Strange Adventures #1

(August-September 1950)

["The kind of stories you like best!"] (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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inside front cover. An in-house promotional advertisement for Danger Trail (DC, 1950 series).

The Menace of the Green Nebula! (Table of Contents)

Chris KL-99 / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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Script:

Edmond Hamilton (credited)

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Howard Sherman

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Howard Sherman

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Content Information

Characters:

Chris KL-99 (introduction); Halk; Jerro; Loopy; Jan Varden

Synopsis:

Chris and the crew of the Pioneer encounter radioactive, crystalline men in the Green Nebula and foil a plot to steal the Nebula's radium.

Trouble at Ghost-Town! (Table of Contents)

Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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A sequential art advertisement for B.F. Goodrich and Hood Rubber Company's "P-F Canvas Shoes."

Superboy-Job Counselour (Table of Contents)

Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Win Mortimer

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Win Mortimer

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Synopsis:

Superboy shows a young man that there are plenty of job opportunities.

The Girl Who Couldn't Die (Table of Contents)

Darwin Jones / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Script:

David V. Reed (credited)

Pencils:

Paul Norris

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Bernard Sachs

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Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Darwin Jones; Eve Wilcox; Marko; Pablo

Synopsis:

Darwin meets a young actress who has accidentally bathed in the Fountain of Youth.

Indexer Notes

title corrected per Steven Grant 2/23/09

["Editorial Advisory Board"] (Table of Contents)

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A listing of the members of National Comics' advisory board of child psychiatrists and behavior experts. This advertisement is on the upper half of the page between the Darwin Jones story and the Bendix advertisement.

["Ride a bike -- it's fun!"] (Table of Contents)

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An advertisement for Bendix Aviation Corporation's "Bendix Coaster Brake" for bicycles. This advertisement is on the lower half of the page between the editorial advisory board listing and the Mr. Future story.

Mr. Future (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Script:

Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger; Bernie Breslauer

Pencils:

Dick Sprang (signed)

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Dick Sprang (signed)

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Jack Schiff

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Characters:

H. G. Wells

Synopsis:

A description of devices, events, and innovations predicated by Wells in his fiction.

Reprinted:

• from Real Fact Comics (DC, 1946 series) #3

Message to Parents (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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An advertisement from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis detailing how parents should respond to a local polio outbreak. This advertisement is on the upper half of the page between the Mr. Future story and the Bazooka advertisement.

["Kids! Get these great prizes for Bazooka wrappers!"] (Table of Contents)

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An advertisement promoting premiums for Bazooka bubble gum wrappers. This advertisement is on the lower half of the page between the infantile paralysis notice and the Second Deluge story.

The Second Deluge (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Script:

Gardner Fox (credited)

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Jim Mooney

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Sy Barry

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Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

John Marquait; Alan Dennis; Lina Marquait

Synopsis:

A scientist uses a hydrogen bomb to cause rain, resulting in a world-wide flood. He uses a second bomb to save mankind.

Indexer Notes

writer correction 2/23/09 from Steve Grant

["In 1654, to demonstrate the suction power of a vacuum..."] (Table of Contents)

Pioneers In Science / filler / 0.67 page (report information)

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Script:

Julius Schwartz

Pencils:

Morris Waldinger

Inks:

Tommy Nicolosi

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Genre:

fact

Synopsis:

Science facts about the experiments of Otto von Ghericke and Isaac Newton.

Indexer Notes

This story is on the upper 2/3 of the page, between the Second Deluge story and the Nestle's advertisement.

["Nestlé's Milk Chocolate Crunch"] (Table of Contents)

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An advertisement for Nestlé's "Crunch" candy bar. This advertisement is on the lower 1/3 page between the Pioneers in Science and the Man Who Lived 2000 Years story.

The Man Who Lived 2000 Years (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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Raymond Perry

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Destination: Moon (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Script:

Gardner Fox (adaption); Robert Heinlein (original screenplay)

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

John Fischetti

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Editing:

Jack Schiff

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Jim Barnes; Dr. Charles Cargraves: General Thayer; Joe Sweeney

Synopsis:

A story about a seat-of-the pants, first landing on the moon.

Indexer Notes

adaptation of the 1950 George Pal movie

Return of a Comet (Table of Contents)

Through The Telescope / filler / 0.67 page (report information)

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Script:

Julius Schwartz

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Morris Waldinger

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Tommy Nicolosi

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Genre:

fact

Synopsis:

Facts about the 1692 appearance of Halley's Comet and the 1919 solar eclipse.

Indexer Notes

This story is on the upper 2/3 of the page between the Destination: Moon story and the Columbia bicycle advertisement.

["New!"] (Table of Contents)

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An advertisement for Columbia's 1950 model bicycles. This advertisement is on the lower 1/3 page between the Through the Telescope feature and the Strange Adventures "next issue" advertisement.

["Calling All Science Fiction Fans!"] (Table of Contents)

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An in-house promotional advertisement for Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #2.

["Earn your Daisy -- I'll show you how!"] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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An advertisement for Daisy Manufacturing's "Boy Money Makers" pamphlet and the accompanying Daisy catalog. Inside back cover.

["New silk-finish enlargement, ivory gold-tooled frame"] (Table of Contents)

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An advertisement for Hollywood Film Studio's photographic enlargements and frame. Back cover.