Data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license.

Issue Details

Issue #55
Published April 1955
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Julius Schwartz (actual)

Cover Details - "The Gorilla Who Challenged the World!"

Genre science fiction; mystery
Pencils Murphy Anderson
Inks Murphy Anderson
Reprinted in Showcase Presents Strange Adventures (DC, 2008 series) #1

6 page story "The Gorilla Who Challenged the World (Part 1)"

Genre science fiction
Script Edmond Hamilton
Pencils Sy Barry
Inks Sy Barry
Notes Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (April 2007).
Reprinted in From Beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #5 (June-July 1970); in Showcase Presents Strange Adventures (DC, 2008 series) #1

6 page story "Movie Men From Mars!"

Genre science fiction
Script Edmond Hamilton
Pencils Henry Sharp
Inks Joe Giella
Notes Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (16 August 2007)
Reprinted in Showcase Presents Strange Adventures (DC, 2008 series) #1

2 page story "A World Destroyed!"

Genre science fiction
Script Joe Kubert
Pencils Joe Kubert
Inks Joe Kubert
Reprinted in Showcase Presents Strange Adventures (DC, 2008 series) #1

6 page story "The Day The Sun Exploded!"

Genre science fiction
Script John Broome
Pencils Gil Kane
Inks Bernard Sachs
Notes Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (16 August 2007)
Reprinted in Showcase Presents Strange Adventures (DC, 2008 series) #1

6 page story "The Invisible Spaceman!"

Genre science fiction
Script Sid Gerson
Pencils Murphy Anderson
Inks Joe Giella
Notes Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (16 August 2007)
Reprinted in Showcase Presents Strange Adventures (DC, 2008 series) #1