Adventure Comics #290

(November 1961)

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Honor House Products Corp. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Secret of the Seventh Super-Hero! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 13.67 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Bernstein

Pencils

George Papp

Inks

George Papp

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy [also appears as Clark Kent]; Tom Tanner (Clark Kent look-alike); Lana Lang; Sun Boy (impostor); Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Phantom Girl; Brainiac 5; Chameleon Boy]; Chief Parker; Superboy robots; Ma Kent; Lana Lang

Synopsis

A fake Sun Boy comes to Smallville asking Superboy's help in assembling a super-weapon. Meanwhile Tom Tanner, an escapee from reform school, takes over Clark Kent's identity.

Reprints

• in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #147 (May-June 1968)
• in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #495 (January 1983)
• in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1 (1991 [January 1992])
• in Superboy #147 May-June 1968 Replica Edition (DC, 2003 series) ([March] 2003)
• in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([June] 2007)
• in Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #1 ([October] 2017)
• in Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age (DC, 2018 series) #1 ([October] 2018)

Keywords

kryptonite

Indexer Notes

Sun Boy previously introduced in Action Comics #276 (September 1960). Original story is partially rewritten from "The Two Clark Kents" in Adventure Comics #191 (August 1953).

Tootsie Roll Makes History! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

World Globe / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Garcelon Stamp Company / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Wanted: Safe Bus Riders (Table of Contents: 6)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; advocacy

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Smallville Mailsack / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mort Weisinger

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Warren Albrecht, Jack Grobmyer, Tom Turner, Glenn Summers, Peggy Mitchell, Lance Gatthaffer, Mitchell Zimmer, Neil Powell, Jeffrey Ray, and Ronald Glenn; first "Bits of Bizarro Business" feature with snippets of other readers' letters.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Ollie / 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

Two, please...

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A man's hair doesn't stand up because it's a wig.

There's More Than Meets the Eye... (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll Pop / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Invasion of the Bizarro World! (Table of Contents: 10)

Tales of the Bizarro World / comic story / 10.67 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

John Forte

Inks

John Forte

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; superhero

Characters

Bizarro Lois; Bizarro Jr; Living Blue Kryptonite creatures (intro); Bizarro Hipster No. 1; Bizarro Olsen; Bizarro Perry White

Synopsis

The Bizarros celebrate when their world is invaded by animated Blue Kryptonite statues, until the invaders try to make it round again. Then war breaks out. The Blue Kryptonite radiation was unblocked by regular lead suits but blocked by imperfect duplicates of the same lead suits.

Reprints

• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #36 (May 1983)
• in Superman: Tales of the Bizarro World (DC, 2000 series) ([October] 2000)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Shorty / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Well, I've got to be getting home, Shorty...

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Borrowed umbrella clearly marked with Shorty's name.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #71 (July-August 1951)

Coming... Super-Attractions! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Showcase; The Atom / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

American Specialty Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)