Strange Adventures, #9

Published: June 1951

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Issue Contents:
The Origin of Captain Comet!

Story Featuring Captain Comet

Story Notes

Possible Giacoia inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Carmine Infantino.

The Origin of Captain Comet!

Story Featuring Captain Comet

Storyline

Prof. Zackro recommends to young Adam Blake that he use his mutant abilities to help mankind as Captain Comet.

Story Notes

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

Push-Button Paradise
Storyline

College professor Don Walker thwarts an alien invasion in which the aliens plan to win by starving earth after having induced humans into abandoning food production.

Credits
Story Notes

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

The Mad World
Storyline

A pair of alien invaders' plan to rule the planet Illumia through hypnotism is thwarted by a Terran space patrol lieutenant.

Story Notes

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

The Exile of Space

Story Featuring Chris KL-99

Storyline

Chris and his companions overthrow a tyrant and are rewarded with the power crystal that Halk needs to replenish the Martian water supply.

Story Notes

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

Emergency Landing

Ad Featuring Captain Tootsie , Ad Featuring Tootsie Roll

Storyline

Captain Tootsie and the kids clear a highway to enable a landing by a damaged airplane.

Up in the Air!
Storyline

A science quiz on the atmosphere, sound, and astronomy.

"Professor Brainstorm, our firm is putting a new raincoat on the market!"

Storyline

The professor tests a new raincoat but is unwilling to go in the rain with this wife.

Credits
Story Notes

upper half of the page between the Chris KL-99 story and the Smith Brothers' cough drops advertisement.

"C'mon, Robbie, I see two seats!"

Storyline

Robbie removes his head to avoid blocking the view of the movie screen.

Credits
Story Notes

On the upper three-quarters of the page between the Smith Brothers advertisement and the Wildroot Cream-Oil advertisement

Superboy Says: "Know Your Country!"

Story Featuring Superboy

Storyline

Superboy teaches a group of children to respect cultural differences.

Credits
Story Notes

inside back cover

"Announcing the new Daisy Air Rifleman"

Storyline

An advertisement for the Daisy Air Rifleman magazine and membership in the National Rifle Association.

Story Notes

back cover

"Nobody wants him but the police!"

Storyline

An advertisement for Wildroot Cream-Oil hair tonic.

Story Notes

On the lower 1/4 of the page between the Robbie the Robot filler and the Superboy PSA.

"Boys! Girls! Hurry!"

Storyline

An advertisement for an identification bracelet given as a premium with Smith Brothers' cough drops.

Story Notes

Lower half of page between the Prof. Brainstorm filler and the Robbie the Robot filler.

Editorial Advisory Board
Storyline

A list of the members of DC's editorial advisory board and a list of DC's comics titles.

Story Notes

On the lower half of the page between the Dubble Bubble advertisement and the science quiz.

"Wonder why we aren't catching any fish?"

Storyline

A comics-style advertisement for Fleer's Dubble Bubble chewing gum in which Pud uses chewing gum as fishing bait.

Credits
Story Notes

On upper half of the page between the Captain Tootsie advertisement and the editorial advisory board promotional.

The "Popsicle" Twins at Yellowstone Park
Storyline

An comics-style advertisement for Joe Lowe Corporation's Popsicles, in which the Popsicle twins having a canoeing accident.

Free Bikes and Cash!
Storyline

An advertisement for a Columbia bicycles promotional give-away.

"Our bunch all munch"

Storyline

an advertisement for Nestlé's Crunch candy bar

Story Notes

Located on bottom one-third of the page between the "Pushbutton Pardise" story and the Columbia bicycle advertisement.

Gains Fame in Race with Flame
Storyline

A comics-style advertisement for Hood Rubber Company's and B.F. Goodrich's "P-F" canvas shoes.

Plastic Picture Rings
Storyline

An advertisement for Kellogg's Raisin Bran breakfast cereal.

Top Value in America's Top Comics!
Storyline

An in-house promotional advertisement for 8 DC titles.

Story Notes

inside front cover