Strange Adventures #55 (1955) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Gorilla Who Challenged the World!	cover	1	pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira Schnapp
2	The Gorilla Who Challenged the World [Part 1]	comic story	6	script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Sy Barry; inks: Sy Barry	Dr. Jonas Mills
3	My Greatest Adventure; Superman	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
4	-	cartoon	1	script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tommy Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn
5	Movie Men from Mars!	comic story	6	script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Henry Sharp; inks: Joe Giella	Mark Randall
7	A World Destroyed!	comic story	2	script: Joe Kubert; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert
8	The Day the Sun Exploded!	comic story	6	script: John Broome; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Bernard Sachs
9	Solar System Sizes!	cartoon	0.5	script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tommy Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn
10	The Famous DC Symbol	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5
11	Planet X!	text article	2	script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
12	The Invisible Spaceman!	comic story	6	script: Sid Gerson; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Joe Giella
13	Peter Porkchops Says: "Don't Be Afraid to Speak Up!"	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Rube Grossman; inks: Rube Grossman; letters: Ira Schnapp	Peter Porkchops; Wolfie; Mervin Mouse

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Tales of the Unexpected #50	1960	On eBay ›
Justice League of America #80	1970	On eBay ›
From Beyond the Unknown #5	1970	On eBay ›
DC Super Stars #2	1976	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Strange Adventures #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-1544-6	2009	On eBay ›

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