Strange Adventures Vol 1 5

"The World Inside the Atom": Chris KL-99 goes to a sub-atomic planet inside a pebble and dethrones a tyrant.

"The World Inside the Atom"
Cover
Strange Adventures Vol 1 #5
February, 1951
Executive Editor	Whitney Ellsworth
Cover Artists	Bob Oksner Bernie Sachs
The World Inside the Atom
Writers	Edmond Hamilton
Pencilers	Howard Sherman
Inkers	Howard Sherman
Editors	Julius Schwartz
The Perfect Weapon
Writers	Gardner Fox
Pencilers	Jim Mooney
Inkers	Ray Burnley
Mr. Wilkins Sees the Future
Writers	Manny Ruben
The World of Adventure in Books
Writers	Gardner Fox
Pencilers	Carmine Infantino
Inkers	Joe Giella
The Man Who Could Vanish
Pencilers	Howard Sherman
Inkers	Howard Sherman
Previous Issue	Strange Adventures # 4
Next Issue	Strange Adventures # 6

Strange Adventures #5 is an issue of the series Strange Adventures (Volume 1) with a cover date of February, 1951.

Synopsis for "The World Inside the Atom"

Chris KL-99 goes to a sub-atomic planet inside a pebble and dethrones a tyrant.

Appearing in "The World Inside the Atom"

Featured Characters:

• Chris KL-99

Supporting Characters:

• Halk
• Jero

Antagonists:

• Karthis

Other Characters:

• Lyra
• Drimos

Locations:

• 21st Century (latter part)
  • United Worlds
    • Hall of Worlds
      • Ruun (subatomic planet)

Items:

• Diminishing ray

Vehicles:

• Pioneer
  

Appearing in "The Perfect Weapon"

• Appearances not yet listed
  

Appearing in "Mr. Wilkins Sees the Future"

• Appearances not yet listed
  

Synopsis for "The World of Adventure in Books"

National Social Welfare Ad-page

Appearing in "The World of Adventure in Books"

Featured Characters:

• Tomahawk
• Green Arrow
• Shining Knight

Other Characters:

• two boys
• Robin Hood
• Merry Men
  • Friar Tuck
• King Arthur

Locations:

• 1950
  • A library

Items:

• Books:
  • Last of the Mohicans
  • Treasure Island
  • Robinson Crusoe
  • Adventures of Tom Sawyer
  • Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas
    

Synopsis for "The Man Who Could Vanish"

A thief becomes invisible with the help of a device created by an optician. After easily stealing a large sum of money, he regrets his actions and starts assisting the police by providing tips and thwarting the crimes of other criminals.

Appearing in "The Man Who Could Vanish"

Featured Characters:

• "Professor"
• Thurston Tidwell

Antagonists:

• Keel Jackson
• Big Mike
• Sugarboy Allen
• Sugarfoot

Other Characters:

• police
• chef

Locations:

• 1950

Items:

• Invisibility ray
  

Synopsis for "Genie of the Bottle"

This story is reprinted from Real Fact Comics #6.

The history about how Edoard Benedictus discovered the first safety glass.

Appearing in "Genie of the Bottle"

Featured Characters:

• Edoard Benedictus

Other Characters:

• a girl
• bystanders

Locations:

• 1902
  • Paris, France
    • Arc de Triomphe

Items:

• Cellulose nitrate
• Safety glass

Vehicles:

• Car

Notes

• "The World of Adventure in Books" showcases Tomahawk, Oliver Queen, and Shining Knight together. While Oliver Queen and Shining Knight are set in the 1950s, Tomahawk is a hero from the 18th Century. None explanation is given.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Strange Adventures series

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