Strange Adventures #54
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- March 1955
- Page count
- 36
- Cover price
- 0.10 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- Branding
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DC: Superman National Comics
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- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/11930
Credits
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, editor [credited]
- Julius Schwartz, editor [attributed] (actual)
Issue contents
Cover
The Electric Man!
Cover, 1 page
"Can you guess the secret of..."
Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Art
- Murphy Anderson, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
Reprint history
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First published in this issue
- Also printed
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Strange Adventures (Colour Comics, 1954 series) #12 ([August 1955?]) — The Electric Man
- Printed in
- Showcase Presents: Strange Adventures (DC, 2008 series) #1 (2008 [March 2009])
- Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #38 (1 de noviembre de 1956)
1"Try for a free 2-year art scholarship worth $295.00"
Featuring
- Feature
- Art Instruction, Inc.
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Inside front cover.
2"I'm lookin' for gold, pardner--but what would you be lookin' for with that metal frog-sticker--uranium?"
Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Writing
- John Broome, scripter
- Art
- Sy Barry, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
-
First published in this issue
- Also printed
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Strange Adventures (Colour Comics, 1954 series) #12 ([August 1955?]) — The Electric Man
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Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #29 ([September 1967]) — The Electric Man!
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Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #229 (March-April 1971) — The Electric Man!
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Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #78 (October 1971) — The Electric Man
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Showcase Presents Strange Adventures (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([January] 2009) — The Electric Man
- Printed in
- Showcase Presents: Strange Adventures (DC, 2008 series) #1 (2008 [March 2009])
- Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #38 (1 de noviembre de 1956)
Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
3"Here's how you can get paid up to $4,205.00 a year to start"
Featuring
- Feature
- Franklin Institute
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
- , typeset
4"The full moon sheds 100 times as much light upon the Earth as all the stars combined..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Amazing Ratios!
- Genre
- Non-fiction; math & science
Credits
- Writing
- Julius Schwartz, scripter
- Art
- Morris Waldinger, penciller
- Tom Nicolosi, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Milt Snapinn, letterer
Reprint history
5"What do you see in this skinny beanpole, Wilma?"
Featuring
- Characters
- Wilma; Rodney Drake [Rod]; Brad; Professor Milton
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- Carmine Infantino, penciller
- Bernard Sachs, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
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First published in this issue
- Also printed
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Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #54 (March 1955)
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Superboy Adventure Book (Atlas Publishing, 1955 series) #1956-57 (1956) — The World's Mightiest Weakling
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Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #34 ([February 1968?]) — The World's Mightiest Weakling
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Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #34 ([February 1968?])
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Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #34 ([February 1968?])
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Superman (DC, 1939 series) #242 (September 1971)
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Mighty Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #88 ([April 1972?]) — The World's Mightiest Weakling
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Mighty Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #88 ([April 1972?])
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Mighty Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #88 ([April 1972?])
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Showcase Presents Strange Adventures (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([January] 2009) — The World's Mightiest Weakling
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Showcase Presents Strange Adventures (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([January] 2009)
- Printed in
- Showcase Presents: Strange Adventures (DC, 2008 series) #1 (2008 [March 2009])
- Superman (DC, 1939 series) #242 (September 1971)
- Batman Poche (Sage - Sagédition, 1976 series) #25 (février-mars-avril 1980)
- Original
- Strange Adventures 54, March 1955
- This version
- Superman 242, September 1971
Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
6"Saturn as seen from its closest moon Mimas would appear 5000 times the size of Earth's full moon!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Planets of Wonder!
- Genre
- Non-fiction; math & science
Credits
- Writing
- Julius Schwartz, scripter
- Art
- Morris Waldinger, penciller
- Tom Nicolosi, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Milt Snapinn, letterer
Reprint history
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First published in this issue
- Also printed
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Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (Colour Comics, 1955 series) #16 ([July 1956]) — Untitled
- From GCD
- in Showcase Presents Strange Adventures (DC, 2008 series) #1
- Printed in
- Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (K. G. Murray, 1955 series) #16 ([July 1956])
- My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #46 (August 1960)
7Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
8"Why are you sad father?"
Featuring
- Genre
- Non-fiction; advocacy
Credits
- Writing
- Jack Schiff, scripter
- Art
- Win Mortimer, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
This PSA is produced in the form of a sequential comics-form story.
9"Professor, we've got to figure out the meaning of these strange snapshots!"
Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- Gil Kane, penciller
- Bernard Sachs, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
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First published in this issue
- Also printed
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All Favourites Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #63 ([November 1967?]) — Interplanetary Camera
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All Favourites Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #63 ([November 1967?])
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Showcase Presents Strange Adventures (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([January] 2009) — Interplanetary Camera
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Showcase Presents Strange Adventures (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([January] 2009)
- Printed in
- Showcase Presents: Strange Adventures (DC, 2008 series) #1 (2008 [March 2009])
- All Favourites Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #63 ([September 1967])
- Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #38 (1 de noviembre de 1956)
Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
10Featuring
- Feature
- Spotlight on Science
- Genre
- Non-Fiction
Credits
- Writing
- Julius Schwartz, author
- Art
- Raymond Perry, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
There are two text articles presented:
1. Seeds Across Space!
2. Flight by Night!
11"Find Tim Steele the killer robot!"
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- Henry Sharp, penciller
- Joe Giella, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
-
First published in this issue
- Also printed
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Showcase Presents Strange Adventures (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([January] 2009) — The Robot Dragnet
- Printed in
- Showcase Presents: Strange Adventures (DC, 2008 series) #1 (2008 [March 2009])
- Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #38 (1 de noviembre de 1956)
Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics; sequel to "The Millionaire Robot" in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #53.
12Featuring
- Feature
- Wilson Chem. Co.
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
13Featuring
- Feature
- Littleton Stamp Co.
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
14Featuring
- Feature
- Artistic Card Co., Inc.
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Inside back cover.
15Featuring
- Feature
- American Seed Co.
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Back cover.
Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Indicia
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