Strange Adventures #45 – Key Highlights
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Publisher: DC Comics
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Publication Date: June 1954
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Editor: Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Julius Schwartz (actual)
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Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson (pencils and inks)
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Genre: Science Fiction, Mystery
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Pages: 36
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Original Cover Price: $0.10
🔥 Key Significance
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Features a striking science-fiction cover by Murphy Anderson titled “The Gorilla World!”
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Includes four science-fiction stories scripted by Otto Binder, Jerry Coleman, and Sid Gerson.
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The pencils and inks credits for all four stories were confirmed through Julius Schwartz’s editorial records, provided by DC Comics on August 12, 2007.
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Notable interior contributors include Carmine Infantino, Mort Drucker, Gil Kane, Howard Sherman, Joe Giella, and Bernard Sachs.
📖 Story Highlights
- “The Gorilla World” – 8 pages
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Script: Otto Binder
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Pencils: Carmine Infantino
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Inks: Joe Giella
- “No Eyes Can See Me” – 6 pages
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Script: Jerry Coleman
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Pencils and Inks: Howard Sherman
- “The Interplanetary Counterfeiters” – 5 pages
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Script: Otto Binder
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Pencils: Mort Drucker
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Inks: Bernard Sachs
- “Saturn—Beware” – 6 pages
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Script: Sid Gerson
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Pencils: Gil Kane
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Inks: Joe Giella
📌 Additional Details
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The cover and interior artwork feature a strong lineup of Golden Age and Silver Age comic-book talent.
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Julius Schwartz’s editorial records provide confirmation of the interior art credits, adding useful documentation to the issue’s creator history.
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The four listed stories account for 25 pages of the 36-page issue.
Collector’s Note: Strange Adventures #45 brings together Murphy Anderson, Otto Binder, Carmine Infantino, Mort Drucker, and Gil Kane in a 1954 DC science-fiction anthology, with documented creator credits that make its bibliographic history especially interesting.
