Strange Adventures, #26
Published: November 1952
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Captain Comet vs. Miss Universe!
"Stand back Miss Universe! I can handle this menace!"
Characters
- Captain Comet
- Miss Universe
Credits
- Pencils:
- Inks:
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Buzzy Says "You Get What You Vote For!"
"Hey, fellers, don't tell me the meeting's all over!"
Storyline
Joe discovers you can't get what you want if you don't vote.
Characters
- Buzzy Brown
- Mr. Brown
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
inside front cover; this PSA, produced in sequential-art comics style, later appeared in DC comics cover-dated January 1964
Captain Comet vs. Miss Universe!
"How times change! The newsmen used to lionize me that way!"
Storyline
A super-powered girl from the year 100,000 arrives and shows up Captain Comet at every turn.
Characters
- Captain Comet
- Miss Universe
- Professor Zackro
Credits
- Script: John Broome
- Pencils: Murphy Anderson
- Inks: Bernard Sachs
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Featuring Lionel Trains
"Boys get that real R.R. engineer's thrill that comes only with Lionel trains"
"Here comes that new kid..."
Credits
- Pencils: Ray Thompson
- Inks: Ray Thompson
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.
Gateway to the Future!
"These are the amazing weapons of the future George Washington!"
Storyline
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.
Characters
- George Washington
- Captain Robert Trent
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Bob Oksner
- Inks: Bernard Sachs
Your Hair's Best Friend
Featuring Wildroot Cream-Oil
Story Notes
Advertisement that includes a gag cartoon.
Amoeba, Fahrenheit, Fossil (1)
Featuring Scientific Word Origins
Storyline
Origins of the words "amoeba," "Fahrenheit," and "fossil."
Credits
- Pencils: Mort Drucker (uncertain)
- Inks: Mort Drucker (uncertain)
Story Notes
Art attribution by Ger Apeldoorn.
Pen & Pencil Set!
Featuring Smith Brothers Cough Drops
Mankind's Greatest Inventions and Discoveries!
"The discovery and use of fire..."
Storyline
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.
Credits
- Pencils: Mort Drucker
- Inks: Mort Drucker
The Master of Mind over Matter!
"Fire that doesn't burn!"
Storyline
Derek Blake discovers the secret of Elmo the Great's powers.
Characters
- Elmo the Great
- Derek Blake
Credits
- Script: Jack Miller
- Pencils: Gil Kane
- Inks: John Giunta
Around the World in One Hour and Twenty-Three Minutes! (1)
"Have you ever wondered whether it would be possible to fire a shot from a cannon which..."
New -- and Great!
Featuring Big Town
Credits
- Pencils: Gil Kane
- Inks: Bernard Sachs
Story 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
Big Features in One Big Book!
Featuring World's Finest Comics
Credits
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
Story Notes
house ad for World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #61
Mars -- on Channel 8!
"He had the only television set on Earth that could tune in on other worlds in space millions of miles away!"
Storyline
Bob Tarrant experiments 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.
Characters
- Bob Tarrant
- Eric Mills
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Carmine Infantino
- Inks: Sy Barry
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
"Enter the big Tootsie Roll contest now..."
Uncle Bernie's Fun Shop
Featuring Novelty Mart
"Buy now at our low low prices!"
Get a Daisy and Get in on the Fun!
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Featuring Sheaffer's
"The 2 best ways to fill a pen"
Story Notes
Back cover.