Strange Adventures
#130
(July 1961)
DC,
1950 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1961-05-25
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
War with the Giant Frogs!
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
-
in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #141 (1 de agosto de 1962)
-
[no title indexed]
Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Big enough for 2-3 kids!
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for a children's playhouse in the shape of a cabin.
Inside front cover.
[no title indexed]
Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 204 Revolutionary War Soldiers
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for miniature, plastic toy Revolutionary War soldiers.
Inside front cover.
War with the Giant Frogs!
comic story / 8.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Life on Earth was born in the warm waters of the prehistoric oceans, but it was always thought to have developed its most intelligent form of life on land!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Jim Trent; Rhoda Trent
- Synopsis
- Undersea explorers Jim and Rhoda Trent discover Shtill, a civilization of giant, intelligent frogs. After sending them to the surface world to let their fellow humans know of their plans to invade, the Shtillians are bluffed into thinking humans have greater weapons than theirs.
- Reprints
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #141 (1 de agosto de 1962)
-
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tootsie Roll makes history!
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Tootsie Roll candy.
Gifts from Your Elders!
National Social Welfare Assembly / public service announcement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gosh, what's the sense of visiting a club for old folks -- they're no fun!
- Genre
- advocacy
Indexer Notes
Public service announcement in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly, coordinating organization for national health, welfare and recreation agencies of the U.S.
[no title indexed]
Superman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- See the many fantastic faces of Superman...
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #3.
[no title indexed]
Secret Origins / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At last! The giant comic book you've dreamed about is here!
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Secret Origins (DC, 1961 series) #1.
[no title indexed]
Planets of Wonder / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- When Mercury passes in front of the sun...
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Synopsis
- Information about the planets Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Uranus.
The Invisible Space-Dog
comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Run, boy -- Faster!!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Peter Blake; Pal; Mr. Winters
- Synopsis
- An alien dog lands on Earth, and together with 11-year-old Peter Blake and his next-door neighbor, a science fiction writer, it prevents a battle between two warring alien races.
- Reprints
-
in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #48 (avril 1962) [N&B/B&W], #48 (avril 1962) [Page 1] - in Green Lantern (Arédit-Artima, 1972 series) #27 (mai 1979) [N&B/B&W]
-
[no title indexed]
Amazing Ratios! / cartoon / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A fireball is a type of meteor which is large enough to be apparently brighter than the planet Jupiter...
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Synopsis
- The following comparisons are made: the brightness between a fireball and Jupiter; the vision of a hawk and that of an airplane pilot; and the size of duckweed blossoms and the head of a pin.
- Reprints
-
in DC Special (DC, 1968 series) #5 (October-December 1969)
-
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There's more than meets the eye...
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Pop
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Tootsie Roll Pop candy.
[no title indexed]
Spotlight on Science / letters page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Letters from T. H., A. P., D. W., I. S.
[no title indexed]
What's the Difference Between / cartoon / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A guided missle and a guided rocket...
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Synopsis
- Information about guided missiles and guided rockets.
[no title indexed]
Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Free! World-wide stamps... just released!
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for stamps and accessories from Garcelon Stamps.
The Toy Soldier War!
Space Museum / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino (sourced)
- Inks
- Carmine Infantino (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Every few years Steve Vance traveled hundreds of light years into space to the star-sun Antares' smallest planet, Jorga -- to buy toys!
- Feature Logo
A Space Museum Story- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Steve Vance; Karstol; Tommy Parker; J.L. Hansen
- Synopsis
- While on the planet Jorga to buy toys for his company, Solar Toys Corporation, Steve Vance and toymaker Karstol use Karstol's indestructible toys to defeat an invasion by the warrior Kriil race.
- Reprints
- in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #48 (avril 1962) [N&B/B&W]
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #44 (1979) [N&B [B&W]]
-
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Everybody's looking for the new Tootsie Roll ice cream bar
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the Tootsie Roll ice cream bar.
[no title indexed]
Batman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Curt Swan; Sheldon Moldoff; Dick Sprang
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The inside stories of Batman and Robin's top secrets
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #1.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey.
- Characters
- Superman
Indexer Notes
Advertisement and coupons for Palisades Amusement Park.
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Are you skinny like I was?
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the Jowett Institute of Physical Training bodybuilding system.
Inside back cover.
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men! Win a beautiful new photo ring!
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the Wilson Chemical Co. Cloverine Brand salve sales kit.
Back cover.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
War with the Giant Frogs!
-
1.
["Big enough for 2-3 kids!"]
Frontier Cabin -
2.
["204 Revolutionary War Soldiers"]
Revolutionary War Soldiers -
3.
War with the Giant Frogs!
-
4.
["Tootsie Roll makes history!"]
Tootsie Roll -
5.
Gifts from Your Elders!
National Social Welfare Assembly -
6.
["See the many fantastic faces of Superman..."]
Superman Annual -
7.
["At last! The giant comic book you've dreamed about is here!"]
Secret Origins -
8.
["When Mercury passes in front of the sun..."]
Planets of Wonder -
9.
The Invisible Space-Dog
-
10.
["A fireball is a type of meteor which is large enough to be apparently brighter than the planet Jupiter..."]
Amazing Ratios! -
11.
["There's more than meets the eye..."]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
12.
[no title indexed]
Spotlight on Science -
13.
["A guided missle and a guided rocket..."]
What's the Difference Between -
14.
["Free! World-wide stamps... just released!"]
Garcelon Stamps -
15.
The Toy Soldier War!
Space Museum -
16.
["Everybody's looking for the new Tootsie Roll ice cream bar"]
Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar -
17.
["The inside stories of Batman and Robin's top secrets"]
Batman Annual -
18.
["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey."]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
19.
["Are you skinny like I was?"]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
20.
["Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men! Win a beautiful new photo ring!"]
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- Nick Caputo
- Phil Hart
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Donald Dale Milne
- Joey Sayer
- Brian Stewart
- Jim Van Dore
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