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Issue: Adventure Comics #252
Publication Date: September 1958
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Issues: #252 of 472 Issues (530 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/31/1958
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth; Jack Schiff (managing editor); Mort Weisinger (story editor); George Kashdan (story editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; standard Silver Age U.S.; standard Modern Age U.S.; digest (5" x 6.75") (#491-503)
Paper Stock: glossy cover (#32-490); cardstock cover (#491-503); newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound (#390, 416, 491-503)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Disclose Reprinted From1
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Original Artwork
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Title Page
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The Super-Sentry of Smallville!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Ma Kent; Pa Kent
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jowett Institute of Physical Training
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Super-Sentry of Smallville

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Alvin Schwartz
Penciller(s): John Sikela
Inker(s): John Sikela
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Ma Kent; Pa Kent; Superboy robots; Lana Lang
Synopsis: Superboy hovers above Smallville and refuses to budge for days. His robots cover for him, everyone puzzles, and his parents fret. Yet his stubborn vigil pays off when he averts an invasion from hostile aliens - without ever moving from that spot!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuper Adventure Comic #105 [British] published March 1959
as Super-Sentry of Smallville [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11.67
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Bizarro
First Line: Coming next month...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Know Your Pet!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Lou Cameron
Inker(s): Lou Cameron
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Character(s): Jimmy; Jimmy's mom; Rags (dog)
Synopsis: Jimmy tries to treat his dog like a poodle, not realizing that different pets need different care.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Varsity Vic
First Line: Oh, Vic, it's so sweet of you to teach me to drive!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Mystery of the Giant Arrows

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Herron
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby
Inker(s): Jack Kirby; Roz Kirby
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Arrow
Character(s): Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (Feature); Speedy [Roy Harper]; Professor Riggles (Guest); Aliens (Villains)
Synopsis: When Green Arrow and Speedy investigate giant arrows falling from the sky, they find themselves pulled into another dimension when an arrow they are examining is retrieved.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Hundred Comic Monthly #28 published January 1959
as The Mystery of the Giant Arrows [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagAction Comics #449 published July 1975
as The Mystery of the Giant Arrows [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #23 [Direct Sales] published July 1982
as The Mystery of the Giant Arrows [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told #[nn] published January 1990
as The Mystery of the Giant Arrows [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told #[nn] published May 1992
as The Mystery of the Giant Arrows [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Green Arrow by Jack Kirby #[nn] published January 2001
as The Mystery of the Giant Arrows [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Green Arrow #1 published March 2006
as The Mystery Of The Giant Arrows [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Jack Kirby Omnibus #1 published October 2011
as The Mystery of the Giant Arrows [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Writer credit to Dave Wood on Action reprint is wrong. Jack Kirby Omnibus #1 also credits Dave Wood as writer.

Story is continued next issue.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jerry the Jitterbug
First Line: -And with the costume I got for us, Jerry, we should be a cinch for first prize!
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #144 published May 1950
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Palisades Amusement Park
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): DeLuxe Photo Service
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Chuckle Box
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Robinson Crusoe of the Sea

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Miller
Penciller(s): Ramona Fradon
Inker(s): Ramona Fradon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Aquaman
Character(s): Topo; Aquaman
Synopsis: Aquaman becomes allergic to salt water and has to remain trapped on an island.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Garcelon Stamp Co.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Junior Sales Club of America
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The National Sports Council
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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