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Issue Details

Issue	#56
Published	May 1955
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Julius Schwartz (actual)

Cover Details - "The Fish-Men of Earth!"

Genre	science fiction; mystery
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Joe Giella
Reprinted	in Showcase Presents Strange Adventures (DC, 2008 series) #1

6 page story "The Fish-Men of Earth!"

Genre	science fiction
Script	John Broome
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Bernard Sachs
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) #10 (DC, April-May 1971); in Showcase Presents Strange Adventures (DC, 2008 series) #1

6 page story "Explorers of the Crystal Moon!"

Genre	science fiction
Script	John Broome
Pencils	Henry Sharp
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 Sculptor Who Saved the World!"

Genre	science fiction
Script	John Broome
Pencils	Gil Kane
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

6 page story "The Jungle Emperor (Part 2)"

Genre	science fiction
Script	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	Sy Barry
Inks	Sy Barry
Notes	Story is the sequel to "The Gorilla Who Challenged the World" in Strange Adventures #55. 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

1 page filler "Mysteries In Space"