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27December 1952
$0.10

Strange Adventures #27

DC · December 1952 · on sale 1952-10-29

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Identification plate

Series
Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series)
Issue
#27
Publication date
December 1952
Key date
1952-12-00
On-sale date
1952-10-29
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira Schnapp
2The Counterfeit Captain Comet!comic story7.67script: John Broome; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Sy Barry
5Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
6Superman Shows How UNICEF Spells Help for the Children of the World!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappLee; Superman
7The Farmers from Space!comic story6script: Sam Merwin; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard ShermanDoctor Wesley Sampson; Mary Sampson; Dis Kor; Ren Tluke
8Bacteria, Nebula, Gravitycartoon0.5
10Intelligent Animalscomic story1script: Morris Waldinger; pencils: Mort Drucker, Morris Waldinger; inks: Mort Drucker, Morris Waldinger; letters: Morris Waldinger
11The Case of the Twice-Told Tale!comic story3.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Joe GiellaGeorge Mitchell; Mr. Blake; Richard Mills; Benjamin Franklin (cameo)
13-text article2letters: typeset
14Now More Than Ever-promo (ad from the publisher)1
15The Last Humans!comic story6script: John Broome; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bernard SachsLokri; Trent; Doctor Jaims

Plus 5.66 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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