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Issue: Strange Adventures #26
Publication Date: November 1952
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Issues: #26 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: 10/01/1952
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: 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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reprinted 5 times as Content Items in other Issues.
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Captain Comet vs. Miss Universe!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ruben Moreira
Inker(s): Ruben Moreira
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Comet
Character(s): Captain Comet; Miss Universe
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Buzzy Says "You Get What You Vote For!"

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: informational, teen
Feature(s): Buzzy
Character(s): Buzzy Brown; Mr. Brown
Synopsis: Joe discovers you can't get what you want if you don't vote.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: inside front cover; this PSA later appeared in DC comics cover-dated January 1964
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Captain Comet vs. Miss Universe!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Broome
Penciller(s): Murphy Anderson
Inker(s): Bernard Sachs
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Comet
Character(s): Captain Comet; Miss Universe; Professor Zackro
Synopsis: A super-powered girl from the year 100,000 arrives and shows up Captain Comet at every turn.
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Pages: 8
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Lionel Trains
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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: Here comes that new kid...
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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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Gateway to the Future!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Bob Oksner
Inker(s): Bernard Sachs
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: Captain Robert Trent is transported from the Revolutionary War into the future of 1952 where he gathers information on future technology to help George Washington's army in his own time. But when he returns, none of the future inventions work and Washington dismissed him as a madman.
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Pages: 5.67
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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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Amoeba, Fahrenheit, Fossil

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker ?
Inker(s): Mort Drucker ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Scientific Word Origins
Synopsis: Origins of the words "amoeba," "Fahrenheit," and "fossil."
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Pages: 0.5
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Smith Brothers Cough Drops
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Mankind's Greatest Inventions and Discoveries!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: Depiction of four of the greatest scientific discoveries in history, accompanied by a request for readers to send in their own lists of the four greatest discoveries.
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Pages: 1
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The Master of Mind over Matter!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Miller
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): John Giunta
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Elmo the Great; Derek Blake
Synopsis: Derek Blake discovers the secret of Elmo the Great's powers.
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In Content Item: FlagCentury Comic #65 published October 1961
as The Master of Mind Over Matter [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #396 published February 1970
as The Master of Mind over Matter! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #11/1970 published November 1970
as Åndens seier over materien! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDie Grüne Laterne #9 published June 1976
as Herrscher über die Materie! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Mystery Album #11 published January 1980
as The Master of Mind over Matter! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 4
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Around the World in One Hour and Twenty-Three Minutes!

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (logo illustration)
Inker(s): ? (logo illustration)
Colorist(s): ? (logo illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Spotlight on Science
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Pages: 2
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New -- and Great!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Bernard Sachs
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Big Town
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: house ad for Big Town (DC, 1951 series) #18, with a reminder to watch the Big Town television series Thursday nights on the CBS network
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Big Features in One Big Book!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer
Inker(s): Win Mortimer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): World's Finest Comics
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: house ad for World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #61
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Mars -- on Channel 8!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): Sy Barry
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: Bob Tarrant experments with his television set until he can receive transmissions from Mars. When washed-up movie director Eric Mills learns about this he kills Tarrant so that he can use the Martian transmissions as the basis for a new movie. However, he finds out that the Martians were using Tarrant, and now him, to help them invade Earth.
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Pages: 5.67
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Novelty Mart
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Pages: 1
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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): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Sheaffer's
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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