Adventure Comics #153

DC Comics

United States

Published
June 1950
Page count
52
Cover price
0.10 USD
Colour
Colour
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/8319

Credits

Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited)
Jack Schiff (actual)

Issue contents Hide all

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

Featuring

Feature
Superboy
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superboy

Credits

Art
Al Plastino

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #44 ([September 1952?])
Untitled
 
United Kingdom
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #44 ([October 1952?])
Untitled
Show/hide 1. No title recorded Promo (ad from the publisher), 1 page

"You will always hit the bull's-eye..."

Credits

Letters
typeset

Notes

Inside front cover.

Show/hide 2. Clark Kent, Boy Hobo! (Superboy) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superboy
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superboy; Jack Watson; Jimmy Guy; Blackie; Ma Kent; Pa Kent

Credits

Art
John Sikela

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #4 ([October 1950])
Clark Kent, Boy Hobo

Synopsis

Clark goes under cover to write about the lives of boy hoboes.

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

Featuring

Feature
Wheaties
Show/hide 4. No title recorded (Bazooka) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Bazooka
Show/hide 5. The Duel of the Flying Knights! (Shining Knight) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
Shining Knight
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Shining Knight; Mordred; Bellerophon (only appearance)

Credits

Script
Joe Samachson
Art
Frank Frazetta

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
The Brave and the Bold (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #6 ([July 1956?])
The Duel of the Flying Knights!
 
United States
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #205 (September 1971)
The Duel of the Flying Knights!
 
Australia
Mighty Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #92 ([December 1972?])
The Duel of the Flying Knights
Original
Adventure Comics 153, June 1950
This version
World's Finest Comics 205, September 1971

Notes

at Camelot

Show/hide 6. No title recorded (The "Popsicle" Hall of Fame) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
The "Popsicle" Hall of Fame

Credits

Art
Sam Glankoff
Show/hide 7. Beating the Broken Buckboard! ("U. S." Royal; U. S. Royal Bike Tires) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
"U. S." Royal; U. S. Royal Bike Tires
Genre
Adventure
Show/hide 8. Case of the Lucky Loser! (Johnny Quick) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Johnny Quick
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Johnny Quick; Tubby Watts; Aces High

Credits

Script
Jack Miller
Art
Ralph Mayo
Show/hide 9. No title recorded (Shredded Ralston) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Shredded Ralston

Notes

On the page immediately following page 4 of the previous story sequence.

Show/hide 10. We Could Have Killed Him! (Ray-o-Vac) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Ray-o-Vac
Genre
Adventure

Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 5 of the previous story sequence.

Show/hide 11. No title recorded (Nabisco Shredded Wheat) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Nabisco Shredded Wheat
Show/hide 12. Untitled (Shorty) Comic story, 0.75 pages

"I'll go north and do a lot of skiing"

Featuring

Feature
Shorty
Genre
Humor; teen

Credits

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Art
Henry Boltinoff
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
Show/hide 13. No title recorded (Nestlé's Crunch) Advertisement, 0.25 pages

Featuring

Feature
Nestlé's Crunch
Show/hide 14. Four-Footed Eyes Text article, 1.75 pages

Featuring

Genre
Non-fiction

Credits

Author
Art
Raymond Perry ?
Colours
Raymond Perry ?
Letters
typeset
Show/hide 15. No title recorded (Columbia) Advertisement, 0.25 pages

Featuring

Feature
Columbia

Credits

Letters
typeset
Show/hide 16. No title recorded (Monark Super Deluxe) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Monark Super Deluxe

Credits

Letters
typeset
Show/hide 17. Untitled (Little Pete) Comic story, 0.5 pages

"Waaw! Pinky Jones has all my marbles!"

Featuring

Feature
Little Pete
Genre
Humor; children

Credits

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Art
Henry Boltinoff
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #18 ([November 1951])
Untitled
Show/hide 18. No title recorded (Schwinn Hand Brakes) Advertisement, 0.5 pages

Featuring

Feature
Schwinn Hand Brakes

Credits

Letters
typeset
Show/hide 19. The Rogues' Rembrandt (The Green Arrow) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
The Green Arrow
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Green Arrow; Speedy; Victor Pimm (the Rogues' Rembrandt)

Credits

Art
George Papp

Synopsis

Victor Pimm paints crime's greatest triumphs. But he only paints from life.

Show/hide 20. Schwinn Is Guaranteed! (Schwinn) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Schwinn

Credits

Letters
typeset
Show/hide 21. The Stagecoach Stick-Up (Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure; "P-F" Canvas Shoes) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
Genre
Adventure
Show/hide 22. A Salute to the Boy Scouts of America (Superman; Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder) Public service announcement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Superman; Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Genre
Advocacy; superhero

Credits

Letters
typeset

Notes

Inside back cover.

Show/hide 23. Rope 'Em Both, Partner! (Daisy B-B Guns) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Daisy B-B Guns

Credits

Letters
typeset

Notes

Back cover.


Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 38105

Index completed

  • 27/08/2019

Last updated

  • 27/08/2019