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Strange Adventures, #1

Published: August-September 1950

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Issue Contents:
Destination Moon

"Scoop! A thrilling preview of Hollywood's smash interplanetary epic-"

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Logo design credit from Todd Klein via his Facebook page, used with permission.

The Menace of the Green Nebula!

Story Featuring Chris KL-99

"According to our instruments the outer planet is airless and lifeless!"

Storyline

Chris and the crew of the Pioneer encounter radioactive, crystalline men in the Green Nebula and foil a plot to steal the Nebula's radium.

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Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

The Girl Who Couldn't Die!

Story Featuring Darwin Jones

"If you'll remove those dark glasses first- Miss Eve Wilcox- perhaps you'll explain what urgent business forces Hollywood's famous swimming star to crash in here- unannounced!"

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Darwin meets a young actress who has accidentally bathed in the Fountain of Youth.

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Title corrected per Steven Grant.

Mr. Future

"Run for your lives, people!"

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A description of devices, events, and innovations predicated by Wells in his fiction.

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The Second Deluge

"The water situation is really getting bad!"

Storyline

A scientist uses a hydrogen bomb to cause rain, resulting in a world-wide flood. He uses a second bomb to save mankind.

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Writer correction from Steve Grant. Julius Schwartz's editorial records show that Edmond Hamilton was paid for writing this story. Art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

The Man Who Lived 2000 Years!

"The old man was very wise."

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Destination Moon!

"4-3-2-1-fire!!"

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A story about a seat-of-the pants, first landing on the moon.

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Adaptation of the 1950 George Pal movie. Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Job Counselor

Story Featuring Superboy

"Hiya, Jim! Don't tell me you're looking for another job again?"

Storyline

Superboy shows a young man that there are plenty of job opportunities.

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This PSA is produced in sequential comics-art style.

"Amazing Experiment: In 1654, to demonstrate the suction power of a vacuum..."

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Science facts about the experiments of Otto von Ghericke and Isaac Newton.

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This story is on the upper 2/3 of the page, between the Second Deluge story and the Nestle's advertisement.

Through the Telescope

"Return of a comet."

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Facts about the 1692 appearance of Halley's Comet and the 1919 solar eclipse.

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This story is on the upper 2/3 of the page between the Destination Moon story and the Columbia bicycle advertisement.

"New silk-finish enlargement, ivory gold-tooled frame"

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An advertisement for Hollywood Film Studio's photographic enlargements and frame. Back cover.

"Earn your Daisy -- I'll show you how!"

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An advertisement for Daisy Manufacturing's "Boy Money Makers" pamphlet and the accompanying Daisy catalog. Inside back cover.

Calling All Science Fiction Fans!
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An in-house promotional advertisement for Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #2.

"New! Bicycles by Mid-Century"

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An advertisement for Columbia's 1950 model bicycles. This advertisement is on the lower 1/3 page between the Through the Telescope feature and the Strange Adventures "next issue" advertisement.

Our bunch all munch won't you join us, too?

"Nestlé's Crunch Milk Chocolate"

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An advertisement for Nestlé's "Crunch" candy bar. This advertisement is on the lower 1/3 page between the Pioneers in Science and the Man Who Lived 2000 Years story.

"Kids! Get these great prizes for Bazooka wrappers!"

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An advertisement promoting premiums for Bazooka bubble gum wrappers. This advertisement is on the lower half of the page between the infantile paralysis notice and the Second Deluge story.

Message to Parents

"What to do if polio comes your way"

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An advertisement from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis detailing how parents should respond to a local polio outbreak. This advertisement is on the upper half of the page between the Mr. Future story and the Bazooka advertisement.

"Ride a bike -- it's fun!"

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An advertisement for Bendix Aviation Corporation's "Bendix Coaster Brake" for bicycles. This advertisement is on the lower half of the page between the editorial advisory board listing and the Mr. Future story.

Editorial Advisory Board
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A listing of the members of National Comics' advisory board of child psychiatrists and behavior experts. This advertisement is on the upper half of the page between the Darwin Jones story and the Bendix advertisement.

Trouble at Ghost-Town!

"One day out west, the boys and I were exploring a mysterious old ghost-town near Rock City, when suddenly--"

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A sequential art advertisement for B.F. Goodrich and Hood Rubber Company's "P-F Canvas Shoes."

"The kind of stories you like best!"

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inside front cover. An in-house promotional advertisement for Danger Trail (DC, 1950 series).