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Issue: Strange Adventures #68
Publication Date: May 1956
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Issues: #68 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: 03/20/1956
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (5 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 Man Who Couldn't Drown!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery, science fiction
First Line: Pour in the whole bag, professor! He's telling us he can't breathe under water unless it's as salty as the ocean!
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In Content Item: FlagStrange Adventures #24 published August 1956
as The Man Who Couldn't Drown [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Strange Adventures #1 published March 2008
as Strange Adverntues #68 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Mystery! Magic! Science! Fun!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for various novelty items.
Inside front cover.
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The Man Who Couldn't Drown!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Paul Browning
First Line: One hundred hours under-water! He's a human fish!
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In Content Item: FlagStrange Adventures #24 published August 1956
as The Man Who Couldn't Drown [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagStrange Adventures #227 published November 1970
as The Man Who Couldn't Drown! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagAll Star Adventure Comic #77 published October 1972
as The Man Who Couldn't Drown! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Strange Adventures #1 published March 2008
as The Man Who Couldn't Drown! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: 331 stamps all different yours for only 25¢
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, science and technology
Feature(s): Solar System Sizes!
First Line: Of the 1600 minor planets (asteroids) discovered to date...
Synopsis: Comparisons between the size of Mercury and Australia, the Moon and Europe, and the Sun against other stars.
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Pages: 0.5
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Get Your Ticket to the Treasury of Books!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: opinion, superhero
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Pages: 1
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Strange Gift from Space!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: science fiction
First Line: That man is going to be hit by a falling meteor!
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Strange Adventures #1 published March 2008
as Strange Gift from Space! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: non-fiction, science and technology
Feature(s): Satellite Statistics!
First Line: From Phoebe, the outermost satellite of Saturn...
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Superman (cameo)
First Line: Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey.
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: non-fiction, science and technology
First Line: The stripes on a zebra are black...
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Pages: 1
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The Balloons That Lifted a City!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Ned Mason
First Line: Mom, can I have a ride on this merry-go-round?
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Strange Adventures #1 published March 2008
as The Balloons That Lifted a City! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Anyone who has ever had the unfortunate experience of being lost in a dense fog...
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: This feature contains two articles:
1. Walking Around In Circles!
2. Wonder of Surface Tension!
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, science and technology
First Line: A football composed of the same material as that of an average-type star would weigh 1000 pounds...
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Pages: 1
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The Game of Science!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Dr. Mark Carwell; Peter Kenton
First Line: Kenton's crossing this bridge!
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Strange Adventures #1 published March 2008
as The Game of Science! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics; the original indexer credited the pencils to Manny Stallman.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Feature(s): Showcase; Kings of the Wild
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Davy to the Rescue!

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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