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Issue: Strange Adventures #17
Publication Date: February 1952
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Issues: #17 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: 12/26/1951
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Julius Schwartz (actual)
Disclose Notes: Script and art credits for fillers verified 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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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets2
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Statement of Ownership
 
 
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Beware the Synthetic Men!

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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Buzzy Says: "Be Yourself-- Your Best Self!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer
Inker(s): Win Mortimer
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, teen
Feature(s): Buzzy
Character(s): Buzzy
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Beware the Synthetic Men!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Broome [as Edgar Ray Merritt] (credited)
Penciller(s): Murphy Anderson
Inker(s): Joe Giella
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Comet
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In Content Item: FlagDC Super Stars #6 published August 1976
as Beware the Synthetic Men! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Disclose Notes: Cover story. 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): Vitalis Hair Cream
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Pages: 0.33
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What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wheaties
Character(s): George Mikan
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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: W-we're lost in this cave!!
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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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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.
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The Last Days of Earth!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox [as Gardner F. Fox] (credited)
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): Joe Giella
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.75
Disclose Notes: Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Out of This World; Necco
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Pages: 0.25
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Captain Tootsie and the Radar Rescue

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
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Pages: 1
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Frederick Wilhelm Bessel

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mort Drucker
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Mort Drucker
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Giants of the Telescope
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In Content Item: FlagMystery in Space #49 published February 1959
as Frederick Wilhelm Bessel [Story on Interior Page(s)]recolored & art altered
In Content Item: FlagDC Super Stars #4 published June 1976
as Fredrick Wilhelm Bessel (1784-1846) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Magnetic Attraction!

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Julius Schwartz
Penciller(s): Raymond Perry
Inker(s): Ramonyd 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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The Brain of Dr. Royer!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mann Rubin [as Manny Rubin] (credited)
Penciller(s): Alex Toth
Inker(s): Bernard Sachs
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Disclose Notes: Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Charlie Wild; Wildroot Cream-Oil
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Pages: 0.33
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mort Drucker
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Mort Drucker
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That--
First Line: Rain purifies the atmosphere...
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Luden's Cough Drops
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Pages: 0.33
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Why Summer Is Hot and Winter Cold

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mort Drucker
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Mort Drucker
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
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In Content Item: FlagMystery in Space #38 published June 1957
as Why Summer Is Hot and Winter Cold [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Motor's Auto Repair Manual
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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): Fred Harman (signed)
Inker(s): Fred Harman (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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