Strange Adventures, #6
Published: March 1951
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The Vampire World!
Tops in Comics!
Storyline
An in-house promotional advertisement for DC-National Comics.
Story Notes
inside front cover
The Confessions of a Martian!
Storyline
A Martian spy infiltrates an earth-based project to build a space ship for a trip to Mars.
Characters
- Dan Tarlton [Dhan Dtarl Than
- Phil Mathers]
- Hwar Klon
- Ptan Xat
- Harmony Shelby
Credits
- Script: Manly Wade Wellman
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: John Fischetti
- Editing: Jack Schiff
Story Notes
Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
"Collect Royal stars of sports and movies!"
Story Notes
An advertisement for Royal dessert mixes, featuring trading cards on the package.
"We're holding her for ransom!"
Storyline
Pud "rescues" a girl being held for a ransom of bubble gum.
Characters
- Pud
Credits
- Pencils: Ray Thompson
- Inks: Ray Thompson
Story Notes
This advertisement appears on the upper half of the page between the Royal advertisement and the editorial advisory board promotional.
Editorial Advisory Board
Storyline
An in-house promotional advertisement highlighting DC's board of advisers, including psychologists, law enforcement, and other experts on juvenile behavior.
Story Notes
This advertisement is on the bottom half of the page between the Dubble Bubble advertisement and the "Too Big for This World" story.
Too Big for This World!
Storyline
A toddler accidentally drinks an accelerated growth formula.
Characters
- Magnus Harwood
- Mrs. Harwood
- Dr. Harwood
Credits
- Script:
- Pencils: Bob Oksner
- Inks: Bernard Sachs
Story Notes
Art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Featuring Science Snaps
"More babies are born in August than in any other month of the year!"
Storyline
Science trivia about sunlight, streamlining, and the human body's consumption of energy.
Credits
- Script: Martin Naydel
- Pencils: Martin Naydel
- Inks: Martin Naydel
Story Notes
This filler is on the upper 2/3 of the page between the "Too Big for this World" story and the Columbia bicycle advertisement.
"Be king of the road with this great bike!"
Story Notes
An advertisement for Westfield Manufacturing Company's Columbia bicycle. This advertisement is on the bottom 1/3 of the page between the science trivia filler and the Just Imagine feature.
Time-Traveling Into the Past and Future!
Storyline
Speculation about the benefits of time travel.
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Script: Mort Weisinger
- Script: Céline Liégeois
- Pencils: Virgil Finlay
- Inks: Virgil Finlay
Buzzy Scores One for the Handicapped!
Storyline
Buzzy reminds his friends that handicapped people want to have fun, too.
Characters
- Buzzy
- Susie
- Johnny
- Wolfie
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
The Last Man and Woman!
Storyline
A scientist invents a method of suspended animation that results in him and his wife re-starting the human race on a distant world in the far, far future.
Characters
- Adam Numan
- Evelyn Numan
- Jak Dal
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils:
- Inks:
Story Notes
Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Featuring Stars and Their Legends
"One Indian legend tells of the sun, moon, and stars..."
Storyline
American Indian legends about the stars and other celestial bodies.
Credits
- Script: Julius Schwartz
- Pencils: Morris Waldinger
- Inks: John Sherwood
Story Notes
This filler is on the upper 2/3 of the page between the last man and woman story and the Nestlé's advertisement.
"Our bunch all munch Nestlé's Crunch"
Story Notes
This advertisement is on the lower 1/3 page between the Indian legends filler and the Professor Eureka feature.
"I'm doing a great thing for science..."
Storyline
The professor experiments with eating.
Characters
- Professor Eureka
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Featuring Science Question Box
Storyline
A science trivia quiz.
Credits
- Script: Julius Schwartz
- Pencils: Luca Maresca
- Inks: Luca Maresca
- Colors: Luca Maresca (uncertain)
The Vampire World
Storyline
Astronomer Ned Harris discovers a tentacled planetoid that soon attacks Earth.
Characters
- Ned Harris
- Ralph Regis
- Pat Regis
Credits
- Script:
Story Notes
Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
"A great radio show..."
Storyline
An in-house promotional advertisement for Big Town (DC, 1951 series) #3.
Wanted - Boys & Girls to Get These Swell Prizes
Story Notes
An advertisement offering premiums for sale of seed packets from American Seed Company.
Be a Success as a Radio-Television Technician
Story Notes
An advertisement for National Radio Institute's radio repair lessons. inside back cover
Shoot Safe, Buddy!
Story Notes
Sold by Daisy Manufacturing. back cover