Adventure Comics #120

(September 1947)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

W Is for Woodchuck (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

Perry White, Cub Reporter! (Table of Contents: 3)

Superboy / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron (signed as Jerry Siegel)

Pencils

Al Wenzel

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy [Clark Kent]; Perry White (1st in Superboy); Mr. Hobb (introduction, Daily Planet editor); Ringmaster (villain, introduction); Grillo (villain, introduction, circus fire eater); Swoop (villain, introduction, circus aerialist); Loop (villain, introduction, circus aerialist); Musculo (villain, introduction, circus strongman)

Synopsis

Clark and Perry apply for jobs at the Daily Planet on the same day, with Clark the only one getting hired at first (as a newsboy).

Reprints

• in The Adventures of Superboy (DC, 2010 series) ([October] 2010)

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Bob Hughes.

Mr. Hobb says, "Great Caesar!"

Eddie Stanky (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Aquaman Goes to College! (Table of Contents: 5)

Aquaman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Samachson

Pencils

Louis Cazeneuve

Inks

Louis Cazeneuve

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Aquaman [Arthur Curry; also as Mr. Waterman]; Mr. Reed; Professor Hatcher

Synopsis

Aquaman enrolls in college to study fish using the name Mr. Waterman. Then he joins the swim team.

Reprints

• in Aquaman: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2016 series) ([December] 2016)
• in Aquaman: 80 Years of the King of the Seven Seas The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2023 series) ([April] 2023)

Indexer Notes

Aquaman does not need to be in water once an hour in this story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Kellogg's Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Willy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Phil Berube (signed)

Pencils

Phil Berube (signed)

Inks

Phil Berube (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Homework

Genre

humor

The Overturned Canoe (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Bright Star Flashlight Batteries / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Archer from the Zodiac! (Table of Contents: 9)

Green Arrow / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

George Kashdan

Pencils

George Papp (signed)

Inks

George Papp (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; John Centaur

Trapping a Bandit (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

"U. S." Royal [U. S. Royal; adventure comic ad]; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal] / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Three Aerobateers! (Table of Contents: 11)

The Shining Knight / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Chuck Winter

Inks

Chuck Winter

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; The 3 Aerobateers [Al; Pat; Paul]

Strange Alliance (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Max Olin (credited) (house name)

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

The March of Crime! (Table of Contents: 13)

Johnny Quick / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mort Meskin (signed)

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Tubby Watts; Ticker (villain)

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

Dick Tracy Rapid Fire Tommy Gun / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Jimminy and the Magic Book; More Fun Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)