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Issue: Strange Adventures #23
Publication Date: August 1952
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Issues: #23 of 243 Issues (244 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/01/1952
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Julius Schwartz (actual)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S.; Standard Silver Age U.S.; Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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The Last Woman on Earth!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Murphy Anderson
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery, science fiction
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Superman Says: "It's Smart to Check-- And Doublecheck!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer
Inker(s): Win Mortimer
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman
Synopsis: Superman lectures two drivers and a bicyclist about road safety.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Meet Your Masters-- The Ants!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mann Rubin [as Manny Rubin] (credited)
Penciller(s): Bob Oksner
Inker(s): John Giunta
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Tolax; Roccz; Frank Kuhl; Bill Vance
Synopsis: In the past giant ants are destroyed by humans but they send their eggs into space to return 10,000 years later.
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In Content Item: FlagFrom Beyond the Unknown #8 published December 1970
as Meet Your Masters-- the Ants! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wildroot Cream-Oil
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Top Speed Stops Spy

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Inker(s): Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Dubble Bubble Gum
First Line: Today we're going to have a contest!
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Pages: 0.5
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.
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The Last Woman on Earth!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mann Rubin [as Robert Starr] (credited)
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): Sy Barry
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
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In Content Item: FlagFlash Gordon - Magazine #11 published January 1958
as A Última Mulher na Terra [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Message to Parents

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Necco
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mort Drucker
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Mort Drucker
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Science Says Your [sic] Wrong if You Believe That...
First Line: There are canals on Mars...
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In Content Item: FlagMy Greatest Adventure #15 published May 1957
as [untitled] [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHouse of Secrets #33 published June 1960
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagColossal Comic #36 published February 1966
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Ghost Planet!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox (credited)
Penciller(s): John Giunta
Inker(s): John Giunta
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
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In Content Item: FlagFlash Gordon - Magazine #11 published January 1958
as O Planeta Fantasma [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFrom Beyond the Unknown #21 published February 1973
as The Ghost Planet! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDie Grüne Laterne #7 published April 1976
as Der Geister-Planet! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3.67
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): General Science Quiz
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Pages: 2
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The Brain-Pirates of Planet X!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Broome [as Edgar Ray Merritt] (credited)
Penciller(s): Murphy Anderson
Inker(s): Sy Barry
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Comet
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Two More Thrilling Magazines for Mystery Fans!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Sensation Mystery; House of Mystery
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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The Secret of Treasure Cave

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ray Thompson
Inker(s): Ray Thompson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wilson Chem. Co.
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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