Adventure Comics #289

(October 1961)

Clark Kent's Super-Father (Table of Contents)

Superboy / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Bernstein

Pencils:

George Papp

Inks:

George Papp

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Jax-Ur (introduction); Phantom Zone; Ma Kent; Pa Kent; Superboy robots

Synopsis:

Jax-Ur poses as Super-Dad

Reprints:

• in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #185 (May 1972)
• in DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #DC-12 (May 1972)
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #17/1972 (19. August 1972)

Indexer Notes

Writer id by Martin O'Hearn. Corrected 8/05. Previously given as Otto Binder.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Mort Weisinger

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

[Bed of Nails] (Table of Contents)

Tricksy / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Matches mystic on bed of nails but uses suit of armor

Bizarro's Amazing Buddies (Table of Contents)

Tales of the Bizarro World / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

John Forte

Inks:

John Forte

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; humor

Characters:

Titano; Bizarro Lois; Frankenstein; King Kong (poster)

Synopsis:

Appears before Mary Shelley and inspires her classic novel. Meets Titano but the people of Bizarro World believe he stole the idea from the King Kong movie.

Reprints:

• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #202 (December 1967-January 1968)
• in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G42 (December-January 1968)
• in Superman: Tales of the Bizarro World (DC, 2000 series) #[nn] ([September] 2000)