Strange Adventures #42
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- March 1954
- Page count
- 36
- Cover price
- 0.10 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- Branding
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DC: Superman National Comics
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- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/11147
Credits
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, editor [credited]
- Julius Schwartz, editor [attributed] (actual)
Issue contents
Cover
The Planet of Ancient Children!
(Captain Comet)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Captain Comet
- Genre
- Science fiction; superhero
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Murphy Anderson, line art
- Colours
- Jack Adler, colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #20
1Featuring
- Feature
- Stephens Credit Sales
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
Inside front cover.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Captain Comet
- Genre
- Science fiction; superhero
Credits
- Writing
- John Broome, scripter
- Art
- Murphy Anderson, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Strange Adventures (Colour Comics, 1954 series) #3 ([November 1954?]) — The Planet of Ancient Children
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Strange Adventures (Colour Comics, 1954 series) #3 ([November 1954?])
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Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #21 ([April 1962?]) — The Planet of Ancient Children
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Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #21 ([April 1962?])
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Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #20 ([December 1966?]) — The Planet of Ancient Children
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Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #20 ([December 1966?])
Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed by Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil
- Genre
- Satire-parody
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art [as Al Capp]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
4"Millions of readers know..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Buzzy
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
5"There is no limit to how long a total solar eclipse can last..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That
- Genre
- Non-fiction; math & science
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
6Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Joe Smith; Wilson; Vaggo Xat
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- Mort Drucker, penciller
- Joe Giella, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
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All Favourites, The 100-Page Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #12 ([March 1959?]) — I Delivered Mail from Mars!
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From Beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #14 (December-January 1972) — I Delivered Mail From Mars
- Printed in
- All Favourites, The 100-Page Comic (K. G. Murray, 1957 series) #12 ([April 1959] ?)
- Hercule (Arédit-Artima, 1976 series) #4 (juillet 1977)
- From GCD
- in From Beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #14 December-January 1972
- from Strange Adventures #42 (DC, March 1954)
Synopsis
Mailman Joe Smith finds a mysterious letter from Mars as part of his delivery.
Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
7"Egypt sure is an interesting country..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Dubble Bubble Gum
- Genre
- Children
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Ray Thompson, line art [signed as Ray T.]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
8Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
9Featuring
- Feature
- Buzzy
- Genre
- Advocacy; teen
Credits
- Writing
- Jack Schiff, scripter
- Art
- Win Mortimer, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
10Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Writing
- Sid Gerson, scripter
- Art
- Gil Kane, penciller [signed]
- Bernard Sachs, inker [signed as B. Sachs]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
The Hundred Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #15 ([December 1957?]) — The Eternal Prisoner
- Printed in
- The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #15 ([December 1957])
Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed by Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
11Featuring
- Feature
- The Adventures of Superman
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
12Featuring
- Feature
- Spotlight on Science
Credits
- Writing
- , author
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
13Featuring
- Feature
- Wilson Chemical Co.
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Ray Thompson, line art [signed as R. T.]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
14Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- Murphy Anderson, penciller
- Joe Giella, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed by Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
15Featuring
- Feature
- Littleton Stamp Co.
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
16Featuring
- Feature
- Artistic Card Co., Inc.
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Inside back cover.
17Featuring
- Feature
- The Dollar Mystery Guild
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Back cover.
Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Indicia
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