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Issue: Strange Adventures #27
Publication Date: December 1952
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Issues: #27 of 244 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/29/1952
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 19 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Editor credit confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records dated 1952/08/27, provided by DC Comics. 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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[untitled]

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Genres: superhero
First Line: Because we can't tell which one of you is the real Captain Comet, we must destroy you both!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover is related to The Counterfeit Captain Comet! story insde.
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Uncle Bernie's Fun Shop

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Feature(s): Novelty Mart
First Line: Buy now at our low low prices!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Counterfeit Captain Comet!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: science fiction, superhero
First Line: Not even you can adapt to this deadly world, Captain Comet!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Disclose Notes: Title, pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records dated 1952/08/27, provided by DC Comics.
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Boys! Girls! Tune in Tootsie Hippodrome

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Pages: 0.33
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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Pud
First Line: Whoopee! This is the real wild west!
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Pages: 0.5
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.
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Superman Shows How UNICEF Spells Help for the Children of the World!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, superhero
Character(s): Lee; Superman
First Line: Gosh, we saw nearly everything on all 38 floors of the United Nations building.
Synopsis: Superman convinces a group of children to contribute their movie money to UNICEF.
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Pages: 1
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The Farmers from Space!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Doctor Wesley Sampson; Mary Sampson; Dis Kor; Ren Tluke
First Line: Startled astronomers had detected a strange destructive plant growing on Mars!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records dated 1952/08/27, provided by DC Comics.
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Bacteria, Nebula, Gravity

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Genres: non-fiction, science and technology
Feature(s): Scientific Word Origins...
First Line: The tiny staff-shaped objects that were first observed through a microscope were called bacteria...
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Pages: 0.5
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Smith Brothers Cough Drops
First Line: Hurry! Get your own gold lettered personalized wallet!
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Pages: 0.5
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Intelligent Animals

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Genres: informational, nature, non-fiction
First Line: Allotting 100 points for each attribute, the chimpanzee scored 925--the highest rating...
Synopsis: information on the comparative intelligence of the chimpanzee, elephant, grizzly bear, and other animals
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In Content Item: FlagMy Greatest Adventure #61 published November 1961
as Intelligent Animals [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBomba the Jungle Boy #3 published January 1968
as Intelligent Animals [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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The Case of the Twice-Told Tale!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): George Mitchell; Mr. Blake; Richard Mills; Benjamin Franklin (cameo)
First Line: Finally finished--my first novel! I'll rush it to the publisher at once!
Synopsis: How could George Mitchell write a novel that turned out to be a word-for-word copy of a book he had never seen that was written more than 100 years in the past?
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In Content Item: FlagFrom beyond the Unknown #7 published October 1970
as The Twice-Told Tale! [Story on Interior Page(s)]slightly re-titled
In Content Item: FlagDie Grüne Laterne #3 published December 1975
as Das Plagiat [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3.67
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records dated 1952/08/27, provided by DC Comics.
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Your Hair's Best Friend

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Feature(s): Wildroot Cream-Oil
First Line: I wish he'd get interested in a girl and start using Wildroot Cream-Oil!
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Advertisement that includes a gag cartoon.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Spotlight on Science
First Line: When men of science talk about atoms they reel off sets of figures that put our national debt to shame!
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Features four text articles:
1. Atom Count
2. Is the Earth Round?
3. Color Blindness
4. Visible Stars
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Now More Than Ever-

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Feature(s): The Adventures of Bob Hope
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Pages: 1
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The Last Humans!

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Lokri; Trent; Doctor Jaims
First Line: It's a human all right--two of them! Shoot them down!
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records dated 1952/08/27, provided by DC Comics.
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Draw Me!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Art Instruction, Inc.
First Line: Try for a free $280 art course!
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First Line: The famous 1000-shot Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine is on display at your dealers now and is ready for Christmas!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Biggest Stomper on the Block!

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?; typeset
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Feature(s): Thom McAn
First Line: A sturdy shoe beyond compare... rugged stitching, longer wear!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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