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Issue: Adventure Comics #288
Publication Date: September 1961
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Issues: #288 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: 07/27/1961
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Mort Weisinger
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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Title Page
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Bizarro's Secret Identity!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): Tales of the Bizarro World
Character(s): Bizarro Perry White; Bizarro Lois Lane; Bizarro Clark Kent
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: Tales of the Bizarro World #[nn] published October 2000
as Featuring "Bizarro's Secret Identity!" [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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 Knave from Krypton!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel
Penciller(s): George Papp
Inker(s): George Papp
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Dev-Em; Ma Kent; Pa Kent; Jor-El; Krypto; Lana Lang; Chief Parker
Synopsis: Dev-Em puts Superboy in Phantom Zone, takes his place, and destroys his reputation.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #320 published May 1964
as Revenge of the Knave from Krypton! Part I [Story on Interior Page(s)]pg. 9, panels 1-2 only
In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #138 published May 1967
as Duel of the Superboys! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12.67
Disclose Notes: Continued from the previous issue.
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Tootsie Roll Makes History!

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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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mort Weisinger
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Smallville Mailsack
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from James Clark, Jr., Bill Ryan, Kal Lindenberg, Joan Bittner, Mike Tarlo, Leonard Tighe, Jane Edson.
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Coming... Super-Attractions!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Superman; Action Comics; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): 150 Civil War Soldiers
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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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
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Homer
First Line: Homer, will you move some of the furniture for me?
Synopsis: Homer puts wheels on the furniture to make it easier to move.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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There's More Than Meets the Eye...

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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See the Many Fantastic Faces of Superman...

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Giant Superman Annual
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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At Last!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Secret Origins
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Bizzaro's Secret Identity!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel
Penciller(s): John Forte
Inker(s): John Forte
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): Tales of the Bizarro World
Character(s): Bizarro-Kltpzyxym; Bizarro Lois; Bizarro Jr.; Stupor Woman (introduction); Bizarro Perry White; Daily Htrae (introduction); Mxyzptlk
Synopsis: Bizarro-Kyltpyzxm gives Bizarro Lois super powers and she adopts a secret identity.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #202 published December 1967
as Bizarro's Secret Identity! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: Tales of the Bizarro World #[nn] published October 2000
as Bizarro's Secret Identity! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11.67
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Guaranteed to Make You Smile...

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar
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): Giant Batman Annual
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Pages: 0.5
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Palisades Amusement Park
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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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): Frontier Cabin
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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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): Task Force
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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): Wallace Brown, Inc.
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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): Revolutionary War Soldiers
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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