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Issue: Strange Adventures #28
Publication Date: January 1953
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Issues: #28 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: 11/26/1952
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 19 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Julius Schwartz (actual)
Disclose Notes: 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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The Indestructible Giant

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ruben Moreira
Inker(s): Ruben Moreira
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery, science fiction
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Pages: 1
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Master Art Helper Company
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Devil's Island in Space!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Broome
Penciller(s): Murphy Anderson
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Comet
Character(s): Captain Comet; Mag-a-til; Prof. Zackro
Synopsis: The ruling Septarch of the planet Lamia have chosen Earth as the place to exile their incorrigible criminals. But after the criminals steal a hydrogen bomb to fule their spacecraft in order to return to Lamia, Captain Comet tracks down the aliens and returns them to Lamia as prisoners.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told #[nn] published January 1990
as Devil's Island in Space! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told #[nn] published May 1992
as Devil's Island in Space! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFantomet #3/1993 published February 1993
as Straffekoloni i rommet! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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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: If you make this jump...
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Pages: 0.5
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Includes a plug for The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
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Superboy Discovers a New Kind of Junior Sport!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer
Inker(s): Win Mortimer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
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Pages: 1
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The Sorcerer from the Stars

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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Pages: 5.67
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wildroot Cream-Oil
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Pages: 0.33
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Planets, Climate, Vitamin

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, science and technology
Feature(s): Scientific Word Origins...
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Chemcraft
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Buzzy Says: "Free Speech-- Free for All!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer
Inker(s): Win Mortimer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, opinion, teen
Feature(s): Buzzy
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Pages: 1
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Collector's Item!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Miller
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Joe Giella
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Adrian Hammer; Mr. Jones; 4LX
Synopsis: Adrian Hammer has a complete collection of insects but when he hears a tale of a new giant spider he travels to a island to see for himself.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Unexpected #107 published June 1968
as Collector's Item! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #1/1970 published January 1970
as Samlingen er komplett! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDie Grüne Laterne #11 published August 1976
as Sammlerstück! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 3.67
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Superman Is on Television!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Adventures of Superman
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Pages: 0.33
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Radium Process

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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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 Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
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Pages: 1
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The Indestructible Giant!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Miller
Penciller(s): Gil Kane (signed)
Inker(s): Sy Barry (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
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In Content Item: FlagDC Special #19 published December 1975
as The Indestructible Giant! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Electric Game Co.
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Penciller(s): ?
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Jowett Institute of Physical Training
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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