Comic Title: Strange Adventures #226
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Sep/Oct 1970
On Sale Date: July 16, 1970 Copyright Date July 16, 1970
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1970

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.25
Page Count: 64
Editor: Julius Schwartz

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "The Magic-Maker of Rann"
Pages: 8

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

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Artist: Murphy Anderson

Reprinted In:
52:The Companion TPB (2007)
Adam Strange:The Silver Age Omnibus HC (2017)

Feature Character(s)

• Adam Strange (last appearance in Brave & the Bold #90; next appearance in Justice League of America #96)

Supporting Character(s)

• Alanna (last appearance in Brave & the Bold #90; next appearance in Justice League of America #100)
• Sardath (last appearance in Brave & the Bold #90; next appearance in Justice League of America #120)

Villain(s)

• An anthor (a flying creature; no further appearances)
• A meteorite-being (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Felthan (a security guard; no further appearances)
• Thortan (a scientist; dies in this story; no further appearances)

Comments:
This is an illustrated prose story.

Synopsis:
Adam Strange returns to Rann where he is greeted by Alanna. Instead of a warm greeting, she slaps him, then storms away. Adam finds that all the people of Rann seem to be acting contrary to their usual nature. To get some answers, Adam knocks a guard unconscious. When he begins waking up, Adam questions him. Adam learns that a magic rainbow appeared in the sky. It granted everyone magical powers. The more the people used the powers, the more contrary they behaved.

Adam traces the rainbow to a small laboratory. Inside is a scientist who has recently died. From his notes, Adam learns that the scientist created the rainbow and the magic, but a meteorite corrupted it. Adam seeks out the meteorite which has transformed into an energy-being impervious to normal weapons. Adam, now possessing the magic from the rainbow, uses that to combat it. This tactic also fails, and Adam fears that he will soon be affected by the contrarian side-effect. Eventually, Adam encases the creature inside a lead sheath which prevents its unique radiation from escaping. With the creature defeating, everyone on Rann returns to normal.