Adventure Comics #238

(July 1957)

The Secret Past of Superboy's Father (Table of Contents)

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Ray Burnley

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superboy; Jor-El; Lara; Kan-Tu [Doc Holton] (villain); Krypton; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; green kryptonite

Synopsis:

Superboy dreams that his father stole his rocket design from another Kryptonian scientist.

Binky Shows "How to Make New Friends!" (Table of Contents)

Binky / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Bob Oksner

Inks:

Bob Oksner

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Editing:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact; teen

Characters:

Binky; Allergy; Bob; Pete

Synopsis:

Binky suggests Allergy make friends with a new kid, Bob, but Pete does instead and then gets Allergy and the rest of the gang interested.

["Where were you born?"] (Table of Contents)

Bebe / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

children; humor

The Floating Doom (Table of Contents)

Aquaman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ramona Fradon

Inks:

Ramona Fradon

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Aquaman; unnamed pirates (villains)

Reprints:

• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #19 (April 1958)

Indexer Notes

In the Arédit-Artima reprint, the inking credit is given to Charles Paris.

[Warm welcome] (Table of Contents)

Varsity Vic / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Part-Time Explorers (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

The Perils of the Polka-Dot Archer (Table of Contents)

Green Arrow / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Papp

Inks:

George Papp

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Green Arrow; Speedy; The Polka-Dot Archer

Synopsis:

The Polka Dot Archer is a clown who mimics Green Arrow.

Reprints:

• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #17 (February 1958)

[Nice day for hunting] (Table of Contents)

Lem 'n' Lime / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

gag