Showcase #17 (Nov.-Dec. 1958):
“Secret of the Eternal City!”
by Gardner F. Fox, Mike Sekowsky, Bernard Sachs

Showcase #17

Title: “Secret of the Eternal City!”

Feature: Adam Strange

Medium: comic

Cover date: Nov.-Dec. 1958

Publisher:
Written by: Gardner F. Fox
Art by: Mike Sekowsky, Bernard Sachs

9 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Adam Strange (lead character)	religious	Forgotten Heroes		339
Alanna (Alanna Strange)		Rannian [wife of Adam Strange, Earth-born champion of planet Rann]		118
Sardath	Lady Styx devotee (convert)	Rannian [father-in-law of Adam Strange]		79
Incans (details)  Story begins with Adam Strange being chased by tribe of Incans in Caramanga, Peru.	Incan	[1st app: Showcase #17 (Nov.-Dec. 1958)]		3
Rannians	Rannian religion	[alien race]		53
The Eternals	alien	[sought rare metal Vitatron, which makes them immortal]		53
Samakandians	Rannian religion	Rannian [their city appears on Rann once every 25 years]		1
unnamed scientist	Rannian religion	Rannian; Samakandians [helped Adam Strange trap Eternals in fourth dimension]		1
unnamed other scientist	Rannian religion	Rannian; Samakandians [helped Adam Strange trap Eternals in fourth dimension]		1

This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Webpage for Showcase #17 (Nov.-Dec. 1958) created 12 November 2013. Last modified 3 February 2018.

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