Mystery in Space #67

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Adam Strange: "Challenge of the Giant Fireflies"

On the planet Rann, Alanna arrives in near Lake Abonadda to await Adam's arrival on via the Zeta-Beam, however instead of Adam materializing there is instead a flame-creature that quickly makes an escape. On Earth, Adam realizes that the Zeta-Beam has not struck, and wonders if another creature intercepted it again 6.5 days later, Adam intercepts the next scheduled Zeta-Beam in the Antarctic and soon finds himself transported in an area on Rann that is on fire. Alanna arrives and tells Adam that the fire was caused by their own doing. She explains that in order to solve a food shortage, the people of Ranagar had found a way to grow large vegetables, the only problem was that when a species of firefly ate the vegetables they themselves grew to enormous size. These giant fireflies would generate enough heat from their bodies to cause everything in the area to set on fire. Learning that ray guns have no effect on the giant bugs, the scientists of Ranagar created Oxyspray guns to spray the fireflies with a chemical that would kill them.

With her story finished, Adam helps Alanna kill the last of the giant fireflies. Returning to the lab, Adam explains what happened when the last Zeta-Beam attempted to strike the Earth, explaining that it must have struck a nearby sun the was flaring out, explaining the arrival of the flame creature that Alanna encountered.

Realizing that the room is getting hotter, Adam and Alanna go out to investigate what's causing the temperature to rise and soon find more than one flame creature jumping about Rann. The overhear that the flame creature was amazed by being transported to a world which has properties unlike it's home, and when it was returned when the Zeta-Beam wore off he returned to show some of his colleges this strange new world.

With the temperature climbing and none of their weapons working against the flame creatures, Adam begins devising a new plan of attack. Using a vinegar and baking soda mixture, Adam shows the scientists of Rann a method of fire extinguishing. Finding that some of the fireflies are still alive, Adam has them rounded up and he, Alanna, and a number of other people from Ranagar to ride the bugs with large payloads of the fire retardant. They kill the first two creatures, however Adam allows the last to leave warning it that if it or any others from his sun come to Rann they will be destroyed.

To celebrate their victory, Alanna and Adam visit the polar region of Rann to do some skiing, however as they are enjoying the sport, the Zeta-Beam wears off and Adam is sent back home to Earth. | Editor1_1 = Julius Schwartz | Writer1_1 = Gardner Fox | Penciler1_1 = Carmine Infantino | Inker1_1 = Murphy Anderson | Colorist1_1 = | Letterer1_1 = | Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Adam Strange) **Supporting Characters:** * Alanna Strange) **Antagonists:** * Giant fireflies * Sun-beings **Other Characters:** * Rannians **Locations:** * Earth's Sun ** Earth *** Antarctica * Alpha Centauri ** Rann *** Lake Abonadda *** North Pole *** Ranagar **Items:** * Adam Strange's Ray Gun * Oxispray Gun * Rannian Jet Pack * Zeta-Beam

| Writer2_1 = Gardner Fox | Penciler2_1 = Sid Greene | Inker2_1 = Sid Greene | StoryTitle2 = "Language-Master of Space" | Synopsis2 = Gideon Karr is a planetary adventurer with a hobby of learning various strange alien languages, as well as a side gig treasure hunting to pay for his expenses. One day, he comes across two Sfarrans assaulting a Callistan and intervenes until the space-port police can arrive. The Callistan is dying, but wants to reward Gideon and so tells him about priceless Fire Gems in the Lake of White Waters on Klyara.

Gideon arrives on Klyara, surprised to find it seemingly populated by inanimate statues. He successfully retrieves a Fire Gem from a mollusk. He decides to read up on the planet's native language, and whilst he does he spots a spaceship land in the distance, which he recognises as from a race of star-outlaws called the Skrann. It turns out the Skrann set off a bomb that froze the people of Klyara into statues to invade them.

Thinking quickly, Gideon finds a weapons depot, but doesn't know how to use any of them. But suddenly, the Fire Gem he's fashioned into a ring begins shooting out a beam of fire. The beam only fires at high noon, but Gideon bluffs the Skrann into surrendering. The people of Klyara rewards him with a faster spaceship. | Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Gideon Karr **Supporting Characters:** * Klyarans **Antagonists:** * Sfarrans * Skrann **Other Characters:** * Callistan * Dhu Ghar * Kleevan Kat * Sporrans **Locations:** * Arcturus-4 * Balmorak ** Balmorak Spaceport * Dellagro * Gran * Klyara * Proganus * Slistilyssa * Solonar **Items:** * Delayogas bomb * Fire Gem

| Writer3_1 = Gardner Fox | Penciler3_1 = Gil Kane | Inker3_1 = Bernard Sachs | StoryTitle3 = "Mystery Message from Fort Nova" | Synopsis3 = The Octagon on Earth receives a distress signal saying that Fort Nova on the planet Zssa in the Rigel system had come under attack by the Karangarians. A team lead by Major David Manders is dispatched and arrives there quickly by travelling through the Fourth Dimension.

When their ship arrives at Fort Nova, they're shocked to find everything's fine and discover that while in the Fourth Dimension a stream of radiation particles had pushed them back in time by two days. However, the radiation particles also made their greatest weapon, the Ozonicer, too volatile to use.

Thinking up a plan on the spot Major Manders flies a ship towards the Karangarians and allows himself to be captured. He then tricks them into trying to use the Ozonicer themself, causing it to explode and freeze them all in a massive block of ice. | Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Major David Manders **Supporting Characters:** * Solar Legion of Space ** Kym Habor **Antagonists:** * Karangarians **Locations:** * Fourth Dimension * Rigel ** Zssa *** Fort Nova * Solar System ** Earth ** Earth's Moon * Karangaria **Items:** * Ozonicer **Vehicles:** * Flammarion

| Notes = * Adam Strange: "Challenge of the Giant Fireflies" is reprinted in Adam Strange Archives, Volume 2. * "Language-Master of Space" is reprinted in From Beyond the Unknown Vol 1 23 | Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =

Creative credits

Writers: Gardner Fox, Gardner Fox, Gardner Fox

Interior art: Carmine Infantino, Sid Greene, Gil Kane

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