Comic Title: Strange Adventures #31
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: April 1953
On Sale Date: February 27, 1953 Copyright Date February 25, 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.

Newsstand Date February 27, 1953
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V7 #12

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

Title: "Lights, Camera -- Invasion"
Pages: 6

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

Writer: John Broome
Penciller: Murphy Anderson
Inker: Joe Giella

Reprinted In:
Pulp Fiction Library:Mystery in Space TPB (1999)

Feature Character(s)

• Captain Comet (last appearance in Strange Adventures #30; next appearance in Strange Adventures #32)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lucy Torrence (last appearance in Strange Adventures #25; next appearance in Strange Adventures #33)

Villain(s)

• A gang of martians (Ol-Gath and Kna-Drin named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• A camera crew (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Captain Comet participates in a re-enactment of the famous War of the Worlds broadcast. During his fight with the martian ships, Captain Comet is captured. He is taken inside one of the ships and discovers that real martians have replaced the actors. The martian then continue the invasion for real. However, when they try to slay Captain Comet, he is able to escape his bonds. Captain Comet then stops the martian plans of conquest.