Strange Adventures #6

(March 1951)

["Tops in Comics!"] (Table of Contents)

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

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Content Information

Synopsis:

An in-house promotional advertisement for DC-National Comics.

Indexer Notes

inside front cover

The Confessions of a Martian! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Manly Wade Wellman (credited)

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

John Fischetti

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Editing:

Jack Schiff

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Dan Tarlton [Dhan Dtarl Than][Phil Mathers]; Hwar Klon; Ptan Xat; Harmony Shelby

Synopsis:

A Martian spy infiltrates an earth-based project to build a space ship for a trip to Mars.

["Collect Royal Stars of sports and movies!"] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

An advertisement for Royal desert mixes, featuring trading cards on the package.

["We're holding her for ransom!"] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Ray Thompson (signed)

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Ray Thompson (signed)

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Content Information

Characters:

Pud

Synopsis:

A sequential art advertisement for Fleer's Double Bubble chewing gum in which Pud "rescues" a girl being held for a ransom of bubble gum.

Indexer Notes

This advertisement appears on the upper half of the page between the Royal advertisement and the editorial advisory board promotional.

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

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Synopsis:

An in-house promotional advertisement highlighting DC's board of advisers, including psychologists, law enforcement, and other experts on juvenile behavior.

Indexer Notes

This advertisement is on the bottom half of the page between the Double Bubble advertisement and the "Too Big for This World" story.

Too Big For This World! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mann Rubin [as Robert Starr]

Pencils:

Bob Oksner

Inks:

Bernard Sachs

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Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Magnus Harwood; Mrs. Harwood; Dr. Harwood

Synopsis:

A toddler accidentally drinks an accelerated growth formula.

["More babies are born in August than in any other month of the year!"] (Table of Contents)

Science Snaps / filler / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Martin Naydel (signed)

Pencils:

Martin Naydel (signed)

Inks:

Martin Naydel (signed)

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Content Information

Genre:

fact

Synopsis:

Science trivia about sunlight, streamlining, and the human body's consumption of energy.

Indexer Notes

This filler is on the upper 2/3 of the page between the "Too Big for this World" story and the Columbia bicycle advertisement.

["Be king of the road with this great bike!"] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

An advertisement for Westfield Manufacturing Company's Columbia bicycle.

Indexer Notes

This advertisement is on the bottom 1/3 of the page between the science trivia filler and the Just Imagine feature.

Time Traveling Into The Past and Future (Table of Contents)

Just Imagine / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger; Bernie Breslauer

Pencils:

Virgil Finlay

Inks:

Virgil Finlay

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Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

Speculation about the benefits of time travel.

Reprinted:

• from Real Fact Comics (DC, 1946 series) #4 (September-October 1946)

Buzzy Scores One for the Handicapped! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Win Mortimer

Inks:

Win Mortimer

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Content Information

Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Buzzy; Susie; Johnny; Wolfie

Synopsis:

Buzzy reminds his friends that handicapped people want to have fun, too.

The Last Man and Woman! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox (credited)

Pencils:

John Lehti

Inks:

John Lehti

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Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Adam Numan; Evelyn Numan; Jak Dal

Synopsis:

A scientist invents a method of suspended animation that results in him and his wife re-starting the human race on a distant world in the far, far future.

[American Indian Legends] (Table of Contents)

Stars and Their Legends / filler / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Julius Schwartz

Pencils:

Morris Waldinger

Inks:

Tommy Nicolosi

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Content Information

Genre:

fact

Synopsis:

American Indian legends about the stars and other celestial bodies.

Indexer Notes

This filler is on the upper 2/3 of the page between the last man and woman story and the Nestle's advertisement.

["Our bunch all munch Neste's Crunch"] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

An advertisement for Nestle's Crunch candy bar.

Indexer Notes

This advertisement is on the lower 1/3 page between the Indian legends filler and the Professor Eureka feature.

["Eating Without Stopping"] (Table of Contents)

Professor Eureka / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

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Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction; humor

Characters:

Professor Eureka

Synopsis:

The professor experiments with eating.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Science Question Box / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Julius Schwartz

Pencils:

Raymond Perry

Inks:

Raymond Perry

Colors:

Raymond Perry ?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Synopsis:

A science trivia quiz.

The Vampire World (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mann Rubin [as Manny Rubin]

Pencils:

Cresto

Inks:

Cresto

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Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Ned Harris; Ralph Regis; Pat Regis

Synopsis:

Astronomer Ned Harris discovers a tentacled planetoid that soon attacks Earth.

["A great radio show..."] (Table of Contents)

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

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Synopsis:

An in-house promotional advertisement for Big Town (DC, 1951 series) #3.

["Wanted boys and girls to get these swell prizes"] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

An advertisement offering premiums for sale of seed packets from American Seed Company.

["Be a Success as a Radio-Television Technician"] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

An advertisement for National Radio Institute's radio repair lessons.

Indexer Notes

inside back cover

["Shoot safe buddy"] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

An advertisement for Daisy Manufacturing's air rifles.

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back cover