Strange Adventures #23

(August 1952)

Superman Says: "It's Smart to Check-- And Doublecheck!" (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Synopsis

Superman lectures two drivers and a bicyclist about road safety.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Meet Your Masters-- The Ants! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

Mann Rubin (credited as Manny Rubin)

Pencils

Bob Oksner

Inks

John Giunta

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Tolax; Roccz; Frank Kuhl; Bill Vance

Synopsis

In the past giant ants are destroyed by humans but they send their eggs into space to return 10,000 years later.

Reprints

• in From beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #8 (December 1970-January 1971)
• in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #52 (2ème trimestre 1976) [N&B et recadré/B&W and reframed]

Keywords

ants

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

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

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

Top Speed Stops Spy (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

The Last Woman on Earth! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Mann Rubin (ghosted for Robert Starr)

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Sy Barry

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Reprints

• in Flash Gordon - Magazine (RGE, 1956 series) #11 (3 Trimestre 1958)

Message to Parents (Table of Contents: 8)

public service announcement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Keywords

polio

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Necco / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Science Says Your [sic] Wrong if You Believe That... / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mort Drucker

Pencils

Mort Drucker

Inks

Mort Drucker

Colors

?

Letters

Mort Drucker

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There are canals on Mars...

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• in My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #15 (May-June 1957)
which is reprinted
• in My Greatest Adventure (K. G. Murray, 1955 series) #32 ([November 1957])
• in House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #33 (June 1960)
• in Colossal Comic (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #36 ([February 1966])

The Ghost Planet! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 3.67 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (credited)

Pencils

John Giunta

Inks

John Giunta

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Reprints

• in Flash Gordon - Magazine (RGE, 1956 series) #11 (3 Trimestre 1958)
• in From beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #21 (February-March 1973)
• in Die Grüne Laterne (BSV - Williams, 1975 series) #7 (April 1976)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

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

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 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

The Brain-Pirates of Planet X! (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

John Broome (credited as Edgar Ray Merritt)

Pencils

Murphy Anderson

Inks

Sy Barry

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Two More Thrilling Magazines for Mystery Fans! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

The Secret of Treasure Cave (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Wilson Chem. Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)