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Issue: Adventure Comics #270
Publication Date: March 1960
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Issues: #270 of 472 Issues (530 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/28/1960
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from ad in Action Comics #262 on 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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Title Page
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The Stolen Identities!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Stolen Identities

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Nerp Gikk; Irm Gikk; Superboy robots
Synopsis: Two Xelthunians secretly replace Ma and Pa Kent to perform a secret mission, not knowing that the Kents are Superboy's foster parents. After Ma Kent unwisely mentions Superboy's vulnerability to kryptonite, the Xelthunians power the transporter ray they plan to use to send Superboy to their planet with red kryptonite and it turns him into a fat Boy of Steel, a bullet-sized Boy of Steel, and a giant Boy of Steel. Once Superboy discovers their secret mission -- moving their sub-atomic world -- and helps them accomplish it, everyone goes home happy.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagFour Star Spectacular #1 published March 1976
as The Stolen Identities! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Mistakenly included on Otto Binder's list of stories.
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Buzzy's "Famous Books" Quiz

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, opinion
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: There's the front doorbell
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Coming... Super-Attractions!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Action Comics; Superman
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Ad for Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #16, Action Comics #262, and Superman #136.
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The Ninth Wonder!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, jungle, superhero
Character(s): Dr. Kovec (villain); Professor West
Synopsis: Congorilla stops river pirates, frees a kidnapped scientist, and stops an attack by the Wambus, all before a retelling of his origin.
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In Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #148 published March 1965
as The Ninth Wonder! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Debut of Congo Bill / Congorilla In Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #270 (March 1960).
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from: Jeffrey Keizer, Steven Applebaum, Joel Golden, Doug Peterson, Mike Richter, Alfreda Stanley, Ronald Schwarz, Terry Slaven, and Eloise Murphy.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: I've got to make a big delivery to the bank!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Menace of Aqualad!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Gypsy fortune teller; Professor Tyson; underwater pirates
Synopsis: A fortune teller tells that Aquaman will someday be replaced and Aqualad seems to by trying to fulfill the prophecy.
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In Content Item: Flag100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-15 published March 1973
as The Menace of Aqualad! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Aquaman Archives #1 published March 2003
as The Menace of Aqualad! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Aquaman #1 published April 2007
as The Menace of Aqualad! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly #115 published ?
as The Menace of Aqualad! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Introduction of the Aqua-Cave
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Send $0.10 for 1960 Pyro catalog and bonus coupons from Pyro Plastics Corp., 120 Pyro Park, Union, New Jersey.
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Colorist(s): ? (letters and background only)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
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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
Editor(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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