Strange Adventures #56 (1955) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Fish-Men of Earth!	cover	1	pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ira Schnapp
2	The Fish-Men of Earth!	comic story	6	script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Bernard Sachs	Susy; Dr. Stanton Walker; Jim
3	Wandering Stars!	cartoon	0.5	script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tommy Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn
5	Binky Gives "Tips on Camping!"	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp	Bertram "Binky" Biggs; Little Allergy
6	Explorers of the Crystal Moon!	comic story	6	script: John Broome; pencils: Henry Sharp; inks: Bernard Sachs
7	Amazing Ratios!	cartoon	0.67	script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tommy Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn
9	Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That--	cartoon	1	script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tommy Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn
10	The Sculptor Who Saved the World!	comic story	6	script: John Broome; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Joe Giella
11	Weighty Problems	text article	2	script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
12	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
13	The Jungle Emperor	comic story	6	script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Sy Barry; inks: Sy Barry	King Gorilla; Dr. Jonas Mills
14	Mysteries in Space	cartoon	1	script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tommy Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn

Plus 3.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
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Showcase Presents: Strange Adventures #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-1544-6	2009	On eBay ›

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