Adventure Comics #260

(May 1959)

The Kents' Second Super-Son (Table of Contents)

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Coleman

Pencils:

John Sikela

Inks:

John Sikela

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Ma Kent; Pa Kent; Vidal; Lana Lang

Synopsis:

Vidal, a Superboy from another planet, takes Superboy's place on Earth while he's away on a space mission.

Reprints:

• in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #129 (May 1966)
• in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G22 (May 1966)
• in Superboy (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #7/1970 (July 1970)

Indexer Notes

Writer id by Martin O'Hearn. Mistakenly included on Otto Binder's list of stories.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Peg / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

teen; humor

Do You Make Life Hard For Yourself? (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Bernard Baily

Inks:

Bernard Baily

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Fact

How Aquaman Got His Powers! (Table of Contents)

Aquaman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Bernstein

Pencils:

Ramona Fradon

Inks:

Ramona Fradon

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Atlantis; Aquaman [Arthur Curry] (Origin); Atlanna (Flashback); Tom Curry (Flashback); Commander Haskel

Synopsis:

Aquaman stops the U.S. Navy from testing atomic depth charges and recounts his origin to Commander Haskel.

Reprints:

• in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #8 (March 1965)
• in Lynet (Se-Bladene, 1967 series) #2/1969 ([april] 1969)
• in Aquaman (DC, 1962 series) #48 (November-December 1969)
• in DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series) #19 (Fall 1979)
• in More Secret Origins Replica Edition (DC, 1999 series) #1 (1999)
• in The Aquaman Archives (DC, 2003 series) #1 ([January] 2003)
• in Showcase Presents Aquaman (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([February] 2007)

Indexer Notes

Earth 1 origin of Aquaman, substantially different from More Fun Comics version.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Little Pete / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

children; humor

Green Arrow's New Partner! (Table of Contents)

Green Arrow / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Bernstein

Pencils:

Lee Elias

Inks:

Lee Elias

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Arrow-Car; Jerry Halleck; The Arrows of Alaska (mention only)

Synopsis:

Roy thinks that Green Arrow is training a new replacement and is going to fire Speedy.

Reprints:

• in Teen Titans (DC, 1966 series) #38 (March-April 1972)
• in Showcase Presents Green Arrow (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([January] 2006)