Strange Adventures, #35
Published: August 1953
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Issue Contents:
The Cosmic Chessboard!
"Captain Comet becomes a human pawn on-"
Characters
- Captain Comet
Credits
- Pencils: Murphy Anderson
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
The Line of Stars
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Cosmic Chessboard!
"Er--you could win, sir--by moving your queen!"
Credits
- Script: John Broome
- Pencils: Murphy Anderson
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
Story Notes
Cover story
"Can your scalp pass the fingernail test?"
Characters
- Igor
Story Notes
Advertisement plus gag cartoon featuring Igor getting a medal pinned to his chest.
Victory by Deception
"The Plutonians are holding Doctor Exton captive!"
Characters
- Major Mars
Credits
- Pencils: Sam Glankoff
- Inks: Sam Glankoff
"Your turn to bat, Pud..."
Characters
- Pud
Credits
- Pencils: Ray Thompson
- Inks: Ray Thompson
Editorial Advisory Board
"Polio research will mean victory!"
Story Notes
Includes a plug for polio research.
The Time Killer
"If I could only get into that building, I could go back a million years in the time machine and take movies of prehistorical animal life as it really existed!"
Characters
- Alan Hunter
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Gil Kane
- Inks: Sy Barry
"Try these delicious Tootsie Pops! And the Tootsie Roll too!"
A Sprint in Time Spikes Crime
"Look, Jim! That truck's being hijacked!"
Binky Shows "How to Spend a Summer Week!"
"Come on. Pete, let's go in with Binky and the rest of the crowd!"
Characters
- Pete
- Binky
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
This PSA is produced in sequential comics-art style.
The Aquarium of Tomorrow!
"You'll never tell anyone what you've discovered here!"
Characters
- Pearson
- Mr. Scott
Credits
- Script: Sid Gerson
- Pencils: Mort Drucker
- Inks: Sy Barry
"A glance at the night sky will show that the stars tend to appear in groups or constellations, and it is by means of constellations as well as latitude and longitude that astronomers chart the skies and describe the position of any object in them."
Story Notes
This feature contains three articles: 1. Secrets of the Zodiac! 2. Tired Metals 3. Lunar Telescope
Featuring Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That
"A whale can stay underwater indefinitely..."
The Road to Nowhere!
"Stop! Dr. Westlake's car is disappearing right before our eyes!"
Characters
- Dr. Westlake
- General Stanton
Credits
- Script: Sid Gerson
- Pencils: Henry Sharp
- Inks: Bernard Sachs
"Come on, pal, now you do as I did in 10 easy minutes of fun a day get a new he-man body for your old skeleton frame!"
"Need extra spending money? Here's $50 to use as you please!"
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Junior Space Pilots on the Beam!
"I'm in a hurry to get back to our Earth base, Penny, the mail man's bringing my new camera!"
Characters
- Penny
- Ted
Credits
- Pencils: Ray Thompson
- Inks: Ray Thompson
Story Notes
Back cover.