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Strange Adventures, #13

Published: October 1951

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Issue Contents:

Story Featuring Captain Comet

"The most terrifying theft in the world--when stone men from the stars steal the Earth!"

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When the Earth Was Kidnaped!

Story Featuring Captain Comet

"The Earth has been torn out of its orbit--and has already hurtled past Saturn!"

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Story Notes

Cover story. Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Kidnapped is misspelled with one "p" in the title.

Artist of Other Worlds!

"The world acclaimed young John Rowe as a brilliant artist because of his imaginative paint-ings of beasts of other planets."

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Story Notes

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

The Man Who Televised Time!

"The aim of the Federation of World Scientists is to make life more convient for people!"

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Story Notes

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

The Hidden People!

"Is it possible that there are people living on Earth whom we cannot see?"

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Story Notes

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

Johannes Kepler

Story Featuring Giants of the Telescope

"Kepler is regarded as the founder of modern physical astronomy."

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Story Notes

Information for this sequence from Arthur Lortie. Art credits from Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.

Timber!

"Watch it, Quickie! She's getting ready to topple!"

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Back cover.

"How to fix any part of any car!"

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Inside back cover.

Jim and Betty Solve the "Mystery" of Pete's Fortune!

"How does Pete do it?"

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Ad Featuring Wheaties

"Now Walt Disney characters masks on Wheaties boxes"

"Even when I'm chasing spies my hair always looks good-because I use Wildroot Cream-Oil!"

"(Below are 10 statements designed to test your knowledge of heat."

Story Notes

Two pages of quiz questions covering four topics: 1. Turn on the Heat! 2. What's the Sense! 3. Divide and Conquer! 4. Star Bright! with an answer sheet and your overall scientist rating once you complete the activity.

"One of mankind's earliest conceptions of the size of the universe pictured Earth as a large flat disc float-ing on the surface of the ocean..."

Ad Featuring Captain Tootsie , Ad Featuring Tootsie Roll

"Captain Tootsie wants you to try all Tootsie Candies"

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Other
Editorial Advisory Board

Ad Featuring Dubble Bubble Gum

"What's the line-up for?"

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Kids! Free at No Extra Cost!

"Latest type jet fighter planes"

Sensational Offer!

Ad Featuring Wheaties

"Not 2-not 4-but 8 Walt Disney comic books for only 15¢ and a Wheaties boxtop!"

"Goo is throo!" says Bert Parks

"Meet the new cream hair tonic that's not greasy or sticky..."

Temperature

"Bzzz--"

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Lost -- A Free Education!

Story Featuring Binky

"How come you weren't in school today, Tim?"

Storyline

Tim wants to quit school.

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Story Notes

Inside front cover, PSA produced in sequential comics-art format.