Comic Title: Adam Strange Archives Vol. 3 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2008
On Sale Date: April 30, 2008 Direct Market Date April 30, 2008
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Direct Market Date March 26, 2008
Source: Previews, Vol. 17 #11 (#227)

Cover Price: $49.99
Page Count: 232
Editor: Scott Nybakken

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Cloud-Creature That Menaced Two Worlds"
Pages: 25

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

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

Reprinted From:
Mystery in Space #81 (1963)

Feature Character(s)

• Adam Strange (last appearance in Mystery in Space #80; next appearance in Mystery in Space #82)

Supporting Character(s)

• Alanna (last appearance in Mystery in Space #80; next appearance in Mystery in Space #82)

Villain(s)

• Alva Xar (a thousand-year old diktator from Rann; next appearance in Green Lantern #134)
• A cloud being (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Tom Boyle (name revealed in this story; last appearance in Mystery in Space #77; no further appearances)
• Betti Smythe (an Earth woman resembling Alanna; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Conquerors from Arvese (in flashback to the first story of Mystery in Space #77)

Synopsis:
A conqueror from Rann’s past has been awoken from suspended animation during a recent invasion. He plans to conquer current day Rann using a new weapon he has developed. To execute his plan, he transplants Alanna’s memories into an Earth woman to make Adam Strange believe that his love has come to Earth. With Alanna on Earth, Adam will not take the Zeta-Beam to Rann and serve as the planet’s champion.

With his new weapon the conqueror, Alva Xar, takes control of Rann easily. The weapon functions with Zeta-energy and is transported back to Earth where a cloud being emerges. The being freezes the residents of Earth except Adam, who is immune due to the Zeta-radiation in his body. Adam uses the weapon to trap the cloud being and free Earth’s people. When the freezing effect wears off though, Alanna’s doppleganger regains her original memory. Adam then returns to Rann to confront Alva Xar.

Adam and Alva Xar now both possess the super-weapons. They achieve a stalemate, but Alva can read Adam’s mind. Adam releases the cloud being which freezes everyone on Rann including Alva. Then Adam takes both weapons and causes them to destroy one another. Alva is then imprisoned by the Ranagarans.