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8May 1951
$0.10

Strange Adventures #8

DC · May 1951 · on sale 1951-04-02

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Identification plate

Series
Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
May 1951
Key date
1951-05-00
On-sale date
1951-04-02
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Evolution Plus!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win MortimerJohnny Farrel [Ralph Gain] (a gorilla); Ruth Gain
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1
2Evolution Plus!comic story10script: Gardner F. Fox; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bernard SachsJohnny Farrel; Ralph Gain; Ruth Gain
4-comic story0.75script: Hi Mankin; pencils: Hi Mankin; inks: Hi Mankin
6Time Capsule from Tomorrow!comic story10script: John Broome; pencils: Alex Toth; inks: Bernard SachsE-semex; Allyn Drake
8Scien-Testcartoon0.5pencils: Stookie Allen; inks: Stookie AllenDennis Maloney; Edel Wasserman
9-comic story0.75script: Hi Mankin; pencils: Hi Mankin; inks: Hi MankinProf. Brainstorm
11Revolt of the Humans!comic story10script: Robert Starr; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Ray BurnleyAthor; Ilvra FL-24; the Machine; the Neos
12Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
14Buzzy Says "Get It Off Your Chest!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win MortimerBuzzy Brown
15To the Stars!text article2script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tommy Nicolosi
16The Great Rocket Hoax!comic story9script: Manny Rubin; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Frank GiacoiaBruce Karson; Elko; Curt Shaw
17The Universe Is the Limit!promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 4.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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