Vol 2 2|Deadman Volume 2]] -- 20 years later.
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* [[Boston Brand (New Earth)|Boston Brand's]] tombstone reads 1933-1967.
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* This issue is reprinted in {{c|Deadman #1}}, ''{{c|DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #5}}, and {{c|The Brave and the Bold #97}}.
   
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* "War of the Mind Readers" was originally printed in {{c|Strange Adventures #65}}.
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* This issue is reprinted in ''{{c|Deadman #1}}'', ''{{c|DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #5}}, and ''{{c|Brave and the Bold #97}}''.
  
   
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* "Who Has Been Lying in My Grave?" is the first Comics Code Authority approved story to have narcotics mentioned, albeit euphemistically as "snow." Ostensibly, this was because the substance in question was mentioned only as part of a wholesale transaction by criminals as opposed to being actually consumed by someone. This was years before Stan Lee would defy the Comics Code and publish an explicit anti-drug story requested by the US Federal Government in 1971.
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* "War of the Mind Readers" was originally printed in ''{{c|Strange Adventures #65}}''.
  
   
 
| Trivia =
 
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| Links =
 
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* [[Wikipedia:Strange Adventures|Strange Adventures article at Wikipedia]]
  
* [[Wikipedia:Strange Adventures|Strange Adventures article at Wikipedia]]
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* [http://www.dcindexes.com/database/series-details.php?seriesid=1919 Strange Adventures series index at Mike's Amazing World of DC Comics]
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* [https://www.dcindexes.com/database/series-details.php?seriesid=1919 Strange Adventures series index at Mike's Amazing World of DC Comics]
 
* [[Wikipedia:Deadman|Deadman article at Wikipedia]]
  
* [[Wikipedia:Deadman|Deadman article at Wikipedia]]
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* [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=deadman Deadman biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe]
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* [https://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=deadman Deadman biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe]
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* [http://www.comics.org/series.lasso?SeriesID=704 Strange Adventures series index at the Grand Comics Database]
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* [https://www.comics.org/series.lasso?SeriesID=704 Strange Adventures series index at the Grand Comics Database]
 
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[[Category:Deadman Origins]]
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{{Missing Characters}}
  

Revision as of 04:51, 15 February 2020

"Deadman: "Who Has Been Lying in My Grave?"": After circus acrobat Boston Brand, aka Deadman, is killed by a hook-handed sniper with a high-powered rifle during his performance, his ghost remains earthbound. Rama Kushna, the spirit of the

Quote1 I'm Boston Brand, or I was, until one of these people -- one pure and noble soul -- killed me! But Rama Kushna has given me the power to move among the living -- until I find my murder! And I will find him -- if it takes until eternity! Quote2
— Deadman

Strange Adventures #205 is an issue of the series Strange Adventures (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1967. It was published on August 29, 1967.

Synopsis for Deadman: "Who Has Been Lying in My Grave?"

After circus acrobat Boston Brand, aka Deadman, is killed by a hook-handed sniper with a high-powered rifle during his performance, his ghost remains earthbound. Rama Kushna, the spirit of the universe, tells Deadman that he will have the power to walk among men until he finds his murderer. Deadman soon finds that he has the power to enter and control living people's bodies. Taking over the body of Tiny, the circus strongman, he breaks up a dope-smuggling racket and then begins his search for his killer.

Appearing in Deadman: "Who Has Been Lying in My Grave?"

Featured Characters:

  • Template:Apn (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Heldrich (lion tamer) (Single appearance)
  • Constable Ramsey (phony cop) (Single appearance)
  • The Hook (Behind the scenes)

Other Characters:

Locations:

Items:

  • None

Vehicles:

  • None


Synopsis for "War of the Mind Readers"

Alien ships from Unarus approach Earth to destroy it. One of the aliens descends to earth to face Merle Mallory -who previously had discovered that a well-dressed man was a florist by feeling a rose thorn in his hand, seeing the polem in his hat and a flower petal between his money- and ordered him to tell the leaders to surrender, if not, they would destroy earth. After this, the leaders decided not to surrender, but to attack, and Merle Mallory discovers that the Uranian was lying and they were going to use fake ships to deprive earth from their atomic bombs.

Appearing in "War of the Mind Readers"

Featured Characters:

  • Merle Mallory

Supporting Characters:

  • Leaders of the world

Antagonists:

  • Uranian aliens

Other Characters:

  • Florist
  • Herman's stalker

Locations:

Items:

  • Vaporizer gun

Vehicles:

  • Fake Spaceships

Notes

  • "Who Has Been Lying in My Grave?" is the first Comics Code Authority approved story to have narcotics mentioned, albeit euphemistically as "snow." Ostensibly, this was because the substance in question was mentioned only as part of a wholesale transaction by criminals as opposed to being actually consumed by someone. This was years before Stan Lee would defy the Comics Code and publish an explicit anti-drug story requested by the US Federal Government in 1971.



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