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Issue: Strange Adventures #138
Publication Date: March 1962
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Issues: #138 of 243 Issues (244 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/25/1962
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from ad in Sea Devils #4 and 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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Secret of the Dinosaur Skeleton!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Murphy Anderson
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Joe Weider
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Secret of the Dinosaur Skeleton!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Joe Giella
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Kandar; Jim Hanson; Oarda
Synopsis: Explorer Jim Hanson accidentally frees the evil Kandar, who has been in suspended animation for 150 million years and now intends to conquer the world with the help of an animated brontosaurus skeleton.
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In Content Item: FlagFrom beyond the Unknown #14 published December 1971
as Secret of the Dinosaur Skeleton! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8.67
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Adam Strange
First Line: Roam the black gulfs of interplanetary space...
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: house ad for Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #74
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From Many Lands...

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Lou Cameron
Inker(s): Lou Cameron
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: It takes 300 materials from 56 different countries to make an automobile; some of those are depicted here.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
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The Fantastic Fingers of Felix Faust!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Murphy Anderson
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Justice League of America
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: house ad for Justice League of America (DC, 1950 series) #10, on sale January 30
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Now in a Magazine of His Own!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Nick Cardy
Inker(s): Nick Cardy
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Aquaman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: house ad for Aquaman (DC, 1962 series) #2, on sale January 25
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The Man Who Climbed Into Space!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Mike Sekowsky
Inker(s): Bernard Sachs
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: Mountain climber Walt Davis encounters two aliens that tell him conflicting stories, and he must decide which one is true in order to save the Earth.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Hundred Comic #72 published September 1962
as The Man Who Climbed into Space [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7.67
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Flash; Green Lantern
First Line: For the very best...
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Pages: 0.33
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Julius Schwartz
Penciller(s): Morris Waldinger
Inker(s): Tommy Nicolosi
Colorist(s): ? (illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Spotlight on Science
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: scientific inquiries from readers K.G., M.E., K.S.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Julius Schwartz
Penciller(s): Morris Waldinger
Inker(s): Tommy Nicolosi
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Milt Snapinn
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Amazing Ratios
First Line: If all the capillaries...
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Pages: 1
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The Attack of the Giant Dogs!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Broome
Penciller(s): Murphy Anderson
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): The Atomic Knights
Character(s): Atomic Knights [Gardner Grayle; Douglas Herald; Marene Herald; Wayne Hobard; Hollis Hobard; Bryndon Smith]; the Khagan
Synopsis: The Knights discover several giant Dalmatians which they soon train to serve as transportation and ride against their enemy the Khagan and his Atlantides.
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In Content Item: FlagAll Star Adventure Comic #65 published January 1970
as The Attack of the Giant Dogs [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagStrange Adventures #224 published May 1970
as The Attack of the Giant Dogs! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMundo de Aventuras #302 published July 1979
as O ataque dos cães gigantes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFantomet #1/1987 published January 1987
as Giganthundenes angrep! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Atomic Knights #[nn] published July 2010
as John Broome, Murphy Anderson [Illustration on Dustjacket]splash
In Content Item: FlagThe Atomic Knights #[nn] published July 2010
as Welcome to the Post-Apocalyptic Word of 1986! [Illustration on Dustjacket]splash
In Content Item: FlagThe Atomic Knights #[nn] published July 2010
as The Attack of the Giant Dogs! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Great Disaster Featuring the Atomic Knights #[nn] published August 2014
as The Attack of the Giant Dogs! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8.67
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More Startling Than Tomorrow's Science Fiction

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ross Andru
Inker(s): Mike Esposito
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Metal Men
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: house ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #37 [first appearance of the Metal Men], on sale January 30
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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): Chet Atkins Method
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Pages: 0.5
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Ophiuchus and Aquila

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Julius Schwartz
Penciller(s): Morris Waldinger
Inker(s): Tommy Nicolosi
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Milt Snapinn
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Star Names
Synopsis: origins of the names of constellations Ophiuchus and Aquila
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Best Values Co.
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Pages: 0.5
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): 100 Toy Soldiers
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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): Junior Sales Club of America
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): American Seed Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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