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Issue: Adventure Comics #254
Publication Date: November 1958
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Issues: #254 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: 09/30/1958
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 18 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Jack Schiff (Managing Editor); Mort Weisinger (story editor); George Kashdan (story editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Disclose Format
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:  
Disclose Reprinted In7
reprinted 7 times as Content Items in other Issues.
Disclose Reprinted From1
reprinted from a Content Item in another Issue.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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I Was a Teen-Age Superboy!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy; Jimmy Saunders; Ronnie James; Fred Gordon
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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): Honor House Products Corp.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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I Was a Teen-Age Superboy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): George Papp
Inker(s): George Papp
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): John Duffy ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Krypto; Jimmy Saunders; Ronnie James; Fred Gordon; Prof Lang; Lana Lang; Ma Kent
Synopsis: Under a Kryptonite "spell" from Krypto, Superboy mysteriously gives different super powers to various boys in Smallville, with mixed results. Lana Lang tricks him into giving her super-speed but keeps setting herself afire!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12.67
Disclose Notes: Story title is probably inspired by the 1957 movies "I Was a Teenage Frankenstein" and "I Was a Teenage Werewolf."
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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): Tootsie Roll
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

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
Feature(s): Private Pete
First Line: And stay there until I tell you to come out!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Joe Giella
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Showcase; Adam Strange
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Menace of the Electric Man!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Miller
Penciller(s): Ramona Fradon
Inker(s): Ramona Fradon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): John Duffy ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Aquaman
Character(s): Electric Man
Synopsis: An escaped convict finds himself immune to electric shock. During storms at sea, the "Electric Man" gathers lightning bolts to rob ships. Aquaman is helpless to stop him until he remembers a particular cargo...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.67
Disclose Notes: Bottom of last page has Tootsie Pop ad.
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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): Tootsie Roll Pop
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Look to the Stars!

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: opinion
Character(s): Bob; Ted
First Line: Gosh Bob, we're lost! What do we do now?
Synopsis: Bob and his friends are saved from being lost in the woods because Bob knows how to find Polaris, the North Star.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Appeared across a range of DC comics in November/December 1958.
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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): Tricksy
First Line: I can't get a raise in pay from the boss.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Smallville Mailsack
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Replies read like Murray Boltinoff.
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The Green Arrow's Last Stand

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dave Wood
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby
Inker(s): Jack Kirby; Roz Kirby
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): John Duffy ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Arrow
Character(s): Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Professor Hagen; Arrowcar; Arrowplane; Brave Turtle (Medicine Man)
Synopsis: Green Arrow and Speedy land in a remote valley that is still occupied by Sioux Indian warriors. The conniving chief and medicine man manufacture a fake "legend" to retain power, but GA's trick arrows win the day and liberate the tribe.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Hundred Comic Monthly #31 published April 1959
as The Green Arrow's Last Stand [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Annual #1961-1962 published January 1961
as The Green Arrow's Last Stand [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuper Adventure Album #5 published January 1976
as The Green Arrow's Last Stand [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuper-Team Family #9 published February 1977
as The Green Arrow's Last Stand [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Green Arrow by Jack Kirby #[nn] published January 2001
as The Green Arrow's Last Stand [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Green Arrow #1 published March 2006
as The Green Arrow's Last Stand [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Jack Kirby Omnibus #1 published October 2011
as The Green Arrow's Last Stand [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.67
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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): Tootsie Roll
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Martin Naydel
Penciller(s): Martin Naydel
Inker(s): Martin Naydel
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Martin Naydel
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Western Facts
First Line: He's duded up to go the the haymaker's jig!
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagDale Evans Comics #12 published July 1950
was [untitled] [Cartoon 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): ?
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): Charles Atlas
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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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): American Specialty Co.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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