Adventure Comics (1938 series) (DC) #255

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Number	255	255
Volume
No Volume	Yes	Yes
Volume Not Printed	False	False
Display Volume With Number	No	No
Indicia Publisher	National Comics Publications Inc.	National Comics Publications Inc.
Indicia Publisher Not Printed	Printed	Printed
Brand	Superman DC National Comics	Superman DC National Comics
No Brand	No	No
Publication Date	December 1958	December 1958
Year On Sale	None	None
Month On Sale	None	None
Day On Sale	None	None
On Sale Date Uncertain	No	No
Key Date	1958-12-00	1958-12-00
Indicia Frequency	monthly	monthly
No Indicia Frequency	No	No
Price	0.10 USD	0.10 USD
Page Count	36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 29.01)	36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 29.01)
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (Managing Editor); Mort Weisinger (story editor); George Kashdan (story editor)	Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (Managing Editor); Mort Weisinger (story editor); George Kashdan (story editor)
No Editing
Indicia Printer
No Indicia Printer	No	No
Barcode
No Barcode	Yes	Yes
Rating
No Rating	False	False
Notes
Keywords
Reprint Links

0. The Splitting of Superboy! (Superboy) cover, 1p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	0	0
Title	The Splitting of Superboy!	The Splitting of Superboy!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	cover	cover
Feature	Superboy	Superboy
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	?	?
No Script
Pencils	Curt Swan	Curt Swan
No Pencils
Inks	Stan Kaye	Stan Kaye
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters	Superboy [Clark Kent]	Superboy [Clark Kent]
Universe
Synopsis
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Notes
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1. The Splitting of Superboy (Superboy) comic story, 12.67p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	1	1
Title	The Splitting of Superboy	The Splitting of Superboy
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Superboy	Superboy
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Page Count	12.67	12.67
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
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
Characters	Red Kryptonite (2nd Appearance); Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Kozz of Mars (yellow skin); Superboy robots; kryptonite; Lana Lang; Superboy	Red Kryptonite (2nd Appearance); Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Kozz of Mars (yellow skin); Superboy robots; kryptonite; Lana Lang; Superboy
Universe
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 Giant Superboy Album (K.G. Murray, 1965 series) #2 ([c. 1966-1967])	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.
Keywords
Reprint Links		The following reprint links are edited in this changeset. in 80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #10 sequence The Splitting of Superboy (Superboy) comic story, 12.67p The Splitting of Superboy [ADDED]

2. ["I've been getting threatening letters through the mail"] (Casey the Cop) filler, 1p [S P I C L E]

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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
First Line
Type	filler	filler
Feature	Casey the Cop	Casey the Cop
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	gag	gag
Job Number
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
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
Characters
Universe
Synopsis
Reprint Notes	from Gang Busters (DC, 1947 series) #40 (June-July 1954)
Notes
Keywords
Reprint Links		The following reprint links are edited in this changeset. from Gang Busters (DC, 1947 series) #40 [ADDED]

3. [Blackhawk #132] (no feature) promo (ad from the publisher), 1p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	3	3
Title	Blackhawk #132	Blackhawk #132
Unofficial Title?	Yes	Yes
First Line
Type	promo (ad from the publisher)	promo (ad from the publisher)
Feature
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre
Job Number
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	?	?
No Script
Pencils	Dick Dillin	Dick Dillin
No Pencils
Inks	Charles Cuidera	Charles Cuidera
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters
Universe
Synopsis
Reprint Notes
Notes
Keywords
Reprint Links

4. Sharing -- The United Nations Way! (no feature) public service announcement, 1p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	4	4
Title	Sharing -- The United Nations Way!	Sharing -- The United Nations Way!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	public service announcement	public service announcement
Feature
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre
Job Number
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	Jack Schiff	Jack Schiff
No Script
Pencils	George Roussos	George Roussos
No Pencils
Inks	George Roussos	George Roussos
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	Gaspar Saladino	Gaspar Saladino
No Letters
Editing	?	?
No Editing
Characters
Universe
Synopsis
Reprint Notes
Notes
Keywords
Reprint Links

5. The War That Never Ended! (Green Arrow) comic story, 5.67p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	5	5
Title	The War That Never Ended!	The War That Never Ended!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Green Arrow	Green Arrow
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Page Count	5.67	5.67
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
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
Characters	Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Major Tayako	Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Major Tayako
Universe
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)
Notes	bottom of last page has Tootsie Pop ad	bottom of last page has Tootsie Pop ad
Keywords
Reprint Links		The following reprint links are edited in this changeset. in The Green Arrow by Jack Kirby (DC, 2001 series) sequence The War That Never Ended! (Green Arrow) comic story, 5.67p The War That Never Ended! [ADDED] in Showcase Presents: Green Arrow (DC, 2006 series) #1 sequence The War That Never Ended! (Green Arrow) comic story, 5.67p The War That Never Ended! [ADDED] in The Jack Kirby Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #1 sequence The War That Never Ended (Green Arrow) comic story, 5.67p The War That Never Ended [ADDED]

6. no title (Smallville Mailsack) letters page, 1p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	6	6
Title
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	letters page	letters page
Feature	Smallville Mailsack	Smallville Mailsack
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre
Job Number
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	?	?
No Script
Pencils
No Pencils	X	X
Inks
No Inks	X	X
Colors
No Colors	X	X
Letters	typeset	typeset
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters
Universe
Synopsis
Reprint Notes
Notes
Keywords
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7. Aquaman's Double Trouble (Aquaman) comic story, 5.67p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	7	7
Title	Aquaman's Double Trouble	Aquaman's Double Trouble
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Aquaman	Aquaman
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Page Count	5.67	5.67
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	?	?
No Script
Pencils	Ramona Fradon	Ramona Fradon
No Pencils
Inks	Ramona Fradon	Ramona Fradon
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing	?	?
No Editing
Characters	King Neptune	King Neptune
Universe
Synopsis
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Notes	Bottom of last page has Tootsie Roll contest ad.	Bottom of last page has Tootsie Roll contest ad.
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Comments

Commenter	Comment	Timestamp	Old State	New State
Anonymous User	Editing	2012-04-17 20:48:50	Available	Editing
Anonymous User	This is an automatically generated changeset to migrate reprint notes into links.	2012-04-17 20:48:51	Available	Editing
Anonymous User	Automatically approved reprint note migration.	2012-04-17 20:50:29	Under Review	Approved

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