Comic Title: Strange Adventures #228
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jan/Feb 1971
On Sale Date: November 12, 1970 Newsstand Date November 12, 1970
Source: House Ad, DC Special #10, Page 47

Newsstand Date November 12, 1970
Source: Direct Currents, Teen Titans #31, Page 20

Copyright Date November 12, 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 Plant That Hated Humans"
Pages: 16

Feature(s):
Atomic Knights

Writer: John Broome
Artist: Murphy Anderson

Reprinted From:
Strange Adventures #150 (1963)

Feature Character(s)

• Atomic Knights (last appearance in Strange Adventures #147; next appearance in Strange Adventures #153)
• Atomic Knight (Gardner Grayle; last appearance in Strange Adventures #147; next appearance in Strange Adventures #153)
• Douglas Herald (last appearance in Strange Adventures #147; next appearance in Strange Adventures #153)
• Marene Herald (last appearance in Strange Adventures #147; next appearance in Strange Adventures #153)
• Hollis Hobard (last appearance in Strange Adventures #147; next appearance in Strange Adventures #153)
• Wayne Hobard (last appearance in Strange Adventures #147; next appearance in Strange Adventures #153)
• Bryndon Smith (last appearance in Strange Adventures #147; next appearance in Strange Adventures #153)

Villain(s)

• A race of plant creatures (destroyed in this story; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Two giant dalmatians (last appearance in Strange Adventures #144; next appearance in Strange Adventures #153)
• Abner Henderson (a botanist; first name not revealed in this story; next appearance in Strange Adventures #153)
• Alva Judson (a gardner; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
A botanist in a nearby town has developed a new strain of plant life capable of growing in the post-war environment. The new plants have telepathic abilities and can walk. The Atomic Knights discover that the plants plan to attack human settlements. However, they can't fight the plants directly because they are outnumbered. Instead, the Knights strike at a nearby dam, cutting off the water supply to the plant creatures. Without water, the plants die almost instantly. The plant army is defeated, but the Knights continue their vigilance in case they strike again.