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Issue: Strange Adventures #12
Publication Date: September 1951
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Issues: #12 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: 07/25/1951
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Julius Schwartz (actual)
Disclose Notes: Credits for fillers confirmed from copies of editorial records sent to Gene Reed from Nelson Bridwell in 1986. 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
Format Notes:  
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The Girl from the Diamond Planet!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Gil Kane
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Comet
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Miscellaneous
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): Kodak
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Girl from the Diamond Planet!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Broome [as Edgar Ray Merritt] (credited)
Penciller(s): Murphy Anderson
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Comet
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Cover story. Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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What Builds a Champion Builds You!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wheaties
Character(s): Phil Rizutto
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Irwin Hasen
Penciller(s): Irwin Hasen
Inker(s): Irwin Hasen
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Irwin Hasen
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Feature(s): Professor Brainstorm
First Line: Professor Brainstorm, I have constructed a rocket that will travel to the moon!
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In Content Item: FlagTales of the Unexpected #16 published August 1957
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]under feature titled Brainstorm
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.75
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How to Look Your Best!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wildroot Cream-Oil
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
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The Brain Masters of Polaris

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Broome [as John Osgood] (credited)
Penciller(s): Alex Toth [as Al Toth] (signed)
Inker(s): Sy Barry [as Seymour Barry] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
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In Content Item: FlagFrom Beyond the Unknown #2 published December 1969
as The Brain-Masters of Polaris [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFantomet #14/1997 published January 1997
as Høyt spill på Polaris [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, 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): Kellogg's Pep
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Pages: 1
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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: I want a big story about Dubble Bubble...
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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): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
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Sideways in Time!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Miller [as Jack E. Miller] (credited); John Braillard (credited)
Penciller(s): Mel Keefer
Inker(s): Bernard Sachs
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Also confirmed by Keefer in Alter Ego #119 (August 2013). John Braillard is not credited in Schwartz's records and has only one other credit (Metal Men #29).
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Irwin Hasen
Penciller(s): Irwin Hasen
Inker(s): Irwin Hasen
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Irwin Hasen
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Feature(s): Robbie the Robot
Character(s): Robbie
First Line: We've been here all day, Robbie...
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In Content Item: FlagStrange Adventures #89 published February 1958
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMystery in Space #92 published June 1964
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Vitalis Hair Cream
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Buzzy Says: "Old Folks Are People, Too!"

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, teen
Feature(s): Buzzy
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Down to Earth!

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Julius Schwartz
Penciller(s): Raymond Perry
Inker(s): Raymond Perry
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): General Science Quiz
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Pages: 2
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Exiled from Earth!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox [as Gardner F. Fox] (credited)
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): Bernard Sachs
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Tomahawk!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tomahawk
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Martin Naydel (signed)
Penciller(s): Martin Naydel (signed)
Inker(s): Martin Naydel (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Martin Naydel (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Science Snaps
First Line: It's estimated that the microscopic floating vegetation in ocean water...
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In Content Item: FlagStrange Adventures #94 published July 1958
as [untitled] [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.75
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wheaties
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
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How Joe's Body Brought Him Fame Instead of Shame

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Charles Atlas
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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