Adventure Comics #290

(November 1961)

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

Superboy / comic story / 13.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Bernstein

Pencils:

George Papp

Inks:

George Papp

Colors:

?

Letters:

Joe Letterese

Content Information

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; Kryptonite

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 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G47 (May-June 1968)
• in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #495 (January 1983)
• in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1 (1991)
• in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([April] 2007)

Indexer Notes

first appearance of Sun Boy; original story is partially rewritten from "The Two Clark Kents" in Adventure Comics #191 (August 1953)

Wanted: Safe Bus Riders (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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Mort Weisinger

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

First "Bits of Bizarro Business" feature.

[Scarey Movie] (Table of Contents)

Ollie / 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:

Man's hair doesn't stand up because it's a wig

The Invasion of the Bizarro World (Table of Contents)

Tales of the Bizarro World / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

John Forte

Inks:

John Forte

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; humor

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 [Direct] (May 1983)
• in Superman: Tales of the Bizarro World (DC, 2000 series) #[nn] ([September] 2000)

["Well I've got to be getting home, Shorty!"] (Table of Contents)

Shorty / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Borrowed umbrella clearly marked with Shorty's name