Strange Adventures #52

(January 1955)

You Can Become an Amazing New 3-D He-Man Like We Did (Table of Contents)

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

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Inks:

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Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Jim Norman; Ken Grimm; R. Hirsch

Synopsis:

Body-building ad.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Prisoner of the Parakeets (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Broome

Pencils:

Henry Sharp

Inks:

Bernard Sachs

Colors:

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Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

John Walden

Synopsis:

The combination of an atomic bomb test and an strange meteorite has caused a flock of parakeets to evolve into giant birds with intelligence rivaling humans but John Walden lures them to destruction before they can cause any harm.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #244 (October-November 1973)

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (15 August 2007)

Tootsie Rolls Will Be on Television in the Tootsie Land Float (Table of Contents)

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

Ad for Tootsie Rolls and Tootsie Pops.

["Look - there's Ruffy!"] (Table of Contents)

Adventures of the Dubble Bubble Kids / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ray Thompson

Pencils:

Ray Thompson

Inks:

Ray Thompson

Colors:

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Letters:

Ray Thompson

Content Information

Synopsis:

Bubble gum ad.

Mystery of the Martian Canals (Table of Contents)

filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Julius Schwartz

Pencils:

Morris Waldinger

Inks:

Tommy Nicolosi

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

Short feature about the canals on Mars.

Reprints:

• in My Greatest Adventure (K. G. Murray, 1955 series) #2 ([May 1955])

Twinkle Twinkle Deadly Star (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Broome

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Bernard Sachs

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (15 August 2007)

["At the bottom of the ocean the temperature remains practically uniform."] (Table of Contents)

Ma Nature's Curiosity Shop / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Martin Naydel

Pencils:

Martin Naydel

Inks:

Martin Naydel

Colors:

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Letters:

Martin Naydel

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

Odd facts about carnivorous plants, ocean temperature, and the sun.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Green Lantern (DC, 1941 series) #38 (May-June 1949)

Hey Kids! Match Your Wits with the Smith Brothers (Table of Contents)

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

How many rhymes can you find for cherry?

["Black attracts bees more than any other color!"] (Table of Contents)

Science Snaps / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Martin Naydel

Pencils:

Martin Naydel

Inks:

Martin Naydel

Colors:

?

Letters:

Martin Naydel

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

Odd facts about bees, silence, milk, oceans and vocal cords.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Green Lantern (DC, 1941 series) #38 (May-June 1949)

The Flying Saucer Boomerang (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Carmine Infantino

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Super DC Giant (DC, 1970 series) #27 (Summer 1976)
• in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #14 (October 1981)

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (15 August 2007)

Star Eclipse! (Table of Contents)

Spotlight on Science / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Julius Schwartz

Pencils:

Raymond Perry

Inks:

Raymond Perry

Colors:

Raymond Perry

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Interplanetary Postcard (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sid Gerson

Pencils:

Henry Sharp

Inks:

Joe Giella

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Reprints:

• in Strange Adventures (K. G. Murray, 1954 series) #10 ([June 1955] ?)

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (15 August 2007)

["Yippee! Ride It Cowboy!"] (Table of Contents)

Schwinn Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

Ad for the new Schwinn Corvette.

Hey Kids!! Send for the New Howdy Doody Color Television Set (Table of Contents)

Josely Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Characters:

Howdy Doody; Clarabell; Mr. Bluster; Flub-a-Dub; Dilly Dally

Synopsis:

Ad for a miniature filmstrip viewer.

Here Is the Game of Games (Table of Contents)

The Electric Game Co., Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for an electric baseball game.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

New Daisy Lightning Loader Red Ryder Carbine (Table of Contents)

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Fred Harman

Inks:

Fred Harman

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Red Ryder; Little Beaver

Synopsis:

Ad for new modesl of Daisy Air Rifles.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.