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Issue: Adventure Comics #308
Publication Date: May 1963
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Issues: #308 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 Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/28/1963
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 18 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Mort Weisinger
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Superman #161 and 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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reprinted 5 times as Content Items in other Issues.
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The Super-Menace of Smallville!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): George Klein
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Letterese
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy; Chief Parker; Lana Lang; Pete Ross; the Kents
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Countdown on Excellence

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Character(s): Jerry; Jerry's father
Synopsis: Jerry gets a lecture from his father on the importance of doing every job right.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Printed in black-and-white on inside front cover.
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The Super-Menace of Smallville!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): George Papp
Inker(s): George Papp
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Milton Snapinn; Joe Letterese
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy; Luthor; the Kents; Lana Lang; Pete Ross; Chief Parker
Synopsis: Luthor plagues Smallville with a Red Kryptonite plague.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 14
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Special Announcement!

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Superman; Superboy; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen, Action Comics
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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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
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Smallville Mailsack
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Pages: 1
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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Revolutionary War Soldiers
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Pages: 0.5
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Zenith Company
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Pages: 0.5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Tricksy
Character(s): Tricksy
First Line: I'm tired. As soon as the soon as the show is over...
Synopsis: Tricksy, a high-wire artist, can't find an empty bunk, so he goes to sleep on the high wire.
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Pages: 0.67
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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): Tootsie Roll Pop
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Pages: 0.33
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The Return of Lightning Lad!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Edmond Hamilton
Penciller(s): John Forte
Inker(s): John Forte
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Letterese
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lass [as Lightning Lad]; Bouncing Boy; Chameleon Boy; Sun Boy; Mon-El; Lightning Lad (in flashback and lying in state); Shrinking Violet; Supergirl; Brainiac 5]; Proty
Synopsis: Lightning Lad's sister impersonates her dead brother and joins the Legion.
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In Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #403 published March 1971
as The Return of Lightning Lad! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagAll Star Adventure Comic #92 published April 1975
as The Return of Lightning Lad [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #500 [Direct Sales] published June 1983
as The Return of Lightning Lad! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #2 [1st Printing] published December 1992
as The Return of Lightning Lad! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes #1 published June 2007
as The Return of Lightning Lad! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10.67
Disclose Notes: Intro Proty, Lightning Lass; Lightning Beasts of Korball app; Lightning Lad's body app.
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
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Pages: 0.33
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Palisades Amusement Park
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Pages: 1
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Missile Attack
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Convoy Terror
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Pages: 0.5
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Task Force
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Pages: 0.5
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): American Body Building Club
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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): 147 Famous Automobiles
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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