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Issue: Strange Adventures #72
Publication Date: September 1956
 
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
On Sale Date: 07/24/1956
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 16 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Most information indexed originates from Julius Schwartz' personal editorial records provided by DC Comics.
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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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Disclose Images1
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets1
 
 
The Skyscraper That Came to Life!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
mystery, science fiction
Reprinting
FlagThe Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told #[nn] published May 1992
as Foreword - Joe Kubert [Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s)]cover illustration
FlagShowcase Presents: Strange Adventures #1 published March 2008
as Strange Adventures #72 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
DeLuxe Photo Service
631 movie & TV star pictures 25¢
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Miscellaneous
1
Inside front cover.
The Skyscraper That Came to Life!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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Subject Matter
science fiction
With this photograph of the Earthman I snapped, I can use this living plastic makeup to transform myself into an Earthling!
Reprinting
FlagStrange Adventures #237 published July 1972
as The Skyscraper That Came to Life! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagAll Star Adventure Comic #88 published August 1974
as The Skyscraper that Came to Life! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagShowcase Presents: Strange Adventures #1 published March 2008
as The Skyscraper that Came to Life! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Kellogg's Corn Flakes
Superman (cameo)
Kids! Launch satellites in your own back yard with Superman's Space Satellite Launcher set!
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
The Big Dance

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
opinion
So when Daddy told me I'd have to be in by 12 or no dance...
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Miscellaneous
1
Puzzle from Planet X!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
mystery, science fiction
Kenton; Dr. Vinley; Hugh Kellon; Jean-François Champollion; Sir Henry Rawlinson; Tharians of the Planet Thar; Vargo
What is that strange skywriting?
Reprinting
FlagShowcase Presents: Strange Adventures #1 published March 2008
as Puzzle from Planet X! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Here Are the Prizes

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
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Miscellaneous
3
Giant DC Slogan Contest.
The Time-Wise Thief!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
The seconds... the minutes... the hours tick by... ever forward!
Reprinting
FlagThe Hundred Comic Monthly #7 published April 1957
as The Time-Wise Thief! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagStrange Adventures #235 published March 1972
as The Time-Wise Thief! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagShowcase Presents: Strange Adventures #1 published March 2008
as The Time-Wise Thief! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
informational, non-fiction, science and technology
The height of the Eiffel Tower never changes...
Reprinting
FlagHouse of Mystery #122 published May 1962
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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?
?
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Around the World in 83 Minutes!

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
informational, non-fiction
Science has determined that any object propelled from our planet with a speed of seven or more miles a second would defy the gravitational tentacles...
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Miscellaneous
1
The Man Who Lived Nine Lifetimes!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Edward Carter; Ethan Carter
Wh-where am I? Who are you?
Reprinting
FlagShowcase Presents: Strange Adventures #1 published March 2008
as The Man Who Lived Nine Lifetimes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Stephens Credit Sales
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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?
typeset
Subject Matter
Cheerful Card Company
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
The National Sports Council
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Schwinn Phantom
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Back cover.

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