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Strange Adventures #1

DC · Series began 1950 · August-September 1950

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Dates

Cover date: August-September 1950
On sale: June 21, 1950
Pages: 52

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Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

letters: Ira Schnappscript: Edmond Hamilton, Jack Schiff, David Vern, Bernard Breslauer, Mort Weisinger, Gardner Fox, Julius Schwartz, Robert A. Heinleinpencils: Howard Sherman, Win Mortimer, Paul Norris, Dick Sprang, Jim Mooney, Morris Waldinger, Raymond Perry, Curt Swan, Fred Harmaninks: Howard Sherman, Win Mortimer, Bernard Sachs, Dick Sprang, Sy Barry, Tom Nicolosi, Raymond Perry, John Fischetti, Fred Harmanediting: Mort Weisinger

Stories

The Menace of the Green Nebula! · 10 pages
Chris and the crew of the Pioneer encounter radioactive, crystalline men in the Green Nebula and foil a plot to steal the Nebula's radium.
The Girl Who Couldn't Die! · 8 pages
Darwin meets a young actress who has accidentally bathed in the Fountain of Youth.
Mr. Future · 5 pages
A description of devices, events, and innovations predicated by Wells in his fiction.
The Second Deluge · 8 pages
A scientist uses a hydrogen bomb to cause rain, resulting in a world-wide flood. He uses a second bomb to save mankind.
The Man Who Lived 2000 Years! · 2 pages
Destination Moon! · 8 pages
A story about a seat-of-the pants, first landing on the moon.

Publisher’s description

The premiere issue of DC’s first science fiction series! Join Chris KL-99 and the crew of the Pioneer as they face “The Menace of the Green Nebula!” This issue also features an adaptation of the movie Destination Moon drawn by Curt Swan, plus a slew of original science fiction tales told by some of the top DC and sci-fi creators of the era.