Strange Adventures, #27
Published: December 1952
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"Because we can't tell which one of you is the real Captain Comet, we must destroy you both!"
Credits
- Pencils: Murphy Anderson
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Cover is related to The Counterfeit Captain Comet! story insde.
Uncle Bernie's Fun Shop
"Buy now at our low low prices!"
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Counterfeit Captain Comet!
"Not even you can adapt to this deadly world, Captain Comet!"
Credits
- Script: John Broome
- Pencils: Murphy Anderson
- Inks: Sy Barry
Story Notes
Title, pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records dated 1952/08/27, provided by DC Comics.
Boys! Girls! Tune in Tootsie Hippodrome
"Whoopee! This is the real wild west!"
Characters
- Pud
Credits
- Pencils: Ray Thompson
- Inks: Ray Thompson
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.
Superman Shows How UNICEF Spells Help for the Children of the World!
"Gosh, we saw nearly everything on all 38 floors of the United Nations building."
Storyline
Superman convinces a group of children to contribute their movie money to UNICEF.
Characters
- Lee
- Superman
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
- Letters: Ira Schnapp (uncertain)
Story Notes
The PSA is produced in sequential-arts comics format.
The Farmers from Space!
"Startled astronomers had detected a strange destructive plant growing on Mars!"
Characters
- Doctor Wesley Sampson
- Mary Sampson
- Dis Kor
- Ren Tluke
Credits
- Script: Sam Merwin
- Pencils: Howard Sherman
- Inks: Howard Sherman
Story Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records dated 1952/08/27, provided by DC Comics.
Bacteria, Nebula, Gravity (1)
"The tiny staff-shaped objects that were first observed through a microscope were called bacteria..."
"Hurry! Get your own gold lettered personalized wallet!"
Intelligent Animals
"Allotting 100 points for each attribute, the chimpanzee scored 925--the highest rating..."
Storyline
information on the comparative intelligence of the chimpanzee, elephant, grizzly bear, and other animals
Credits
- Script: Morris Waldinger (uncertain)
- Pencils: Mort Drucker (uncertain)
- Pencils: Morris Waldinger (uncertain)
- Inks: Mort Drucker (uncertain)
- Inks: Morris Waldinger (uncertain)
- Letters: Morris Waldinger
The Case of the Twice-Told Tale!
"Finally finished--my first novel! I'll rush it to the publisher at once!"
Storyline
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?
Characters
- George Mitchell
- Mr. Blake
- Richard Mills
- Benjamin Franklin (cameo)
Credits
- Script: Jack Miller
- Pencils: Gil Kane
- Inks: Joe Giella
Story Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records dated 1952/08/27, provided by DC Comics.
Your Hair's Best Friend
"I wish he'd get interested in a girl and start using Wildroot Cream-Oil!"
Story Notes
Advertisement that includes a gag cartoon.
"When men of science talk about atoms they reel off sets of figures that put our national debt to shame!"
Story Notes
Features four text articles: 1. Atom Count 2. Is the Earth Round? 3. Color Blindness 4. Visible Stars
Now More Than Ever-
Featuring The Adventures of Bob Hope
The Last Humans!
"It's a human all right--two of them! Shoot them down!"
Characters
- Lokri
- Trent
- Doctor Jaims
Credits
- Script: John Broome
- Pencils: Bob Oksner
- Inks: Bernard Sachs
Story Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records dated 1952/08/27, provided by DC Comics.
Draw Me!
"Try for a free $280 art course!"
"The famous 1000-shot Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine is on display at your dealers now and is ready for Christmas!"
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Biggest Stomper on the Block!
"A sturdy shoe beyond compare... rugged stitching, longer wear!"
Story Notes
Back cover.