 strange adventures was the title of several american comic books published by dc comics, the first of which began in 1950. ==original series== strange adventures ran for 244 issues and was dc comics' first science fiction title. it began with an adaptation of the film destination moon. the sales success of the gorilla cover-featured story in strange adventures #8 (may 1951) lead dc to produce numerous comic book covers with depictions of gorillas.{{cite book|last = daniels|first = les|authorlink = les daniels|title = dc comics : sixty years of the world's favorite comic book heroes|chapter= a tour of tomorrow science fiction's fabulous future|publisher = bulfinch|date = 1995|page = 103|isbn = 0821220764|quote= the eighth issue of strange adventures achieved some sort of classic status. the cover showed a gorilla in a zoo holding up a slate that read 'please believe me! i am the victim of a terrible scientific experiment!' this 'incredible story of an ape with a human brain'
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