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Series: Strange Adventures

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Publisher: DC

Title: Strange Adventures
Issue: 157
Page Count: 36
Publish Date: October 1963
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Contributors: Editor: Julius Schwartz

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Strange Adventures 157
Owner: LeeKee

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Story Title: Plight of the Human Cocoons! - cover
Pages:1
Pencils:Murphy Anderson
Inks:Murphy Anderson
Letters:Ira Schnapp
Genre:adventure; science fiction


Story Title: Play It Safe! - public service announcement
Pages:1
Pencils:Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:Sheldon Moldoff
Letters:Ira Schnapp
Genre:advocacy
Synopsis:A day in the life of a forest ranger (billed as a "true story from the records of the Minnesota Warden Service").


Story Title: Plight of the Human Cocoons! - comic story
Pages:7.67
Pencils:Gil Kane
Inks:Joe Giella; Frank Giacoia
Genre:science fiction
Synopsis:Four men from Earth are captured by friendly aliens who need their help to discover the reason why they are shrinking.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Tootsie Roll
Pages:0.33
Letters:typeset


Story Title: The Flashiest News of the Year - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:The Flash
Pages:0.67
Pencils:Carmine Infantino
Inks:Joe Kubert
Letters:Ira Schnapp
Genre:superhero


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Palisades Amusement Park
Pages:0.33


Story Title: [ no title ] - cartoon
Features:Amazing Ratios!
Pages:1
Genre:non-fiction; math & science


Story Title: The Immortality Seekers! - comic story
Pages:8.67
Pencils:Sid Greene
Inks:Sid Greene
Letters:Sid Greene
Genre:science fiction
Synopsis:Aliens visit Earth to rediscover the secret of immortality which was found there millions of years earlier by another member of their race, but lost before he could reveal it to his home world.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Tootsie Roll Pop
Pages:0.33
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - letters page
Features:Spotlight On... Strange Adventures
Pages:1
Pencils:? (logo illustration)
Inks:? (logo illustration)
Colors:? (logo illustration)
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Fight Global Air Battles with Planes of All Nations - advertisement
Pages:0.5
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Zenith Company
Pages:0.5
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Rescue by Moonlight! - comic story
Features:Space Museum
Pages:7.67
Pencils:Carmine Infantino
Inks:John Giunta; Murphy Anderson ? (narrator's head)
Genre:adventure; science fiction
Characters:Alan Strange (descendant of Adam Strange in the 25th century); Tommy Parker; Howard Parker; Llalla (first appearance)
Synopsis:Tommy's father relates the story of Alan Strange, who stopped thieves from stealing some parastil, a rare metal used to make money in the 25th century.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Tootsie Roll Fudge
Pages:0.33


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:1


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Blast Off
Pages:0.5
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Task Force
Pages:0.5
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:100 Toy Soldiers
Pages:0.5
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:104 Kings' Knights
Pages:0.5
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Wallace Brown, Inc.
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Revolutionary War Soldiers
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


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