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Issue: Strange Adventures #53
Publication Date: February 1955
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Issues: #53 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: 12/26/1954
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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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Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets2
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Statement of Ownership
 
 
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The Human Icicle!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery, science fiction
First Line: Colder professor, colder! You must freeze me at absolute zero--or I'll die!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): My Greatest Adventure
First Line: Now - For the first time...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: inside front cover; house ad for My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #1
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The Human Icicle!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
First Line: This terrible heat is making me burn with thirst!
Synopsis: A humanoid alien from Pluto who has temporarily exchanged himself with an Earth scientist must be subjected to absolute zero temperatures or he will die.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagStrange Adventures #234 published January 1972
as The Human Icicle! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.67
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Statement of October 1, 1954
No circulation information given.
Owners: National Comics Publications, Inc., H. Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz, P.H. Sampliner, G, Donenfeld, R. Liebowitz, S.U. Sampliner, J.S. Liebowitz & A.I. Menin as Trustees for I. Donenfeld and S. Donenfeld, A.I. Menin & J.I. Golinko as Trustees for L. Liebowitz and J. Liebowitz, A. Donenfeld, F. Iger, H. Donenfeld Foundation, Inc,. all at 480 Lexington Avenue, New York 17, N.Y.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Santa Claus
First Line: Ring around a Tootsie Roll, what a lovely treat.
Synopsis: Santa Claus stands next to a Christmas tree holding a giant Tootsie Roll while children dance around him eating various Tootsie candy products.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Binky's Special Christmas Quiz

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction, opinion, teen
Character(s): Binky
First Line: In what country do the children make an outdoor Christmas tree of wheat sheaves for the birds?
Synopsis: Descriptions of Christmas customs in various countries.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This PSA is produced in sequential comics-art style.
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Martian Masquerade!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
First Line: They came from Venus, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter--alien creatures from the far regions of interplanetary space!
Synopsis: A Martian invader thinks that he has successfully disguised himself as an Earth man but one thing gives him away.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Falling Objects!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
First Line: Because of the rotation of the Earth, a heavy object dropped from a height will not...
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In Content Item: FlagMy Greatest Adventure #2 published May 1955
as Falling Objects! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMy Greatest Adventure #42 published April 1960
as Falling Objects! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Smith Brothers Cough Drops
First Line: Hey kids! See if you're smarter than the Smith brothers!
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Pages: 0.5
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction, science and technology
First Line: The black patches visible on the moon are mountains...
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In Content Item: FlagHouse of Mystery #98 published May 1960
as [untitled] [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Interplanetary Swap Shop!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): George Horton; Betty Horton
First Line: Let's see what happens when I place this rose-filled vase inside the tank!
Synopsis: George and Betty Horton have a fish tank that somehow acts as a portal to Venus where objects can he exchanged between the planets.
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In Content Item: FlagStrange Adventures #14 published January 1955
as Interplanetary Swap Shop! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #165 published March 1967
as Interplanetary Swap Shop! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Planetary Movements!

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, non-fiction
First Line: If an Earthman were to look at the nine planets of the solar system through a telescope...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: This feature contains three articles:
1. Planetary Movements!
2. Water vs. Land!
3. The Soundless Universe!
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction, science and technology
Feature(s): Amazing Ratios
First Line: Every square yard of the earth's surface directly exposed to the sun...
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In Content Item: FlagBlackhawk #148 published May 1960
as [untitled] [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Millionaire Robot! [Part 1]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Harvey Murdock; Jonathan Murdock
First Line: Nice fire, eh, Harvey? I have money to burn you know!
Synopsis: A renegade robot inherits a huge fortune from his creator, then proceeds to squander it and behave recklessly.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Story continues in the following issue (#54).
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Cheerful Card Company
First Line: Do you need extra money? $40.00 is yours for selling only 50 boxes...
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Motor's Auto Repair Manual
First Line: Here's the easy step-by-step way to fix any car in a jiffy!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Fashion Frocks, Inc.
First Line: If you get a stunning $10.98 dress without paying 1¢...will you wear and show it in your community?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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