Strange Adventures, #2
Published: October-November 1950
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Doom from Planet X!
Credits
- Pencils: Jim Mooney
- Inks: Sy Barry
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
"Your favorite buckskin hero now in a new magazine all his own!"
Story Notes
An in-house promotional advertisement for Tomahawk (DC, 1950 series). Inside front cover.
The Doom from Planet X!
Storyline
To save the earth from collision with a runaway planet, scientists use giant rocket motors to move the earth.
Characters
- John Prescott
- Harry S. Truman
- Drood Pierce
- Jim Kendiss
Credits
- Script: Paulo Maffia
- Pencils: Jim Mooney
- Inks: Sy Barry
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Writer correction by Steve Grant. Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
"Schwinn makes the fastest and safest bikes in the world"
Story Notes
An advertisement for Arnold, Schwinn, & Co.'s "Black Phantom" bicycle.
Featuring Danger Trail
"Danger is where you find it!"
Story Notes
An in-house promotional advertisement for Danger Trail (DC, 1950 series) #2 (September-October 1950)
The Secret of the Flying Saucers!
Storyline
An air force officer, riding in an experimental rocket capsule, is captured by extraterrestrials who fear human violence.
Characters
- Martin Croft
- Lieutenant Gail
Credits
- Script: Paqui
- Pencils: Jim Mooney
- Inks: Jim Mooney
$100,000 in Smuggled Diamonds!
Another Ice Age!
Storyline
The possible effects on humanity of another ice age.
Credits
- Pencils: Virgil Finlay
- Inks: Virgil Finlay
- Editing: Mort Weisinger (uncertain)
The Endless War!
Storyline
A pacifist from the future urges a modern-day peace proponent to work to save mankind from endless war.
Characters
- Prof. Stanhope
- Citizen JS-7519
Credits
- Script: H. L. Gold
- Script: David Vern
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: John Fischetti
- Editing: Mort Weisinger (uncertain)
Story Notes
Writer correction by Steve Grant. Art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Schwartz's records show David Vern as the writer for this story.
A World of Thinking Machines
Featuring Here Come the Robots
Storyline
The possible impacts on mankind of robotics.
Credits
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Jack Kirby
- Editing: Mort Weisinger (uncertain)
Featuring Pioneers in Science
"Radio -- the epic moment in 1922 when Heinrich R. Hertz..."
Storyline
Science facts about radio and x-rays.
Characters
- Heinrich Hertz
- Wilhelm Von Rontgen
Credits
- Script: Julius Schwartz
- Pencils: Morris Waldinger
- Inks: John Sherwood
Story Notes
This filler is on the upper 2/3 thirds of the page.
The Day's Best Bite!
Story Notes
This advertisement is on the lower 1/3 of the page.
Escape from Mars!
Credits
- Script: Ted Udall
- Pencils: Luca Maresca (uncertain)
- Inks: Luca Maresca (uncertain)
- Colors: Luca Maresca (uncertain)
Featuring Science Snaps
"There is no lead in a lead pencil!"
Storyline
Science and manufacturing trivia.
Credits
- Script: Martin Naydel
- Pencils: Martin Naydel
- Inks: Martin Naydel
Story Notes
This filler is on the upper 2/3 of the page.
"Super-bike for super-boys!"
Story Notes
An advertisement for Westfield Manufacturing Company's "Columbia" bicycles. This advertisement is on the lower 1/3 of the page.
School Children 'Round the World
Storyline
Superman shows a couple of American schoolboys how terrible their school could be.
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
The World of Giant Robots!
Storyline
Kris and the crew of the Pioneer discover a solar system with a planet covered in giant flowers, a planet where the inhabitants move in slow motion, and a planet where giant robots fight the population's wars.
Characters
- Kris KL99
- Halk
- Jerro
- Karath
- Zuur
- Loopy
Credits
- Script: Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils: Howard Sherman
- Inks: Howard Sherman
- Editing: Mort Weisinger (uncertain)
Story Notes
Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
"I got the knot hole first!"
Characters
- Pud
- Janie
Credits
- Pencils: Ray Thompson
- Inks: Ray Thompson
Story Notes
This advertisement is on the upper half of the page.
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
A list of National Comics' advisory board, consisting of child psychologist and behavioral specialists. This advertisement is on the lower half of the page.
"Bud, could I get a wristwatch the same easy way you got that air rifle [sic]"
Story Notes
A sequential art advertisement promoting premiums earned by selling Wilson Chemical Co.'s "Cloverine Salve."
"Makes any auto repair job your 'meat'!"
Story Notes
An advertisement for Motor's "Auto Repair Manual." Inside back cover
Quicksand!
Story Notes
Back cover.