Strange Adventures #20

(May 1952)

Happy Hobby Time! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; superhero

Characters

Superboy [Clark Kent]; Frank

Synopsis

Superboy shows Frank that he can be creative, regardless of whether his creations are perfect, and notes an expressive hobby can be life long enjoyment.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Smugglers of Space! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (ghosted for Robert Starr)

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Bernard Sachs

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Steve Reynolds; Nona; Jared Tan

Reprints

• in Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #32 ([December 1960])

Keywords

Marie Celeste

Indexer Notes

Cover story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Riddle Me This; Necco / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

New Wheaties Are Better Than Ever! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Edmund Halley] (Table of Contents: 5)

Giants of the Telescope / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Mort Drucker

Pencils

Mort Drucker

Inks

Mort Drucker

Colors

?

Letters

Mort Drucker

Genre

non-fiction; biography

Reprints

• in Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #27 (July 1958) [re-arranged]

Indexer Notes

Information for this sequence from Arthur Lortie. Script & art credit verified by Gene Reed from records sent to him by Nelson Bridwell in 1986.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Man Who Mastered Time! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (credited as Gardner F. Fox)

Pencils

Frank Giacoia

Inks

Frank Giacoia

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Reprints

• in Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #32 ([January 1959])
• in Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #35 (March 1961)

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

Luden's Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Time-Lag in Scientific Discoveries (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Mort Drucker

Pencils

Mort Drucker

Inks

Mort Drucker

Colors

?

Letters

Mort Drucker

Genre

non-fiction; math & science

Reprints

• in House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #5 (July-August 1957)
which is reprinted
• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #23 (August 1958)
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #5 (1971)

Indexer Notes

Script and art credit verified from credits sent to Gene Reed from Nelson Bridwell in 1986.

Ride a Bike- It's Fun! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Bendix Coaster Brake / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Riddle of the Ice Ages (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Giunta ?

Inks

John Giunta ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Reprints

• in My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #16 (July-August 1957)
• in The Brave and the Bold (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #20 ([October 1957])
• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #18 (March 1958)
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #7 (1972) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]

Enter Here... If You Dare! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

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

General Science Quiz / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

Slaves of the Sea-Master! (Table of Contents: 16)

Captain Comet / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome (credited as Edgar Ray Merritt)

Pencils

Murphy Anderson

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Reprints

• in Century Plus Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #55 ([January 1961])

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

Vitalis Hair Cream / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

How to Regulate Your Watch by the Stars! (Table of Contents: 18)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mort Drucker

Pencils

Mort Drucker

Inks

Mort Drucker

Colors

?

Letters

Mort Drucker

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #80 (May 1957)
which is reprinted
• in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #354 (11 de junio de 1971)
• in My Greatest Adventure (K. G. Murray, 1955 series) #29 ([August 1957])

Indexer Notes

Art attribution by Ger Apeldoorn. Script and art credit verified by records sent to Gene Reed from Nelson Bridwell in 1986.

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

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Sheaffer's / advertisement / 1 page (report information)