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Issue: Strange Adventures #27
Publication Date: December 1952
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Issues: #27 of 243 Issues (244 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/29/1952
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 19 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Julius Schwartz (actual)
Disclose Notes: Editor credit confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records dated 1952/08/27, provided by DC Comics. On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S.; Standard Silver Age U.S.; Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Murphy Anderson
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Comet
First Line: Because we can't tell which one of you is the real Captain Comet, we must destroy you both!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover is related to The Counterfeit Captain Comet! story insde.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Novelty Mart
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Counterfeit Captain Comet!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Broome
Penciller(s): Murphy Anderson
Inker(s): Sy Barry
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Comet
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Disclose Notes: Title, pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records dated 1952/08/27, provided by DC Comics.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Inker(s): Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Dubble Bubble Gum
First Line: Whoopee! This is the real wild West!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.
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Superman Shows How UNICEF Spells Help for the Children of the World!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer
Inker(s): Win Mortimer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp ?
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman
Synopsis: Superman convinces a group of children to contribute their movie money to UNICEF.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Farmers from Space!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sam Merwin
Penciller(s): Howard Sherman
Inker(s): Howard Sherman
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records dated 1952/08/27, provided by DC Comics.
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Bacteria, Nebula, Gravity

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, science and technology
Feature(s): Scientific Word Origins...
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Pages: 0.5
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Smith Brothers Cough Drops
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Intelligent Animals

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Morris Waldinger ?
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker ?; Morris Waldinger ?
Inker(s): Mort Drucker ?; Morris Waldinger ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Morris Waldinger
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: information on the comparative intelligence of the chimpanzee, elephant, grizzly bear, and other animals
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In Content Item: FlagMy Greatest Adventure #61 published November 1961
as Intelligent Animals [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBomba the Jungle Boy #3 published January 1968
as Intelligent Animals [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Case of the Twice-Told Tale!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Miller
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Joe Giella
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): George Mitchell; Mr. Blake; Richard Mills; Benjamin Franklin (cameo)
Synopsis: How could George Mitchell write a novel that turned out to be a word-for-word copy of a book he had never seen that was written more than 100 years in the past?
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In Content Item: FlagFrom Beyond the Unknown #7 published October 1970
as The Twice-Told Tale! [Story on Interior Page(s)]slightly re-titled
In Content Item: FlagDie Grüne Laterne #3 published December 1975
as Das Plagiat [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3.67
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records dated 1952/08/27, provided by DC Comics.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wildroot Cream-Oil
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Pages: 0.33
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Spotlight on Science
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Pages: 2
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Now More Than Ever-

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Adventures of Bob Hope
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Pages: 1
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The Last Humans!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Broome
Penciller(s): Bob Oksner
Inker(s): Bernard Sachs
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records dated 1952/08/27, provided by DC Comics.
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Draw Me!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Art Instruction, Inc.
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Thom McAn
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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