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Cover: Murphy Anderson

Strange Adventures #27

Dec 1952 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "The Counterfeit Captain Comet!", a baffling mystery unfolds when George Mitchell finds his novel eerily identical to a long-lost book written over a century earlier—without ever having read it. Written by Jack Miller and brought to life with sharp, dynamic art by Gil Kane and Joe Giella, this 1952 Strange Adventures tale dives into a mind-bending enigma that challenges the very idea of authorship and time. The cover by Murphy Anderson captures the story’s eerie intrigue with a striking, shadowed image of Captain Comet.

Contains 5 stories
The Counterfeit Captain Comet!
7.67 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero
The Farmers from Space!
6 pp · Science Fiction
Doctor Wesley SampsonMary SampsonDis KorRen Tluke
Intelligent Animals
1 pp · Non-Fiction, Animal
The Case of the Twice-Told Tale!
3.67 pp · Science Fiction
George MitchellMr. BlakeRichard MillsBenjamin Franklin (cameo)
The Last Humans!
6 pp · Science Fiction
LokriTrentDoctor Jaims

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Raw (Good) $72
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $689*
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $540*
CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $434*
CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $360
CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $302*
CGC 6.0 · 3 in census $260
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CGC 5.0 · 3 in census $209*
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Full credits

artist Gil Kane
cover pencils, inks Murphy Anderson

Reprints

Reprinted in The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #36 (1957), Challengers of the Unknown #9 (1959), Challengers of the Unknown #3 (1960), My Greatest Adventure #61 (1961), Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly #11 (1966), Bomba the Jungle Boy #3 (1968), From Beyond the Unknown #7 (1970), Aquaman #12 (1972), Tarzan #224 (1973), Die Grüne Laterne #3 (1975)

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