Adventure Comics #295

DC Comics

United States

Published
April 1962
Page count
36
Cover price
0.12 USD
Colour
Colour
Format
Comic series
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/16884

Credits

Editing
Mort Weisinger

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover The Kookie Super-Ape, (Tales of the Bizarro World) Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Tales of the Bizarro World
Genre
Superhero; humor
Characters
Bizarro-Titano; Bizarro Lois

Credits

Pencils
John Forte? Curt Swan?
Inks
John Forte
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Reprint history

Printed in
in Superman: Tales of the Bizarro World (DC, 2000 series) #nn

Notes

Jack Harris Bit of Bizzaro Business. Cover pencils: Forte (Bob Hughes, 2005-08) or Swan (Bob Bailey, 2005-08-12). Formerly credited to Wayne Boring. Arrival date: 1962-02-27 (Bob Bailey, 2005-08-12)

Show/hide 1. The Duel of the Superboys (Superboy) Comic story, 14 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superboy
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Intro-Bronze Boy, Red Kryptonite, Principal Wade, Chief Parker, Prof Lang, Kryptonite

Credits

Script
Bill Finger
Art
George Papp

Reprint history

 
First published in this issue
Also printed
Australia
Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #40 ([December 1962?])
The Duel of the Superboys
 
United States
Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #138 (May-June 1967)
 (80 Page Giant G35)
 
Australia
Giant Superboy Album (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #4 ([June 1968?])
Duel of the Superboys
Based on
United States
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #175 (April 1952)
The Duel of the Superboys!

Synopsis

Vonrovia claims their super-hero is better than Superboy.

Notes

This story reworks the plot of the story of the same name in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #175 (April 1952).

Show/hide 2. Do You Know Your Neighbors? (Buzzy) Public service announcement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Buzzy
Genre
Psa; teen

Credits

Script
Jack Schiff
Art
Win Mortimer
Show/hide 3. Evening Gown (Peg) Comic story, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Peg
Genre
Gag

Credits

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Art
Henry Boltinoff
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

Synopsis

Wrong dress for a barn dance

Show/hide 4. The Kookie Super-Ape (Tales of the Bizarro World) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Tales of the Bizarro World
Genre
Superhero; humor
Characters
Bizarro Lana, Bizarro Lois, Bizarro Jr, Bizarro Krypto, Bizarro-Titano (intro), Bizarro Jimmy, Bizarro Perry.

Credits

Script
Jerry Siegel
Art
John Forte

Synopsis

Bizzaro-Titano wrestles Bizzaro-Lois

Notes

Inker id by Bob Hughes 8/05. Formerly George Klein.

Show/hide 5. Missing Textbook (Varsity Vic) Comic story, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Varsity Vic
Genre
Gag

Credits

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Art
Henry Boltinoff
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

Reprint history

First print
United States
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #106 (July 1956)
Untitled
Also printed
Australia
Colossal Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #1 ([August 1956])
Untitled

Synopsis

Missing book has girl friend's telephone number in it


Status

AusReprints ID

  • 37218

Entry created

  • 22/07/2008

Cover added

  • 20/05/2010

Index completed

  • 20/05/2010

Last updated

  • 10/05/2015