Strange Adventures #124

(January 1961)

The Face-Hunter From Saturn (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Mike Sekowsky

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Jim Boone; Bob Colby; Klee Pan (from the planet Klaramar); Chan Yull (from the planet Klaramar); Mount Rushmore

Synopsis:

Faceless aliens from the atom-sized planet Klaramar, that exists on the surface of Saturn, travels to earth to find a giant stone head that will prevent the destruction of the solar system.

Indexer Notes

First appearance of the Faceless Creature from Saturn. Originally meant as a one-shot character, he later appeared in Strange Adventures #142 and #153, and still later became a member of the Forgotten Villains in the 1980s.
Pencil and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, July 2008.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Science Say You're Wrong If You Believe That -- / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

Fact

Synopsis:

Facts about the Sun's face, Peanuts, Owls and Platinum.

Earth's One-Man Space Fleet! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Bernard Sachs

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Walt Franklin; Molly Franklin; Ed; Mac; The Vronn (alien race); Evrod Kull (Commander of the Fenn aliens)

Synopsis:

Walt Franklin finds himself alone on the Earth with all other Earthlings replaced by robots and the Vronn attacking.

Indexer Notes

Pencil and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, July 2008.

Get a Grip on your Gripes! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Bernard Baily

Inks:

Bernard Baily

Colors:

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Letters:

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Amazing Ratios! / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

Fact

Synopsis:

Ratios between the brains of a man and a dog, the height vs the width of an ocean wave, the amount of raindrops in a cloud, and the difference between forest losses to insects vs. wildfires.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Spotlight on Science / letters page / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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Letters:

Typeset

Earth Victory -- by a Hair! (Table of Contents)

Space Museum / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Carmine Infantino

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

The Wrecker (Space-Marine) [General Howard Parker]; Tommy Parker; Admiral Ann "Blondy" Gordon

Synopsis:

Tommy Parker finds out the story behind the single blonde hair kept in the space museum and also leans the secret of his parents marriage.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #211 (April 1968)

Indexer Notes

Pencil and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, July 2008.