DC Comics’ Strange Sports Stories

DC Comics has on several occasions over the past 50+ years launched a Strange Sports Series, usually harkening trying to invoke a EC Comics-like weirdness vibe.

In 1963, The Brave and the Bold devoted five issues to an anthology-style presentation, before returning to publish standards super-hero fare in its pages.

The Brave and the Bold - Issue 45 - January 1963
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The Brave and the Bold - Issue 46 - March 1963
The Brave and the Bold – Issue 46 – March 1963
The Brave and the Bold - Issue 47 - May 1963
The Brave and the Bold – Issue 47 – May 1963
The Brave and the Bold - Issue 48 - July 1963
The Brave and the Bold – Issue 48 – July 1963
The Brave and the Bold - Issue 49 - September 1963
The Brave and the Bold – Issue 49 – September 1963

Ten years later, in 1973, DC launched a separate Strange Sports Stories series that only lasted six issues. As with the 1963 version, this seemed to channel a weird fiction vibe a la House of Horrors.

Strange Sports Stories - Issue 1 - October 1973
Strange Sports Stories – Issue 1 – October 1973
Strange Sports Stories - Issue 2 - December 1973
Strange Sports Stories – Issue 2 – December 1973
Strange Sports Stories - Issue 3 - March 1974
Strange Sports Stories – Issue 3 – March 1974
Strange Sports Stories - Issue 4 - April 1974
Strange Sports Stories – Issue 4 – April 1974
Strange Sports Stories - Issue 5 - June 1974
Strange Sports Stories – Issue 5 – June 1974
Strange Sports Stories - Issue 6 - August 1974
Strange Sports Stories – Issue 6 – August 1974

In 1976 and 1981, DC returned to the title, this time publishing some one-offs reprinting stories from the previous two series along with some super-hero themed sports.

DC Super Stars - Issue 10 - December 1976
DC Super Stars – Issue 10 – December 1976
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest - Issue 13 - September 1981
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest – Issue 13 – September 1981

In its most recent incarnation, DC Comics’ now-defunct imprint Vertigo released a four issue anthology mini-series in 2015.

Strange Sports Stories (Vertigo ) - Issue 1 - May 2015
Strange Sports Stories (Vertigo ) – Issue 1 – May 2015
Strange Sports Stories (Vertigo ) - Issue 2 - April 2015
Strange Sports Stories (Vertigo ) – Issue 2 – April 2015
Strange Sports Stories (Vertigo ) - Issue 3 - July 2015
Strange Sports Stories (Vertigo ) – Issue 3 – July 2015
Strange Sports Stories (Vertigo ) - Issue 4 - August 2015
Strange Sports Stories (Vertigo ) – Issue 4 – August 2015

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