Adventure Comics #284

(May 1961)

Still 10¢ (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Clark Kent Goes to Reform School! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Bernstein ?

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

John Forte (see notes)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Krypto; Lana Lang; Ma Kent; Pa Kent; Superboy robot

Synopsis

Red kryptonite makes Clark Kent forget he's Superboy.

Keywords

red kryptonite

Indexer Notes

Inks credit of John Forte from Bob Bailey via comment attached to a posting on the Facebook page Curt Swan Appreciation Page on 10 July 2021. Was previously and tentatively credited to "George Klein ?". Per Bob, "After Ray Burnley (Jack’s brother) retired Mort hired John Forte to ink Curt which he did from about 1959-1961."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Smallville Mailsack / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mort Weisinger

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Victor Russo, Pat Butler, Sonja Robl, Bill Owens, Betsy Kogan, Michael Valor, and Evan Hicks.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Shorty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I've been bumping into a lot of hitch-hikers lately!

Genre

humor

Characters

Shorty

Synopsis

Shorty's not going that far north!

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #144 (September 1949)

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Adventure Comics; Tales of the Bizarrro World / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

How's Your Eye-Q? (Table of Contents: 6)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

advocacy

The Charge of Aquaman's Sea Soldiers! (Table of Contents: 7)

Aquaman and Aqualad / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqualad [Garth]; Proffesor Enos Snark

Synopsis

Aquaman and Aqualad stop Professor Enos Snark who is supplying pirates with technology to help them to rob ships.

Reprints

• in The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #114 (August-September 1974)
• in Aquaman Album (K. G. Murray, 1978 series) #5 ([June 1980])
• in Showcase Presents: Aquaman (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([April] 2007)

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Little Pete / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Are your folks asleep?

Genre

humor; children

Synopsis

Pete sneaks downstairs for a special late late kiddie cowboy movie show.

Coming... Super-Attractions! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Superman; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Action Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)