Adventure Comics (1938 series) (DC) #255

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Editing:: Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (Managing Editor); Mort Weisinger (story editor); George Kashdan (story editor)

Format:: Color; mostly Standard Golden Age, Silver Age, and Modern Age US size, Digest size (5" x 6.75") #491-503; mostly Saddle-Stitched, Squarebound #390, 416, 491-503

Field	Previous	Change / Next
Sequence Number	1	1
Title	The Splitting of Superboy	The Splitting of Superboy
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Superboy	Superboy
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Script	Otto Binder	Otto Binder
No Script
Pencils	George Papp	George Papp
No Pencils
Inks	George Papp	George Papp
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	12.67	12.67
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters	Red Kryptonite (2nd Appearance); Ma Kent; Pa Kent; Kozz of Mars (yellow skin); Superboy robots; kryptonite; Lana Lang	Red Kryptonite (2nd Appearance); Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Kozz of Mars (yellow skin); Superboy robots; kryptonite; Lana Lang; Superboy
Synopsis	Kozz of Mars uses Red Kryptonite to split Superboy and Clark into two separate people. But Clark turns out to be evil.	Kozz of Mars uses Red Kryptonite to split Superboy and Clark into two separate people. But Clark turns out to be evil.
Reprint Notes	in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #10 (May 1965)	in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #10 (May 1965) in Giant Superboy Album (K.G. Murray, 1965 series) #2 ([c. 1966-1967])
Notes	Bottom of last page has Tootsie Roll ad.	Bottom of last page has Tootsie Roll ad.
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Field	Previous	Change / Next
Sequence Number	2	2
Title	"I've been getting threatening letters through the mail"	"I've been getting threatening letters through the mail"
Unofficial Title?	Yes	Yes
Type	filler	filler
Feature	Casey the Cop	Casey the Cop
Genre	gag	gag
Job Number
Script	Henry Boltinoff	Henry Boltinoff
No Script
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff	Henry Boltinoff
No Pencils
Inks	Henry Boltinoff	Henry Boltinoff
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	Henry Boltinoff	Henry Boltinoff
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters
Synopsis
Reprint Notes	from Gang Busters (DC, 1947 series) #40 (June-July 1954)	from Gang Busters (DC, 1947 series) #40 (June-July 1954)
Notes
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3. [Blackhawk #132] (no feature) promo (ad from the publisher), 1p

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4. Sharing -- The United Nations Way! (no feature) public service announcement, 1p

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Field	Previous	Change / Next
Sequence Number	5	5
Title	The War That Never Ended!	The War That Never Ended!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Green Arrow	Green Arrow
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Script	Dave Wood	Dave Wood
No Script
Pencils	Jack Kirby	Jack Kirby
No Pencils
Inks	Jack Kirby, Roz Kirby (backgrounds)	Jack Kirby, Roz Kirby (backgrounds)
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	5.67	5.67
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters	Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Major Tayako	Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Major Tayako
Synopsis	Green Arrow and Speedy are stranded on a Pacific island that is still inhabited by Japanese soldiers who do not know that WWII is over.	Green Arrow and Speedy are stranded on a Pacific island that is still inhabited by Japanese soldiers who do not know that WWII is over.
Reprint Notes	in Green Arrow by Jack Kirby, The (DC, 2001 series) #[nn] in Showcase Presents Green Arrow (DC, 2006 series) #1 in The Jack Kirby Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #1 (July 2011)	in Green Arrow by Jack Kirby, The (DC, 2001 series) #[nn] in Showcase Presents Green Arrow (DC, 2006 series) #1 in The Jack Kirby Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #1 (July 2011)
Notes	bottom of last page has Tootsie Pop ad	bottom of last page has Tootsie Pop ad
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6. no title (Smallville Mailsack) letters page, 1p

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7. Aquaman's Double Trouble (Aquaman) comic story, 5.67p

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Commenter	Comment	Timestamp	Old State	New State
Tony R. Rose	Editing	2011-10-31 21:18:27	Available	Editing
Tony R. Rose		2011-10-31 21:19:22	Editing	Pending Review
Peter Croome		2011-10-31 21:21:02	Pending Review	Under Review
Peter Croome		2011-10-31 21:21:07	Under Review	Approved

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