Comic Title: Strange Adventures #120
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: September 1960
On Sale Date: July 26, 1960 Copyright Date July 26, 1960
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1960

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "The Menace of the Water-Raider"
Pages: 8

Feature(s):
Atomic Knights

Writer: John Broome
Artist: Murphy Anderson

Reprinted In:
Atomic Knights HC (2010)
Showcase Presents:The Great Disaster Featuring the Atomic Knights TPB (2014)

Feature Character(s)

• Atomic Knights (last appearance in Strange Adventures #117; next appearance in Strange Adventures #123)
• Atomic Knight (Gardner Grayle; last appearance in Strange Adventures #117; next appearance in Strange Adventures #123)
• Douglas Herald (last appearance in Strange Adventures #117; next appearance in Strange Adventures #123)
• Marene Herald (last appearance in Strange Adventures #117; next appearance in Strange Adventures #123)
• Hollis Hobard (last appearance in Strange Adventures #117; next appearance in Strange Adventures #123)
• Wayne Hobard (last appearance in Strange Adventures #117; next appearance in Strange Adventures #123)
• Bryndon Smith (last appearance in Strange Adventures #117; next appearance in Strange Adventures #123)

Villain(s)

• A salt creature (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Various residents of Durvale and a band of humans living in the Valley of the Salt Lake (no further appearances)

Comments:
Bryndon's name is misspelled Bryndam in this story.

Synopsis:
The Atomic Knights receive a plea for help from a small band of humans living in the Valley of the Salt Lake. Gardner, Bryndon, and Hollis take an atomic powered car across the desert to help them. On the way they are attacked by a giant crystal creature composed of salt. The consumes their water supply, then leaves them alone.

When the Knights reach the camp of humans, they help find a supply of water for them. As expected the salt creature arrives shortly thereafter. Gardner puts Calcium Carbonate into the water supply. When the creature consumes the water it changes into immobile stone. With the creature stopped, the humans are free to resume their lives.