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: "Threat of the Tornado Tyrant"
Pages: 9

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

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Penciller: Carmine Infantino
Inker: Bernard Sachs

Reprinted From:
Mystery in Space #61 (1960)

Feature Character(s)

• Adam Strange (last appearance in Mystery in Space #60; next appearance in Mystery in Space #62)

Supporting Character(s)

• Alanna (last appearance in Mystery in Space #60; next appearance in Mystery in Space #62)

Villain(s)

• The Tornado Tyrant (a tornado entity; next appearance in Justice League of America #17)
• Ulthoon (an illusionary foe; no further appearances)

Comments:
As revealed in Justice League of America #17, the Tornado Tyrant becomes the Tornado Champion. The Champion and a newly formed Tyrant join together to form Red Tornado as revealed in Justice League of America #193.

Synopsis:
Adam Strange is teleported to the planet Xalthor by Ulthoon, an evil scientist. Ulthoon leaves Adam to perish as the planet is being destroyed. With Adam gone, the villain plans to conquer Rann.

Adam stays alive long enough to catch the Zeta-Beam to Rann just before Xalthor explodes. Once on Rann he tries to stop Ulthoon. His foe is using a flying machine to generate a devastating tornado. After failing to stop Ulthoon, Adam realizes the scientist is an illusion created by the tornado, and the tornado itself is the real villain. Armed with this knowledge, Adam is able to rally the Ranagarans and defeat the Tornado Tyrant.