Comic Title: Strange Adventures #36
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: September 1953
Approx. On Sale Date: July 31, 1953 Copyright Date July 29, 1953
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1953
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "The Grab-Bag Planet"
Pages: 6

Feature(s):
Captain Comet (of Earth-1)

Writer: John Broome
Artist: Murphy Anderson

Feature Character(s)

• Captain Comet (last appearance in Strange Adventures #35; next appearance in Strange Adventures #37)

Supporting Character(s)

• Emery Zackro (last appearance in Strange Adventures #34; next appearance in Strange Adventures #38)
• Lucy Torrence (last appearance in Strange Adventures #35; next appearance in Strange Adventures #37)

Villain(s)

• A rogue alien from Cnossur (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Xtanxu and several people from Cnossur (no further appearances)
• Freddy and Carol (a young couple; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
A metal claw from space begins snatching objects from Earth. Captain Comet traces the claw to a ship in orbit. He boards the ship and meet Xtanxu, an alien from Cnossur. The alien explains that his people are playing a scavenger hunt game and that the objects will be paid for. However, Captain Comet discovers that one of the aliens has abducted Professor Zackro. After rescuing his friend, Captain Comet receives an apology from Xtanxu for his colleague's behavior.