Adventure Comics #252

(September 1958)

The Super-Sentry of Smallville (Table of Contents)

Superboy / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Alvin Schwartz

Pencils:

John Sikela

Inks:

John Sikela

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Red Kryptonite (intro); Ma Kent; Pa Kent; Superboy robots; Lana Lang

Indexer Notes

Bottom of last page has promo for The Amazing Bizarro in Superboy.

Know Your Pet! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Lou Cameron

Inks:

Lou Cameron

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Editing:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Characters:

Jimmy; Jimmy's mom; Rags (dog)

Synopsis:

Jimmy tries to treat his dog like a poodle, not realizing that different pets need different care.

["Oh, Vic, it's so sweet of you to teach me to drive!"] (Table of Contents)

Varsity Vic / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

gag

The Mystery of the Giant Arrows (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Ed Herron

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Jack Kirby; Roz Kirby

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (Feature); Speedy [Roy Harper]; Professor Riggles (Guest); Aliens (Villains)

Synopsis:

When Green Arrow and Speedy investigate giant arrows falling from the sky, they find themselves pulled into another dimension when an arrow they are examining is retrieved.

Reprints:

• in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #28 ([January 1959])
• in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #449 (July 1975) [minus pages]
• in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #23 [Direct] (July 1982)
• in The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) #[nn] ([October] 1990)
• in The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1992 series) #[nn] ([October] 1990)
• in The Green Arrow by Jack Kirby (DC, 2001 series) #[nn] ([November] 2001)
• in Showcase Presents Green Arrow (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([January] 2006)
• in The Jack Kirby Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #1 (July 2011)

Indexer Notes

Writer id by Martin O'Hearn. Writer credit to Dave Wood on Action reprint is wrong. Story is continued next issue. Jack Kirby Omnibus #1 also credits Dave Wood as writer.

["And with the costume I got for us, Jerry, we should be a cinch for first prize"] (Table of Contents)

Jerry the Jitterbug / filler / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

teen; humor

Reprints:

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #144 (May 1950)

Indexer Notes

Bottom of page has Palisades Park ad.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Chuckle Box / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

gag

The Robinson Crusoe of the Sea (Table of Contents)

Aquaman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller

Pencils:

Ramona Fradon

Inks:

Ramona Fradon

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Topo; Aquaman

Synopsis:

Aquaman becomes allergic to salt water and has to remain trapped on an island.