Strange Adventures, #52
Published: January 1955
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Prisoner of the Parakeets!
"Here's your new pet, dear!"
Credits
- Pencils: Murphy Anderson
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
You Can Become an Amazing New 3-D He-Man Like We Did
Storyline
Body-building ad.
Characters
- Jim Norman
- Ken Grimm
- R. Hirsch
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Prisoner of the Parakeets!
"Imprisoned by a flock of mammoth birds on an isolated island in the South Pacific..."
Storyline
The combination of an atomic bomb test and an strange meteorite has caused a flock of parakeets to evolve into giant birds with intelligence rivaling humans but John Walden lures them to destruction before they can cause any harm.
Characters
- John Walden
Credits
- Script: John Broome
- Pencils: Henry Sharp
- Inks: Bernard Sachs
Story Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Tootsie Rolls Will Be on Television in the Tootsie Land Float
Storyline
Ad for Tootsie Rolls and Tootsie Pops.
Adventures of the Dubble Bubble Kids
"Look - there's Ruffy!"
Credits
- Script: Ray Thompson
- Pencils: Ray Thompson
- Inks: Ray Thompson
- Letters: Ray Thompson
Mystery of the Martian Canals
"Ever since 1877, when Schiaparelli discovered the "canals"on Mars..."
Storyline
Short feature about the canals on Mars.
Credits
- Script: Julius Schwartz
- Pencils: Morris Waldinger
- Inks: John Sherwood
Twinkle, Twinkle, Deadly Star!
"That tank--it's disappearing!"
Credits
- Script: John Broome
- Pencils: Gil Kane
- Inks: Bernard Sachs
Story Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
"At the bottom of the ocean the temperature remains practically uniform..."
Storyline
Odd facts about carnivorous plants, ocean temperature, and the sun.
Credits
- Script: Martin Naydel
- Pencils: Martin Naydel
- Inks: Martin Naydel
- Letters: Martin Naydel
Hey Kids! Match Your Wits with the Smith Brothers!
Storyline
How many rhymes can you find for cherry?
Featuring Science Snaps
"Black attracts bees more than any other color!"
Storyline
Odd facts about bees, silence, milk, oceans and vocal cords.
Credits
- Script: Martin Naydel
- Pencils: Martin Naydel
- Inks: Martin Naydel
- Letters: Martin Naydel
The Flying Saucer Boomerang!
"That's what I call a million dollar hit!"
Credits
- Script: Otto Binder
- Pencils: Carmine Infantino
- Inks: Carmine Infantino
Story Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Star Eclipse! (1)
Credits
- Script: Julius Schwartz
- Pencils: Luca Maresca
- Inks: Luca Maresca
- Colors: Luca Maresca
Story Notes
Contains two text articles: 1. Star Eclipse! 2. Cold Light!
Interplanetary Postcard!
"Gosh, I wish you could stay here on the farm till I finish my rocket--and watch me take off into space!"
Credits
- Script: Sid Gerson
- Pencils: Henry Sharp
- Inks: Joe Giella
Story Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
The Schwinn Corvette
"Yippee! Ride it cowboy!"
Storyline
Ad for the new Schwinn Corvette bicycle.
Hey Kids!! Send for the New Howdy Doody Color Television Set
Characters
- Howdy Doody
- Clarabell
- Mr. Bluster
- Flub-a-Dub
- Dilly Dally
Story Notes
Ad for a miniature filmstrip viewer sold by Josely Company.
Here Is the Game of Games
"Here is your perfect - realistic - electric baseball game."
Story Notes
Sold by The Electric Game Co., Inc. Inside back cover.
New Daisy Lightning Loader Red Ryder Carbine
"It's all yours, Little Beaver!"
Storyline
Ad for new models of Daisy Air Rifles.
Characters
- Red Ryder
- Little Beaver
Credits
- Pencils: Fred Harman
- Inks: Fred Harman
Story Notes
Back cover.