Strange Adventures, #75

Published: December 1956

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The Secret of the Man-Ape!

"You will now put those books inside the valise!"

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Secret of the Man-Ape!

"If my machine works, I'll be able to transform this gorilla into a human!"

Storyline

An alien race sends an advance spy to Earth in the form of a gorilla.

Story Notes

Cover story.

The 2nd Deluge of Earth!

"Those Martians calmly keep playing dominoes -- while their machines drown Earth!"

Storyline

A blind scientist retires from professional life to work in his own private laboratory in the countryside. Martians land outside his residence and after forcing their way inside begin playing dominoes with Milo while telling him of their plans to flood the planet so they can relocate from Mars. Saltwater equals life for the Martians and their machines work to bury our continents with an ocean flood.

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Mystery of the Box from Space!

"For days I've been staring at this box from space -- wondering what's inside!"

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This Is Timearama!

"You're seeing the actual destruction of the continent Atlantis, across 5000 years of time!"

Story Notes

The Title is a play on "This is Cinerama!", the advertising slogan for the Cinerama widescreen movie format popularized from 1952-1963.

Time to Get a Daisy and Get in on the Fun!

Ad Featuring Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns

Story Notes

Back cover.

Wow! What An Amazing He-man Tony Is Now!

Ad Featuring Jowett Institute of Physical Training

"You should have seen skinny me only a few weeks ago!"

Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Do You Want Spending Money?

"When viewed from its closest satellite Phobos, Mars appears 82 times larger than does our moon from Earth..."

323 Stamps Yours for Only 25¢

"There are as many scientific theories about how our world may some day end as there are theories to explain how the earth first came into existence."

"A radio listener may hear an announcer's voice before a person sitting in the broadcasting studio does, because radio waves travel faster than sound waves."

Story Notes

Five separate cartoons featuring science facts.

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Gifts to the United Nations!

"Along the east river in New York City stretches six blocks of international territory..."

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Story Notes

This PSA is produced in sequential comics-art style.

"We love those Smith Brothers Wild Cherry cough drops!"

Meteoroid... Meteor... Meteorite...

"Spaceships equipped with "meteroid bumpers" will prevent collisions with meteoroids!"

Wildroot Cream-Oil Gives You Confidence!

"He's not very tall, but Wildroot Cream-Oil gives him confidence!"

Story Notes

An advertisement that includes a gag cartoon.

Show Exciting New Sound Films in Your Own Home
Story Notes

Sold by Honor House Products Corp. Inside front cover.