Strange Adventures, #53
Published: February 1955
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The Human Icicle!
"Colder professor, colder! You must freeze me at absolute zero--or I'll die!"
Credits
- Pencils: Murphy Anderson
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Featuring My Greatest Adventure
"Now - For the first time..."
Credits
- Pencils: John Prentice
- Inks: John Prentice
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
inside front cover; house ad for My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #1
The Human Icicle!
"This terrible heat is making me burn with thirst!"
Storyline
A humanoid alien from Pluto who has temporarily exchanged himself with an Earth scientist must be subjected to absolute zero temperatures or he will die.
Credits
- Script: Otto Binder
- Pencils: Carmine Infantino
- Inks: Bernard Sachs
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino (uncertain)
Story Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Story Notes
Statement of October 1, 1954 No circulation information given. Owners: National Comics Publications, Inc., H. Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz, P.H. Sampliner, G, Donenfeld, R. Liebowitz, S.U. Sampliner, J.S. Liebowitz & A.I. Menin as Trustees for I. Donenfeld and S. Donenfeld, A.I. Menin & J.I. Golinko as Trustees for L. Liebowitz and J. Liebowitz, A. Donenfeld, F. Iger, H. Donenfeld Foundation, Inc,. all at 480 Lexington Avenue, New York 17, N.Y.
"Ring around a Tootsie Roll, what a lovely treat."
Storyline
Santa Claus stands next to a Christmas tree holding a giant Tootsie Roll while children dance around him eating various Tootsie candy products.
Characters
- Santa Claus
Binky's Special Christmas Quiz
"In what country do the children make an outdoor Christmas tree of wheat sheaves for the birds?"
Storyline
Descriptions of Christmas customs in various countries.
Characters
- Binky
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils:
- Inks:
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
This PSA is produced in sequential comics-art style.
Martian Masquerade!
"They came from Venus, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter--alien creatures from the far regions of interplanetary space!"
Storyline
A Martian invader thinks that he has successfully disguised himself as an Earth man but one thing gives him away.
Credits
- Script: Ed Herron
- Pencils: Gil Kane
- Inks: Bernard Sachs
Story Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Falling Objects!
"Because of the rotation of the Earth, a heavy object dropped from a height will not..."
Credits
- Script: Julius Schwartz
- Pencils: Morris Waldinger
- Inks: John Sherwood
- Letters: Milt Snapinn
Featuring Smith Brothers Cough Drops
"Hey kids! See if you're smarter than the Smith brothers!"
"The black patches visible on the moon are mountains..."
Credits
- Script: Julius Schwartz
- Pencils: Morris Waldinger
- Inks: John Sherwood
- Letters: Milt Snapinn
Interplanetary Swap Shop!
"Let's see what happens when I place this rose-filled vase inside the tank!"
Storyline
George and Betty Horton have a fish tank that somehow acts as a portal to Venus where objects can he exchanged between the planets.
Characters
- George Horton
- Betty Horton
Credits
- Script: John Broome
- Pencils: Murphy Anderson
- Inks: Joe Giella
Story Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Planetary Movements! (1)
"If an Earthman were to look at the nine planets of the solar system through a telescope..."
Story Notes
This feature contains three articles: 1. Planetary Movements! 2. Water vs. Land! 3. The Soundless Universe!
Featuring Amazing Ratios
"Every square yard of the earth's surface directly exposed to the sun..."
Credits
- Script: Julius Schwartz
- Pencils: Morris Waldinger
- Inks: John Sherwood
- Letters: Milt Snapinn
The Millionaire Robot! [Part 1]
"Nice fire, eh, Harvey? I have money to burn you know!"
Storyline
A renegade robot inherits a huge fortune from his creator, then proceeds to squander it and behave recklessly.
Characters
- Harvey Murdock
- Jonathan Murdock
Credits
- Script: Otto Binder
- Pencils: Henry Sharp
- Inks: Joe Giella
Story Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Story continues in the following issue (#54).
Featuring Cheerful Card Company
"Do you need extra money? $40.00 is yours for selling only 50 boxes..."
Featuring Motor's Auto Repair Manual
"Here's the easy step-by-step way to fix any car in a jiffy!"
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Featuring Fashion Frocks, Inc.
"If you get a stunning $10.98 dress without paying 1¢...will you wear and show it in your community?"
Story Notes
Back cover.