Adventure Comics #262

(July 1959)

Be Sure of Your Facts (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Win Mortimer

Inks:

Win Mortimer

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

inside cover

The Colossal Superdog (Table of Contents)

Superboy / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

George Papp

Inks:

George Papp

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superboy; Krypto; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Kryptonite; Superboy robots

Synopsis:

A glowing purple meteor turns Krypto into a colossal superdog.

Reprints:

• in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #174 (June 1971)
• in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G83 (May-June 1971)
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #26/1972 (23. Dezember 1972)

Indexer Notes

Proto-Red Kryptonite story.

["I got this ring. May I give it to you?"] (Table of Contents)

Bebe / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor; children

Reprints:

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #66 (September-October 1953)

The Undersea Hospital! (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:

Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Topo

Synopsis:

Aquaman opens an undersea hospital to help his undersea friends.

Reprints:

• in The Aquaman Archives (DC, 2003 series) #1 ([January] 2003)
• in Showcase Presents Aquaman (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([February] 2007)

Indexer Notes

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

["Vic, I'm going to lie here and get a good sunburn"] (Table of Contents)

Varsity Vic / filler / 0.75 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen

The World's Worst Archer! (Table of Contents)

Green Arrow / comic story / 6.67 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] (new Origin); Chief Brave Bow; Ranger Harper (Roy's Father, flashback); Arrow-Car

Synopsis:

Chief Brave Bow helps Roy Harper become Green Arrow's new partner.

Reprints:

• in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #188 (October-November 1969)
• in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G64 (October-November 1969)
• in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #9 (May 1981)
• in Showcase Presents Green Arrow (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([January] 2006)

Indexer Notes

Origin: Speedy (of Earth-One)

["Say, you can't smoke here!"] (Table of Contents)

Shorty / filler / 0.75 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Reprints:

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #199 (December 1954)