Adventure Comics
#198
(March 1954)
DC,
1938 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 44
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1954-01-25
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (managing editor); Mort Weisinger (story editor); George Kashdan (story editor)
Issue Notes
Printed in U.S.A.
On sale date from the publication date reported to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume 8, Part 2, Number 1, Periodicals, January-June 1954. Class B periodical. Copyright registration number B455189.
On sale date from the publication date reported to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume 8, Part 2, Number 1, Periodicals, January-June 1954. Class B periodical. Copyright registration number B455189.
The Super-Carnival from Space!
Superboy / comic story / 12 pages
- Feature Logo
Superboy the Adventures of Superman When He Was a Boy- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superboy [Clark Kent]; Pete; Dave; Jonathan Kent; Interplanetary Circus [unnamed ringmaster (owner); unnamed eight-armed man; Lamic; Arago; Lazulo; Jensha; other unnamed circus performers]
- Synopsis
- An alien circus tries to force Superboy to join.
Indexer Notes
Inker identification by Bob Hughes.
Compare "The Interplanetary Circus" in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #145 (May 1961).
The character named Pete in this story is not given a last name, and does not resemble the later character Pete Ross at all. (Pete Ross was not introduced until 1961.)
Buzzy Says "Start the Day Off Right!"
Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; teen
- Characters
- Buzzy; Danny; Danny's mom; Miss Jones; unnamed coach
The Daredevil of the Seven Seas!
Aquaman / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Feature Logo
Aquaman [straight, shadow behind]- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Aquaman; Alan Doktor; Mr. Martin; unnamed ship crewmen; Joe Perp
- Reprints
in [no title indexed]
Little Pete / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- So you've never been on a farm, eh?
- Feature Logo
Little Pete- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Pete; Uncle Ezra
The Mechanical Fortune Teller!
Johnny Quick / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Tubby Watts; Professor Larum; Mrs. Larum; Larum's daughter; Benny the Bookie; Benny's unnamed underlings; Eustace Gold
- Reprints
-
in Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #2 ([July 1956])
-
Those "Wild" Animals
text article / 2 pages
- Script
- Jack Miller
- Pencils
- Raymond Perry (illustration)
- Inks
- Raymond Perry (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
Wanted for Murder: Green Arrow!
Green Arrow / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Feature Logo
The Green Arrow- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; unnamed Headquarters police chief; Marcus; Mr. Burns (Vic Darrow's hoodlum); Marie Elliot; unnamed Marcus' men; unnamed King's soldiers
- Synopsis
- Green Arrow goes to the backward European nation of Entonia to rescue a girl.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Super-Carnival from Space!
Superboy -
1.
Do You Want Spending Money?
Stephens Credit Sales -
2.
The Super-Carnival from Space!
Superboy -
3.
["Egypt sure is an interesting country..."]
Dubble Bubble Gum -
4.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
5.
Buzzy Says "Start the Day Off Right!"
Buzzy -
6.
The Daredevil of the Seven Seas!
Aquaman -
7.
["Egad!! One must be Detective Fosdick..."]
Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream Oil -
8.
["Did you hear the exciting news, 'Topper'?"]
Hopalong Cassidy -
9.
["So you've never been on a farm, eh?"]
Little Pete -
10.
The Mechanical Fortune Teller!
Johnny Quick -
11.
Those "Wild" Animals
-
12.
On the Beam!
Junior Space Pilots; Wilson Chemical Company -
13.
Wanted for Murder: Green Arrow!
Green Arrow -
14.
Superman on Television!
The Adventures of Superman -
15.
Free..Prized Set of 4 Official United Nations Stamps
Littleton Stamp Co. -
16.
Men! Women! Boys! Girls! Yours for Only 1¢
Artistic Card Co., Inc. -
17.
All Seven Terrific New Mysteries for Only $1.00
The Dollar Mystery Guild
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Gregory Fischer
- Mike Nielsen
- Allen Ross
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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