Adventure Comics #168

DC Comics

United States

Published
September 1951
Page count
52
Cover price
0.10 USD
Colour
Colour
Size
Digest size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/9144

Credits

Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, Editor

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover The Boy Who Outsmarted Superboy! (Superboy) Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Superboy
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superboy; Lana Lang; Ronald Lang

Credits

Art
Win Mortimer, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

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Also printed
United Kingdom
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #37 ([March 1952])
The Boy Who Outsmarted Superboy!
Show/hide 1. Untitled (Kodak) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Kodak

Credits

Writing
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Art
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Text
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Notes

Inside front cover.

Show/hide 2. The Boy Who Outsmarted Superboy (Superboy) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superboy
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superboy; Lana Lang; Ronald Lang (Lana's kid brother)

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
John Sikela, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

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Also printed
Australia
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #37 ([February 1952?])
The Boy Who Outsmarted Superboy
 
Australia
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #37 ([February 1952?])
 
United Kingdom
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #37 ([March 1952])
The Boy Who Outsmarted Superboy!
 
Australia
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #52 ([February 1970?])
The Boy Who Outsmarted Superboy
 
Australia
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #52 ([February 1970?])

Notes

Not in Woolfolk's pay records according to Martin O'Hearn.

Show/hide 3. Phil Rizzuto (Wheaties) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Wheaties

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Writing
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Text
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Show/hide 4. Untitled [Junior's Rocking Horse] (Cartoon Criss-Cross) Activity, 0.75 pages

Featuring

Feature
Cartoon Criss-Cross

Credits

Writing
Martin Naydel, scripter [signed]
Art
Martin Naydel, line art [signed]
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer
Show/hide 5. Untitled (Wildroot Cream-Oil) Advertisement, 0.25 pages

Featuring

Feature
Wildroot Cream-Oil

Credits

Writing
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Art
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Text
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Show/hide 6. Aquaman: One-Man Crew! (Aquaman) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
Aquaman
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Aquaman; Captain Matt Cleary; Jules Rogers (villain)

Credits

Writing
George Kashdan, scripter
Art
Ramona Fradon, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

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Also printed
United Kingdom
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #37 ([March 1952])
Aquaman: One-Man Crew!
 
Australia
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #52 ([February 1970?])
Aquaman: One-Man Crew
Printed in
Aquaman Classics (Classics/Williams, 1969 series) #2501 (1969)
 
Top Comics (BSV - Williams, 1969 series) #2
Show/hide 7. Untitled (Kellogg's Pep) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Kellogg's Pep

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Writing
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Art
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Text
, letterer
Show/hide 8. Untitled (Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum) Advertisement, 0.5 pages

"I want a big story about Dubble Bubble for this issue..."

Featuring

Feature
Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
Genre
Children

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Ray Thompson, line art [signed]
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer
Show/hide 9. Editorial Advisory Board Promo (ad from the publisher), 0.5 pages

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Show/hide 10. Tubby, King of Comedy! (Johnny Quick) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Johnny Quick
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Tubby Watts

Credits

Writing
Don C. Cameron, scripter
Art
Ralph Mayo, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer
Show/hide 11. Untitled (Shorty) Comic story, 0.67 pages

"I haven't been out of the house all day..."

Featuring

Feature
Shorty
Genre
Humour

Credits

Writing
Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
Art
Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

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Also printed
United States
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #262 (March 1960)
Untitled
Show/hide 12. Untitled (Vitalis Hair Cream) Advertisement, 0.33 pages

Featuring

Feature
Vitalis Hair Cream

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Show/hide 13. Untitled (Jerry the Jitterbug) Comic story, 1 page

"Here I am, Gloria, right on time for our date!"

Featuring

Feature
Jerry the Jitterbug
Genre
Humour
Characters
Jerry the Jitterbug; Gloria

Credits

Writing
Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
Art
Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
Colours
, colourist
Text
Henry Boltinoff, letterer [signed]

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Printed in
Girls' Love Stories (DC, 1949 series) #45 (January-February 1957)
Show/hide 14. Fixing the World's Most Important House Text article, 2 pages

Featuring

Genre
Non-fiction

Credits

Writing
F. Banks, author
Art
, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, typeset
Show/hide 15. Untitled (Peg) Comic story, 1 page

"Hi, Helen, look what I'm wearing..."

Featuring

Feature
Peg
Genre
Humour
Characters
Peg; Helen

Credits

Writing
Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
Art
Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
Colours
, colourist
Text
Henry Boltinoff, letterer [signed]

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Printed in
The Adventures of Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis (DC, 1952 series) #33 (November 1956)
Show/hide 16. Buzzy Says: "Old Folks Are People Too!" (Buzzy) Public service announcement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Buzzy
Genre
Advocacy; teen

Credits

Writing
Jack Schiff, scripter
Art
Win Mortimer, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
Ira Schnapp, letterer
Editing
, editor
Show/hide 17. The Arrow That Crossed a Continent! (Green Arrow) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature
Green Arrow
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Green Arrow; Speedy; Mr. Hilton; Robin Hood Arrow Company (villains)

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
George Papp, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

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Printed in
Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #9 ([1957] ?)
Show/hide 18. Favorites in Fantasy! Promo (ad from the publisher), 1 page

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Show/hide 19. Untitled (Quick Quiz) Cartoon, 0.67 pages

"Can a star be really photographed..."

Featuring

Feature
Quick Quiz
Genre
Non-fiction

Credits

Writing
Horace Elmo, scripter [signed]
Art
Horace Elmo, line art [signed]
Colours
, colourist
Text
Horace Elmo, letterer
Show/hide 20. Untitled (Wheaties) Advertisement, 0.33 pages

Featuring

Feature
Wheaties

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Text
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Show/hide 21. How Joe's Body Brought Him Fame Instead of Shame (Charles Atlas) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Charles Atlas

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
, line art
Text
, letterer

Notes

Inside back cover.

Show/hide 22. Untitled (Daisy Air Rifles) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Daisy Air Rifles

Credits

Writing
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Art
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Colours
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Text
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Notes

Back cover.


Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 34080

Entry created

  • 23/09/2007

Cover added

  • 16/03/2022

Index completed

  • 16/03/2022

Last updated

  • 16/03/2022