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Issue: Strange Adventures #56
Publication Date: May 1955
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Issues: #56 of 244 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/22/1955
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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 Fish-Men of Earth!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery, science fiction
First Line: We're like fish in an ocean--an ocean of air!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Strange Adventures #1 published March 2008
as Strange Adventures #56 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Fish-Men of Earth!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Susy; Dr. Stanton Walker; Jim
Synopsis: Aliens use a weapon that causes the atmosphere of Earth to become super-dense, like their homeworld. Dr. Walker and his assistant Jim find a way to counter the effect.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagFrom beyond the Unknown #10 published April 1971
as The Fish-Men of Earth! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Strange Adventures #1 published March 2008
as The Fish-Men of Earth! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Wandering Stars!

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction, science and technology
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagTales of the Unexpected #48 published April 1960
as Wandering Stars! [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
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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): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stewart-Warner Bike Speedometers
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Binky Gives "Tips on Camping!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, teen
Character(s): Bertram "Binky" Biggs; Little Allergy
Synopsis: Binky gives Allergy some lessons on camping without harming either yourself or the environment.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This PSA was created in comics-form style.
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Explorers of the Crystal Moon!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagStrange Adventures #30 published March 1957
as Explorers of the Crystal Moon! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Strange Adventures #1 published March 2008
as Explorers of the Crystal Moon! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction, science and technology
Feature(s): Amazing Ratios!
First Line: The nucleus of an atom...
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagTales of the Unexpected #49 published May 1960
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? [as Al Capp]
Inker(s): ? [as Al Capp]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction, science and technology
Feature(s): Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That--
First Line: Humans and animals go through the same progressive stages...
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Pages: 1
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The Sculptor Who Saved the World!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Strange Adventures #1 published March 2008
as The Sculptor Who Saved the World! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Weighty Problems

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: To the boys and girls of America...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Jungle Emperor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): King Gorilla; Dr. Jonas Mills
Synopsis: Dr. Mills stops the mutated King Gorilla and returns him to normal gorilla intelligence.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagFrom beyond the Unknown #5 published June 1970
as The Jungle Emperor [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Strange Adventures #1 published March 2008
as The Jungle Emperor [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Story is the sequel to "The Gorilla Who Challenged the World" in Strange Adventures #55.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction, science and technology
Feature(s): Mysteries in Space
First Line: Is there any other planet in the solar system...
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Come on, buddy, quit being a bag-of-bones weakling like I was in 10 minutes of fun a day you can do all I did!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Judy and Jim Defy Savage Gorilla!

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, nature, teen
Feature(s): Wilson Chemical Co.
First Line: Help! The gorilla is loose!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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