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Issue: Strange Adventures #77
Publication Date: February 1957
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Issues: #77 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: 12/22/1956
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's 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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The World That Slipped Out of Space!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery, science fiction
First Line: That convict's last request before walking the last mile was for those toy balloons! Why?
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Strange Adventures #2 published February 2013
as Strange Adventures #77 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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We'll Ripple Your Body with Muscle and Load T-N-T in Your Fists

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photo)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): The National Sports Council
Character(s): Bob Cousy (photo); Ted Kluszewski (photo); Joe Louis (photo)
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The World That Slipped Out of Space!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Dan Torrence [Lobo]; Darwin Jones; Miss Peters
First Line: This anti-matter explosion about to be set off up here is a menace to me!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Strange Adventures #2 published February 2013
as The World That Slipped Out of Space! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Credits for pencils confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. An inker was not listed in the editorial records, but art scholars believe Bernard Sachs was the inker.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, science and technology
First Line: If the world's tallest tree (the 273-foot tall, 101-foot round "General Sherman" in Sequoia National Park, California) were cut up, it could furnish enough wood to supply a box of matches to every person on Earth.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Incredible Eyes of Arthur Gail!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Arthur Gail; Mr. Bliss; Fairlie
First Line: Those people in the air! They must be riding an invisible Ferris wheel!
Synopsis: An accident causes Arthur Gail to lose the ability to see anything that is not organic which allows him to clear himself when charged with stealing his companies secret formula.
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In Content Item: FlagFrom beyond the Unknown #8 published December 1970
as The Incredible Eyes of Arthur Gail! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Strange Adventures #2 published February 2013
as The Incredible Eyes of Arthur Gail! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Winter Sports Champions of the World

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, opinion, sports
First Line: Started by the ancient Greeks, the Olympic games stand for international friendship through fine sportsmanship.
Synopsis: Feature on 1956 Winter Olympics.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This PSA is produced in sequential comics-art style.
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Buy Daisy Fun with Your Christmas Money!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Paul Revere of Time!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Henry Brown [Vor Dex]
First Line: Thunderclaps from that cloud--sounding like a human voice!
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In Content Item: FlagFrom beyond the Unknown #19 published October 1972
as The Paul Revere of Time! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Strange Adventures #2 published February 2013
as The Paul Revere of Time! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.5
Disclose Notes: Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: We love those Smith Brothers Wild Cherry cough drops!
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Pages: 0.5
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Animal-Like Behavior of Plants!

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, science and technology
First Line: At first thought, it would hardly seem possible that there could be any striking similarities between the life processes of two such widely different types of living things as plants and animals.
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Pages: 2
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The Mental Star-Rover!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Hal Crane; Jakkon
First Line: The space-adventures you write are so vivid, Hal Crane... as if you actually live them!
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Strange Adventures #2 published February 2013
as The Mental Star-Rover! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.67
Disclose Notes: Credits for 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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First Line: To the boys and girls of America...
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Pages: 0.33
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100 Toy Soldiers $1.25

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?; ? (photo)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
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Do You Want Spending Money?

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: Inside back cover.
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Junior Space Pilots on the Beam!

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Ted; Penny
First Line: Jumpin' Jupiter! You're sure sizzling th' ol' rocket today, Ted!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Sold by Wilson Chemical Company.
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