Strange Adventures, #56
Published: May 1955
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The Fish-Men of Earth!
"We're like fish in an ocean--an ocean of air!"
Credits
- Pencils: Carmine Infantino
- Inks: Joe Giella
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Featuring Stephens Credit Sales
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Fish-Men of Earth!
Storyline
Aliens use a weapon that causes the atmosphere of Earth to become super-dense, like their homeworld. Dr. Walker and his assistant Jim find a way to counter the effect.
Characters
- Susy
- Dr. Stanton Walker
- Jim
Credits
- Script: John Broome
- Pencils: Carmine Infantino
- Inks: Bernard Sachs
Story Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Wandering Stars!
Credits
- Script: Julius Schwartz
- Pencils: Morris Waldinger
- Inks: John Sherwood
- Letters: Milt Snapinn
Featuring Stewart-Warner Bike Speedometers
Binky Gives "Tips on Camping!"
Storyline
Binky gives Allergy some lessons on camping without harming either yourself or the environment.
Characters
- Bertram "Binky" Biggs
- Little Allergy
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
This PSA was created in comics-form style.
Explorers of the Crystal Moon!
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.
Featuring Amazing Ratios!
"The nucleus of an atom..."
Credits
- Script: Julius Schwartz
- Pencils: Morris Waldinger
- Inks: John Sherwood
- Letters: Milt Snapinn
Featuring Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil
Featuring Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That--
"Humans and animals go through the same progressive stages..."
Credits
- Script: Julius Schwartz
- Pencils: Morris Waldinger
- Inks: John Sherwood
- Letters: Milt Snapinn
The Sculptor Who Saved the World!
Credits
- Script: John Broome
- Pencils: Gil Kane
- Inks: Joe Giella
Story Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Weighty Problems
Credits
- Script: Julius Schwartz
- Pencils: Luca Maresca
- Inks: Luca Maresca
"To the boys and girls of America..."
The Jungle Emperor
Storyline
Dr. Mills stops the mutated King Gorilla and returns him to normal gorilla intelligence.
Characters
- King Gorilla
- Dr. Jonas Mills
Credits
- Script: Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils: Sy Barry
- Inks: Sy Barry
Story Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Story is the sequel to "The Gorilla Who Challenged the World" in Strange Adventures #55.
Featuring Mysteries in Space
"Is there any other planet in the solar system..."
Credits
- Script: Julius Schwartz
- Pencils: Morris Waldinger
- Inks: John Sherwood
- Letters: Milt Snapinn
"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.
Judy and Jim Defy Savage Gorilla!
Featuring Wilson Chemical Co.
"Help! The gorilla is loose!"
Credits
- Pencils: Ray Thompson
- Inks: Ray Thompson
Story Notes
Back cover.