Comic Title: Showcase Presents:Adam Strange Vol. 1 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2007
On Sale Date: August 8, 2007 Direct Market Date August 8, 2007
Source: Previews, Vol. 17 #5 (#221)

Direct Market Date August 8, 2007
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Cover Price: $16.99
Page Count: 512
Editor: Peter Hamboussi

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Planet That Came to a Standstill"
Pages: 25

Feature(s):
Adam Strange (of Earth-1)

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Penciller: Carmine Infantino
Inker: Murphy Anderson

Reprinted From:
Mystery in Space #75 (1962)

Feature Character(s)

• Adam Strange (last appearance in Mystery in Space #74; next appearance in Mystery in Space #76)

Guest Star(s)

• Justice League of America (last appearance in Justice League of America #3; next appearance in Justice League of America #4)
• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #289; next appearance in Batman #139)
• Wonder Woman (last appearance in Justice League of America #3; next appearance in Wonder Woman #121)
• Flash (last appearance in Flash #119; next appearance in Justice League of America #4)
• Green Lantern (last appearance in Green Lantern #5; next appearance in Justice League of America #4)
• Aquaman (last appearance in Adventure Comics #282; next appearance in Justice League of America #4)
• Martian Manhunter (last appearance in Detective Comics #289; next appearance in Justice League of America #4)
• Snapper Carr (last appearance in Justice League of America #3; next appearance in Justice League of America #4)

Supporting Character(s)

• Alanna (last appearance in Mystery in Space #74; next appearance in Mystery in Space #76)
• Sardath (last appearance in Mystery in Space #74; next appearance in Mystery in Space #77)

Villain(s)

• Kanjar Ro (last appearance in Justice League of America #3; next appearance in Justice League of America #24)
• Hyathis (last appearance in Justice League of America #3; next appearance in Showcase #103)
• Kromm and Sayyar (last appearance in Justice League of America #3; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• A tribe of Zooran barbarians (no further appearances)
• Robot duplicates of the Justice League (destroyed in this story; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Superman (appears in flashback to Justice League of America #3)

Comments:
This story takes place prior to the events in Justice League of America #4, when the Flash nominated Adam Strange for Justice League membership.

Synopsis:
Interstellar villain Kanjar Ro escapes from the world that Superman and Green Lantern imprisoned him on. He travels to Rann where he plans to give himself powers triple that of the Justice League.

On Rann, Adam Strange encounter a group of hypnotized barbarians controlled by Ro. Adam and Alanna are temporarily captured, but after escaping Adam travels back to Earth using Ro’s Cosmic Ship. Once back on Earth he catches a Zeta-Beam back to Rann with a plan to defeat Ro.

The Justice League find the Cosmic Ship on Earth and learn that Kanjar Ro has escaped. Half the team travels to Rann, where Adam has used Ro’s Gamma-Gong to paralyze everyone on the planet. The Zeta-Beam wears off returning him to Earth where he gathers the remaining Justice Leaguers and takes the Cosmic Ship back to Rann.

Adam frees the paralyzed League members and Alanna from the effects of the gong, but Kanjar Ro has broken free as well. Ro is able to use his new power to defeat the League, but Adam uses Ro’s own Energi-Rod against the villain. The rod acts on Ro like Kryptonite affects Superman. Kanjar Ro is finally defeated, and the League imprison him once again. Adam however, has been affected by Ro’s energy and can no longer remain on Rann permanently. He must resume his temporary stays and ride the Zeta-Beam to return to Rann.