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Issue: Strange Adventures #24
Publication Date: September 1952
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Issues: #24 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: 07/30/1952
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (5 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
Format Notes:  
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Title Page
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Doomsday on Earth!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Murphy Anderson
Inker(s): Sy Barry
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Comet
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Buzzy's Rules of Water Safety!

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; Wolfie
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Golden Eggs from Saturn!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox [as Gardner F. Fox] (credited)
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): Sy Barry
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
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In Content Item: FlagSuper Comics #6 published ?
as Die goldenen Eier vom Saturn! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): All-American Men of War; Star Spangled War Stories
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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: Golly, he's good!
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Reprint Notes:  
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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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.
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The Martian Joke!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mann Rubin [as Robert Starr] (credited)
Penciller(s): Jim Mooney
Inker(s): Jim Mooney
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Exerel (Martian); Bud Hadley (Earthman)
Synopsis: Martians don't know how to laugh! So they send a martian, Exerel, to find the secret of laughter. Meeting Bud Hadley, an ex-comedian hunted by police, Exerel bargains with him for the secret.
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In Content Item: FlagFrom Beyond the Unknown #22 published April 1973
as The Martian Joke! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDie Grüne Laterne #1 published October 1975
as Ein tödlicher Scherz [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuper Comics #6 published ?
as Der Witz des Marsianers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3.67
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (April 2007).
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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): Wildroot Cream-Oil
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Comet, Helium, Robot

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): Scientific Word Origins
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In Content Item: FlagTales of the Unexpected #40 published August 1959
as Comets, Helium, Robot [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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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): Necco
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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The Mystery of Atlantis!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Giunta
Inker(s): John Giunta
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
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In Issue: FlagHouse of Mystery #62 published May 1957
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Magic Room!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mann Rubin [as Manny Rubin] (credited)
Penciller(s): Bob Oksner
Inker(s): Bernard Sachs
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
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In Content Item: FlagJupiterserien #4 published August 1968
as Det magiske rommet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuper Comics #5 published ?
as Der magische Raum [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

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: Planets and stars shine with the same light...
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase #21 published July 1959
as [untitled] [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Supacomic #176 published April 1974
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Eyes on Other Worlds!

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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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Doomsday on Earth!

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): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Comet
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In Content Item: FlagCentury Comic #66 published November 1961
as Doomsday on Earth [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Cover story.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jowett Institute of Physical Training
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Miscellaneous
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 Manufacturing Company
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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