Adventure Comics #130

DC Comics

United States

Published
July 1948
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
Branding
DC: A Superman Publication
 
DC: A Superman Publication
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/6873

Credits

Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, Editor [credited]
 
Jack Schiff, editor [attributed] (actual)

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover Untitled (Superboy) Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Superboy
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superboy

Credits

Art
Al Wenzel, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Superboy Comics (Color Comics, 1949 series) #9 ([October 1949?])
Superboy's Scenic Railway
Printed in
Superboy (K. G. Murray, 1949 series) #9 ([October 1949])
 
Adventure Comics (National Comics Publications of Canada Ltd, 1948 series) #130 (August-September 1948)

Notes

art credits by Bob Hughes

Show/hide 1. Editorial Advisory Board Promo (ad from the publisher), 0.33 pages

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Text
, typeset

Notes

Inside front cover.

Show/hide 2. Let the Facts Speak for Themselves-- (Real Fact Comics) Promo (ad from the publisher), 0.67 pages

Featuring

Feature
Real Fact Comics

Credits

Writing
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Art
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Text
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Notes

Inside front cover.

Show/hide 3. Superboy -- Super-Salesman! (Superboy) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superboy
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superboy; Herbert Binns; Hugo Crowl

Credits

Writing
Bill Finger, scripter
Art
Al Wenzel, penciller
 
George Roussos , inker
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Adventure Comics Featuring Superboy (Color Comics, 1949 series) #4 ([May 1949])
Superboy - Super-Salesman!
 
Australia
Colossal Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #1 ([August 1956])
Superboy -- Super-Salesman!

Notes

art credits by Bob Hughes

Show/hide 4. Rounding Up the Rustlers ("U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
"U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires
Genre
Adventure

Credits

Writing
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Art
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Colours
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Text
, letterer
Show/hide 5. Captain Tootsie Traps the Circus Culprit (Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll) Comics-form advertising, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Captain Tootsie; Secret Legion; Rollo; Mr. Bingling; Miss Trixie; Zulu

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
C. C. Beck, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

Synopsis

The Captain and his pals figure out who has been tampering with the circus trapeze equipment.

Show/hide 6. The Sweetheart of the Seven Seas! (Aquaman) Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Feature
Aquaman
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Aquaman; Esther Grable

Credits

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

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Adventure Comics Featuring Superboy (Color Comics, 1949 series) #5 ([June 1949?])
The Sweetheart of the Seven Seas
 
Australia
Colossal Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #5 (August 1958)
The Sweetheart of the Seven Seas!
Printed in
Adventure Comics Featuring Superboy (K. G. Murray, 1949 series) #5 ([June 1949])
Show/hide 7. Untitled (Jerry the Jitterbug) Comic story, 1 page

"As soon as Dad gets into his car..."

Featuring

Feature
Jerry the Jitterbug
Genre
Humour; teen

Credits

Writing
Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
Art
Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer
Show/hide 8. Untitled (Schwinn) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Schwinn

Credits

Writing
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Art
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Colours
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Text
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Show/hide 9. Won - By a Whisper! (Another Jim Wise "P-F" Sports Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Another Jim Wise "P-F" Sports Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
Genre
Sports

Credits

Writing
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Art
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Colours
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Text
, letterer
Show/hide 10. The Archer of Triumph! (Green Arrow) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature
Green Arrow
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Green Arrow; Speedy; Johnson

Credits

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

Synopsis

Green Arrow visits Arrowtown for a celebration but someone there wants to kill him.

Show/hide 11. Untitled (Kellogg's Variety) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Kellogg's Variety

Credits

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Art
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Text
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Show/hide 12. Show Time (Adventures of "Popsicle Pete") Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Adventures of "Popsicle Pete"

Credits

Writing
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Art
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Colours
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Text
, letterer
Show/hide 13. That Magnetic Personality Text story, 2 pages

Credits

Writing
Bill Morrison, author
Art
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Colours
, colourist
Text
, typeset
Show/hide 14. You Run Faster in Keds! (U. S. Keds) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
U. S. Keds

Credits

Writing
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Art
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Colours
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Text
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Show/hide 15. The Nimble Names Crimes! (Johnny Quick) Comic story, 9 pages

Featuring

Feature
Johnny Quick
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Johnny Quick; Tubby Watts; Nimble Names Club; Larry Streak; Martin Swift; Gordon Fleet

Credits

Writing
Otto Binder, scripter
Art
Mort Meskin, penciller
 
George Roussos, inker
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer
Show/hide 16. Untitled (Willy, the Office Boy) Comic story, 0.5 pages

"Willy, I'm going to be very busy..."

Featuring

Feature
Willy, the Office Boy
Genre
Humour

Credits

Writing
Phil Berube, scripter [signed]
Art
Phil Berube, line art [signed]
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

Also printed
United States
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #201 (February 1955)
Untitled
Show/hide 17. Untitled (Cracker Jack) Advertisement, 0.5 pages

Featuring

Feature
Cracker Jack

Credits

Writing
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Art
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Colours
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Text
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Show/hide 18. Untitled (Thom McAn) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Thom McAn

Credits

Writing
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Art
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Colours
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Text
, letterer
Show/hide 19. Untitled (Daisy Air Rifles) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Daisy Air Rifles

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
, line art
Text
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Notes

Inside back cover.

Show/hide 20. Untitled (Milky Way) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Milky Way

Credits

Writing
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Art
, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, typeset

Notes

Back cover.


Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 35385

Entry created

  • 23/12/2007

Cover added

  • 01/04/2010

Index completed

  • 08/02/2022

Last updated

  • 08/02/2022