Adventure Comics #256

(January 1959)

The Dragnet For Superboy (Table of Contents)

Superboy / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Al Plastino

Inks:

Al Plastino

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Chief James Wilton; "Flash" Ward; Pa Kent

Formula For Success (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Bob Brown

Inks:

Bob Brown

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

["What a doll!"] (Table of Contents)

Jerry The Jitterbug / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen

The Ordeal of Aquaman (Table of Contents)

Aquaman / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Bernstein

Pencils:

Ramona Fradon

Inks:

Ramona Fradon

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Topo

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/ .

["What's that, Sue - you'd like me to take a model downtown from your house?"] (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:

humor; teen

The Green Arrow's First Case (Table of Contents)

Green Arrow / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Herron; Jack Kirby (plot?)

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Jack Kirby; Roz Kirby (backgrounds)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Arrow-Plane; Carter (Seaman)

Synopsis:

Oliver Queen is marooned on Starfish Island, where he hones his skills as an archer and develops trick arrows. When an expedition sets out to explore the island years later, he fools them with his fake-uranium arrow.

Reprints:

• in Superman Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1951 series) #1961-1962 (1961) [black and white]
• in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #187 (September 1969)
• in Supermann (Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #2/1970 ([januar] 1970)
• in Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes (Crown Publishers, 1976 series) #[nn] (1976)
• in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #9 (May 1981)
• 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

Origin of Green Arrow.