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Strange Adventures #5

DC · Series began 1950 · February 1951

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Dates

Cover date: February 1951
On sale: December 25, 1950
Pages: 52

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Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

inks: Bernard Sachs, Howard Sherman, William Schreiber, Ray Burnley, Ray Thompson, Raymond Perry, Henry Boltinoff, Win Mortimer, Joe Giellaletters: Ira Schnapp, Henry Boltinoffscript: Edmond Hamilton, William Schreiber, Gardner Fox, Jack Liebowitz, Julius Schwartz, Henry Boltinoff, Jack Schiffpencils: Howard Sherman, William Schreiber, Jim Mooney, Ray Thompson, Raymond Perry, Henry Boltinoff, Win Mortimer, Carmine Infantinoediting: Jack Schiff

Stories

The World Inside the Atom! · 10 pages
Chris and his crew respond to a distress call from a sub-atomic world, where they liberate the population from an oppressive tyrant.
The Perfect Weapon! · 8 pages
Physicist Hiram Sprague develops a force field to protect cities against atomic attack and accidentally cuts off his city from the outside world.
Mr. Wilkins Sees the Future! · 8 pages
Ordinary, average man, Roy Wilkins, glimpses the future and discovers that he's destined to become famous.
Heavenly Twins · 0.5 pages
The facts about the discovery of binary stars.
Untitled · 0.75 pages
A young man learns what the professor means by "travel."
The Man Who Could Vanish! · 9.75 pages
A scientist makes a criminal invisible and when the crook becomes bored with theft, he begins to invisibly aid the police.
Genie of the Bottle · A "Famous First" Feature · 2 pages
Benedictus invents saftey glass.

Publisher’s description

Another new Chris KL-99 interplanetary adventure to “The World Inside the Atom!” When a protective shield against the atomic bomb is created, will its defensive perfection turn it instead into “The Perfect Weapon!”? Also features the exciting science fiction stories “The Man Who Could Vanish!,” “Mr. Wilkins Sees the Future!,” and more.