Strange Adventures
#101
(February 1959)
DC,
1950 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1958-12-24
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Giant from Beyond!
cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A giant from space-- Climbing down that fantastic stalk!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
-
in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #77 (1 de diciembre de 1959)
-
We'll Ripple Your Body with Muscle and Load T-N-T in Your Fists
The National Sports Council Books / advertisement / 1 page
The Giant from Beyond!
comic story / 8.67 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox (sourced)
- Pencils
- Mike Sekowsky (sourced)
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The giant is climbing up the stalk--returning to his world!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Billy Johnson; Harry Johnson; Air Force Captain Craig Johnson; Hulda; Clell
- Synopsis
- When a giant beanstalk appears on Earth and a giant alien being begins crawling down the beanstalk. Captain Craig Johnson volunteers to stop him.
- Reprints
-
in Adventures into the Unknown (Arnold Book Company, 1950 ? series) #19 -
in Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #39 ([January 1959]) - in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #77 (1 de diciembre de 1959)
-
in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #29 (septembre 1960) [N&B/B&W] -
in From beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #7 (October-November 1970) - in Monde Futur (Arédit-Artima, 1971 series) #10 (avril 1973)
-
[no title indexed]
Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A human being could grow 60 feet tall..
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Reprints
- in Adventures into the Unknown (Arnold Book Company, 1950 ? series) #19
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #77 (1 de diciembre de 1959)
- in Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #71 (May 1969)
-
[Breeze... Gale... Hurricane...]
What's the Difference Between / comic story / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- According to the U.S. Weather Bureau, a breeze is a wind traveling between 4 and 31 miles an hour.
- Genre
- non-fiction; nature
- Reprints
- in Adventures into the Unknown (Arnold Book Company, 1950 ? series) #19
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #77 (1 de diciembre de 1959)
-
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.33 page
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Statement of October 1, 1958
No circulation information given.
Owners: National Comics Publications, Inc., H. Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz, P.H. Sampliner, G. Donenfeld, S.U. Sampliner, F. Iger, I. Donenfeld; S. Iger, A. Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz and A.S. Herzog as trustees for I. Donenfeld and S. Donenfeld, I. Rappaport and J.I. Golinko as trustees for L. Liebowitz and J.H. Liebowitz, H. Donenfeld Foundation, Inc., Estate of R. Liebowitz, all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York 22, N.Y.
Prize Fish of Venus!
comic story / 7.67 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Manny Stallman (sourced)
- Inks
- John Giunta (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'll pay you anything you ask, Earth-boy, for that fish you caught!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Jimmy Baker; Strom Kar
- Synopsis
- A boy catching a fish to win a tournament is interrupted by an alien cop who also needs that particular fish to prove a theft - on Venus!
- Reprints
- in Adventures into the Unknown (Arnold Book Company, 1950 ? series) #19
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #77 (1 de diciembre de 1959)
- in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #24 (avril 1960) [N&B/B&W]
-
Secrets of Gravity!
Spotlight on Science / text article / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Of all the forces of nature, gravity is not only the most powerful but also the most mysterious.
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
This feature contains two text articles:
1. Secrets of Gravity!
2. Sun and Skin!
Mystery of the Twin Spaceships!
comic story / 7.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The investigating committee has determined that these three are the true Earthmen!
- Genre
- military; science fiction
- Characters
- Commander Martin Drake; General Boone; Charles Van Molar
- Synopsis
- Earth awaits the return of the first starship to Alpha Centauri. But two spaceships arrive, with two identical crews! One set of duplicates hides a sinister secret to destroy Earth, but how can Earthmen tell which crew is real?
- Reprints
- in Adventures into the Unknown (Arnold Book Company, 1950 ? series) #19
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #77 (1 de diciembre de 1959)
- in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #22 (février 1960) [N&B/B&W]
-
The Magic Card!
public service announcement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, everybody! What is this--a three-ring circus?
- Genre
- advocacy
- Characters
- Pete
- Synopsis
- A group of kids discover the library.
Indexer Notes
This PSA is produced in sequential comics-art style in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Later appears in DC comics cover-dated January 1966.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Giant from Beyond!
-
1.
We'll Ripple Your Body with Muscle and Load T-N-T in Your Fists
The National Sports Council Books -
2.
The Giant from Beyond!
-
3.
["Said a daring young ski-champ named Andy, "I take chances on slopes, not on candy! When it comes to good taste, I've got no time to waste, I always keep Tootsie Rolls handy""]
Tootsie Roll -
4.
["A human being could grow 60 feet tall.."]
Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That -
5.
Just One Second!
The Flash -
6.
[Breeze... Gale... Hurricane...]
What's the Difference Between -
7.
[no title indexed]
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8.
Prize Fish of Venus!
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9.
["There was a hoop whirler named Wynn, who'd whirl hoops with his girlfriend named Lynn."]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
10.
Secrets of Gravity!
Spotlight on Science -
11.
Mystery of the Twin Spaceships!
-
12.
["A Captain came in on the tide in an atom-powered sub called "the Glide" when asked if his ship had a rough trip, "Smooth as Tootsie Roll Fudge!" he replied."]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
13.
The Magic Card!
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14.
["Now!... Start collecting stamps this new club way!"]
Lotta-Stamps-a-Month Club -
15.
["Do you want spending money?"]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes -
16.
["Two complete armies -- the blues and the greys!"]
150 Civil War Soldiers
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Peter Croome
- Clayton Emery
- John Fallon
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Denys Howard
- Bob Hughes
- Lou Mazzella
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Brian Stewart
- Jim Van Dore
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