Strange Adventures, #44

Published: May 1954

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Issue Contents:
The Plant that Plotted Murder!

Story Featuring Captain Comet

"Captain Comet's strangest foe--"

The Plant That Plotted Murder!

Story Featuring Captain Comet

"Avoiding detection, the aliens landed on Earth--threatening the very existence of humanity!"

Story Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed by Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics; the original indexer credited the inks to Murphy Anderson.

A Switch in Time!

"Hmff! Off to lunch for 2000 years! Very funny!"

Storyline

Willy and Antonius switch places via time travel and each man works his own get-rich-quick scheme. Willy's payload of gold and silver is too much weight for his rocketship, so he buries them in ancient New Mexico so that he can dig them up later in the future present. Willy arrives just in time to witness an atomic bomb test wipe out his hidden location.

Credits
Story Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed by Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

The City That Went Mad

"Puff! I-I'm worn out!"

Storyline

Unknown to Bob and Jim who are testing their mental telepathy radio, their commands are forcing the entire city to commit crazy acts. The professor on a mission to stop the madness tracks down Bob and disconnects his transmitter wires.

Credits
Story Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed by Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

The Man Who Couldn't Die

"Not even an atom bomb can kill me! I'm immortal!"

Credits
Story Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed by Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Story Featuring Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That

"It will be possible to build a telescope on Earth which could show planets that revolve around other stars..."

Ring Around the Earth!

Story Featuring Spotlight on Science

"That the moon is at present the closet astonomical body to Earth will hardly surprise our readers."

Story Notes

This feature contains four articles: 1. Ring Around the Earth! 2. Two Thousand-to-One Shot! 3. Insect-Eating Planet! 4. Lights in the Sky!

"The 200-inch mirror of the new Mt. Palomar telescope..."

Ad Featuring Tootsie Roll

"This way to ... Captain Tootsie's roundup time"

Characters
Other
Story Notes

Back cover.

Ad Featuring Jowett Institute of Physical Training

"Come on, buddy, quit being a bag-of-bones weakling like I was in 10 minutes of fun a day you can do all I did!"

Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Three Exciting New Adventures

Story Featuring Superman

"Scripto guarantees the best...in writing!"

The Line of Stars Presents Tomahawk

Story Featuring Tomahawk

Editorial Advisory Board

Ad Featuring Dubble Bubble Gum

"I'm afraid of wild animals in these woods..."

Credits
Binky Says: "Welcome Amigo!"

Story Featuring Binky

"Hey, Allergy, dig that new Mexican kid who moved in town last week!"

Storyline

Allergy mocks the new kid in town because he lives down in "Shacktown" and speaks English poorly. Bill and Allergy approach Pablo who tells them about his dad, and how their family has traveled all over the US picking beans & strawberries. Pablo has a great rock collection and the boys become friends.

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Story Notes

The inside front cover PSA is produced in sequential comics-art style.