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Issue: Strange Adventures #139
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
On Sale Date: 02/27/1962
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Arrival date: 1962-02-27
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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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Cover, Front
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets1
 
 
The Space-Roots of Evil!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
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Subject Matter
science fiction
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Miscellaneous
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Treasure Chest of Fun

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inside front cover.
Space-Roots of Evil!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
science fiction
An expedition to Venus returns to Earth and inadvertently brings back seeds which produce giant plants which threaten to absorb all moisture on the planet.
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FlagCentury Comic #76 published January 1962
as Space-Roots of Evil! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8.67
[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Green Lantern; The Flash
For the very best...
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Miscellaneous
0.33
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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First letters page with letters of comment on the preceding issues. Letters submitted by Paul Gambaccini and Paul Seydor.
Don't Miss These Two Super-Spectaculars!

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Subject Matter
superhero
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house ad for Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #96 and Superman (DC, 1939 series) #152
Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know Your Neighbors?"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
opinion, teen
Buzzy; Suzie
Buzzy and his friends learn about the backgrounds of their neighbors through their ethnic customs.
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Miscellaneous
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Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated November 1955.
The World Without Tomorrow!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
science fiction
Engineer Neil Hammond is transported to the planet Basna to help its people escape from a state of suspended animation caused by a strange gas cloud in space.
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Miscellaneous
7.5
Surprise Story of the Year!

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Subject Matter
science fiction, superhero
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house ad for Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #75 [Adam Strange teams with the Justice League]
Draco and Sagittarius

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
informational, non-fiction
origin of the names of constellations Draco and Sagittarius
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Miscellaneous
0.5
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Miscellaneous
0.5
[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
scientific inquiries from readers O.F., W.A., O.L., G.R., K.R.
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Miscellaneous
1
Secret of the Energy Weapon!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
science fiction
A tree branch exhibited in the Space Museum relates to the successful defeat of an alien invasion.
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FlagThe Hundred Comic #72 published September 1962
as Secret of the Energy Weapon [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7.67
[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Showcase; Metal Men
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Miscellaneous
0.33
[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
informational, non-fiction, science and technology
One ampere (unit of measure of electric current)...
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Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
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Miscellaneous
0.5
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
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Miscellaneous
0.5
[untitled]

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typeset
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Miscellaneous
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Inside back cover.
[untitled]

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Miscellaneous
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Back cover.

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