Strange Adventures, #119

Published: August 1960

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Strange Adventures #119

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Issue Contents:
Raiders from the Giant World!
1 page science fiction
Story 1 1 page
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

Raiders of the Giant World!
Story 2 9 pages science fiction
Story Notes

Continued in "Plight of the Human Cocoons" in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #157 (October 1963). Info by Bob Bailey.

Story 3 1 page non-fiction; nature

"The greatest difference in size between a newly born mammal..."

Story Notes

Four panels with text explaining science facts.

Presenting the Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told!
Story 4 1 page superhero
Credits
Story Notes

House ad for Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #1, advertised as "On Sale".

Story 5 1 page non-fiction

"Dear Science Editor: My parents are taking me..."

Story Notes

Science questions and answers, with one related illustration. Letters from J.G, and B.H.

Secret of the Cosmic Bullet!
Story 6 8 pages science fiction
Characters
  • Lucius Trent
  • Golden Gladiator
  • Star Amazon
Credits
Story Notes

Sid Greene's usual depiction of Julius Schwartz as a character occurs in page 2 panel 1 (Nobel Award presenter). The planet Duarda of the Star-Sun Rigel.

Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!

Featuring My Greatest Adventure; Mystery in Space; House of Mystery

Story 7 0 pages science fiction
Story Notes

House ad for My Greatest Adventure #47 (September 1960); Mystery in Space #61 (August 1960); and House of Mystery #102 (September 1960), all advertised as "On Sale".

Story 8 1 page non-fiction; nature

"A porcupine can shoot out its quills at an attacker..."

Story Notes

Four panels with text explaining science facts.

Superman Says... "Lend a Friendly Hand!"
Story 9 1 page advocacy; superhero
Credits
Story Notes

Superman enlightens some kids about tolerance.

The Case of the Counterfeit Credits!
Story 10 8 pages science fiction
Storyline

A trio of gangster-counterfeiters try to force Ilda to use her mathematical abilities to predict the winner of a horse race.

Credits
For the Very Best in Comics Reading!
Story 11 0 pages superhero
Characters
  • The Flash
  • Green Lantern
Story Notes

House ad for Flash #115 (September 1960); and Green Lantern #2 (September-October 1960). No release data given.

Story 12 1 page
Story 13 1 page
Story 14 1 page
Story 15 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 16 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.