Strange Adventures #13

(October 1951)

Lost -- A Free Education! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

How come you weren't in school today, Tim?

Genre

advocacy; teen

Characters

Binky; Tim

Synopsis

Tim wants to quit school.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover, PSA produced in sequential comics-art format.

When the Earth Was Kidnaped! (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Comet / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome (credited as Edgar Ray Merritt)

Pencils

Murphy Anderson

Inks

Sy Barry

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Earth has been torn out of its orbit--and has already hurtled past Saturn!

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Captain Comet (Adam Blake); Park Superintendent Edwards; Professor Zacro; Onslan

Reprints

• in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #17 ([September 1959])

Keywords

Alpha Centauri; gravity

Indexer Notes

Cover story. Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Kidnapped is misspelled with one "p" in the title.

Temperature (Table of Contents: 3)

Curiosity Corner / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Martin Naydel (signed as Martin Naydel)

Pencils

Martin Naydel (signed as Martin Naydel)

Inks

Martin Naydel (signed as Martin Naydel)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Bzzz--

Genre

non-fiction

"Goo is throo!" says Bert Parks (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Vitalis Hair Cream / comics-form advertising / 0.33 page (report information)

Sensational Offer! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Artist of Other Worlds! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton (credited)

Pencils

Alex Toth

Inks

Sy Barry

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The world acclaimed young John Rowe as a brilliant artist because of his imaginative paint-ings of beasts of other planets.

Genre

science fiction

Characters

John Rowe [Jhal Khar]; Arlene Merton; Merril; Doctor Martin Rains; George Grey (FBI agent);

Reprints

• in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #19 ([November 1959])

Indexer Notes

Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Kids! Free at No Extra Cost! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Kellogg's Raisin Bran / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Man Who Televised Time! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (credited as Gardner F. Fox)

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The aim of the Federation of World Scientists is to make life more convient for people!

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Professor Wonderwitz; Paul Mason

Reprints

• in Superman (Interpresse, 1969 series) #36
• in Top Comics Die Grüne Laterne (BSV - Williams, 1970 series) #112
• in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #17 ([September 1959])
• in The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #194 (February 1970)

Keywords

inventions

Indexer Notes

Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

The Expanding Universe / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

One of mankind's earliest conceptions of the size of the universe pictured Earth as a large flat disc float-ing on the surface of the ocean...

Genre

non-fiction; math & science

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

General Science Quiz / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

(Below are 10 statements designed to test your knowledge of heat.

Genre

non-fiction; math & science

Indexer Notes

Two pages of quiz questions covering four topics:
1. Turn on the Heat!
2. What's the Sense!
3. Divide and Conquer!
4. Star Bright!
with an answer sheet and your overall scientist rating once you complete the activity.

The Hidden People! (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 7.75 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton (credited as Hugh Davidson)

Pencils

Bob Oksner

Inks

Bernard Sachs

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Is it possible that there are people living on Earth whom we cannot see?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Scott Fulton; Nura; Nornath

Indexer Notes

Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Charlie Wild; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

[Johannes Kepler] (Table of Contents: 16)

Giants of the Telescope / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mort Drucker

Inks

Mort Drucker

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Kepler is regarded as the founder of modern physical astronomy.

Genre

non-fiction; biography

Indexer Notes

Information for this sequence from Arthur Lortie. Art credits from Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Jim and Betty Solve the "Mystery" of Pete's Fortune! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Wilson Chem. Co. / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Motor's Auto Repair Manual / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Timber! (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Another Exciting "R. C." and Quickie Adventure; Royal Crown Cola / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)