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Issue: Strange Worlds #3
Publication Date: April 1959
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Issues: #3 of 5 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Manvis Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 18 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Distributed to newstands in January 1959. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements. All new stories in this issue are narrated in the first person.

Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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I Was Face to Face with the Creature From Planet X!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Cynthia Adams; "The Creature from Planet X"
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Pages: 1
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Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wilson Chemical Co.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad to recruit people to sell Cloverine Brand Salve.
Inside front cover.
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I Was a Human Satellite!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: A claustrophobic finds his fear too great for him to bear and he takes an escape pod out of the space patrol ship. He comes upon an asteroid that turns out to be a pirate base and he conquers his fear to send out a warning in a small radio room. When the space patrol lands and apprehends the pirates they welcome him back to the force.
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Pages: 5
Job Number: T-178
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Special Sale

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Marvin Kale; Paula Kale
Synopsis: When a husband goes shopping he finds a new cleaning fluid that makes anything better than new, even him.
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales of the Unusual #5 published August 1956
was Special Sale [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: J-932
Disclose Notes: Text story with illustration.
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Win With Aurora!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?; ? (photos)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photos)
Colorist(s): ? (background and letters only)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Aurora Plastics Corp.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Enter contest for 200,000,000th Aurora model kit built and win prizes.
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My Job...Catch A Robot

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Lyle Cushing; Dr. Samuel Weems; Col. Peters
Synopsis: The head of the robotics division goes to the American colony on the moon to investigate thefts of uranium that could only have been committed by the robot miners. He uncovers the thief, a human posing as a robot, since he knew the criminal could not have been a robot like himself.
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Pages: 5
Job Number: T-186
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Toys! Tricks! Surprises! Galore

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Penciller(s): ?; (photo)
Inker(s): ?; (photo)
Colorist(s): ? (background and letters only)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Honor House Products Corp.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for various novelty items, starting with "Surprise Package".
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I Was Face to Face with the Creature From Planet X!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Cynthia Adams; "The Creature from Planet X"
Synopsis: In 2165 when a woman is locked in a zoo with a powerful alien beast that smashes free of its domed enclosure she is relieved when the attendants rush in with a replacement dome. They tell her that the dome is to restore the creature's native atmosphere, not for her protection.
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Pages: 4
Job Number: T-191
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Cash In Quick On New Shoe Craze!

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mason Shoe Mfg. Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad to recruit people to sell Mason shoes.
On page between pages 3-4 of "I Was Face to Face with the Creature From Planet X!"
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I Was the Man Who Lived Twice!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Gyor Kosice; Maria
Synopsis: A boy adopted by gypsies refuses to work hard and lives a wasted life. As he reaches middle ages he is given a second chance at life when he is shown a fountain of youth and returned to infancy, to be found and adopted by another gypsy couple.
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In Content Item: FlagStrange Tales Annual #2 published September 1963
as I Was The Man Who Lived Twice! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5
Job Number: T-183
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One Million Dollars Cash In Confederate Money!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ? (background only)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Best Values Co.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for Confederate bills for $2.98.
On top half of page between pages 4-5 of "I Was the Man Who Lived Twice!"
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Look! Boys Wanted To Sell Grit

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Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Grit Publishing Co.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad to recruit people to sell Grit newspaper.
On bottom half of page between pages 4-5 of "I Was the Man Who Lived Twice!"
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Shop By Mail

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photos)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for stamps and other products.
On first page after end of "I Was the Man Who Lived Twice!"
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I Fly to the Stars!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Frank Coventry; Sally Lang
Synopsis: In the year 2389 space pilots do not marry because, while six months passes for them on their journeys, decades pass for their sweethearts who remain behind on Earth.
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In Content Item: FlagStrange Tales Annual #2 published September 1963
as I Fly to the Stars! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 4
Job Number: T-194
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Draw Me

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Art Instruction, Inc.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Draw a cowboy's head and win a $430.00 art scholarship.
On first page after end of "I Fly to the Stars!"
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Do You Want Spending Money?

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad to recruit people to sell patriotic and religious mottoes.
On second page after end of "I Fly to the Stars!"
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How To Gain Up To 50 Lbs. Of Mighty Muscles!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jowett Institute of Physical Training
Character(s): George Jowett (photo)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for physical training courses.
Inside back cover.
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We're looking for people who like to draw

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Colorist(s): ? (background and letters only)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Famous Artists Studio
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Send for free Famous Artists Talent Test.
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