Published Sep 1953 by Harvey.
Stories and art by Robert Ripley and others. Harvey presents the first comic book based on the popular comic strip, featuring oddball facts from around the world. In the days of tall ships, a mysterious vision of a captain's lost love saves his ship twice from disaster. A chess game changes the course of history. The mysteries of Africa. Plus an introduction describing the history of the famed comic strip. A Vision Saved Two Ships; Factless Facts; Seeing's Not Believing!; History was Changed in a Chess Game; Africa Explored; The Bomb That Bounced Back; Fire-Proof Man.