Adventure Comics #133

(October 1948)

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Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Superboy's Report Card (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Al Wenzel

Inks

George Roussos ?

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yes, teacher, a meteor gets red-hot as it passes through the Earth's atmosphere!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy [Clark Kent]; Perkins the Truant Officer; Miss Davis (teacher)

Synopsis

Since the truant officer wants Superboy to go to school, he has to pass through all the grades in one day, in order not to jeopardize his secret identity.

Reprints

• in Adventure Comics Featuring Superboy (K. G. Murray, 1949 ? series) #5 ([June 1949])
• in Superboy Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1953 series) #1954-55 ([1954])
• in Colossal Comic Annual (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #[1] ([August 1956])

Keywords

Icarus; Truant officer

Indexer Notes

Art credits by Bob Hughes.

Superboy warns readers not to jump off roofs while wearing capes or fake wings because they can't really fly.

Johnny Mize (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Bit-o-Honey Races to the Rescue! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Meet a Bit-o-Honey / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Red, White, and Blue Arrow! (Table of Contents: 5)

Green Arrow / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

George Papp (signed as Papp)

Inks

George Papp (signed as Papp)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

You have all heard of that master bowman, Green Arrow!

Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Red Arrow; White Arrow; Blue Arrow; Bronco Bates

Synopsis

Speedy begins to doubt the skill of his mentor, so Green Arrow allows three archers to contend for the right to replace him. In reality, Oliver is himself all the replacements - Red, White and Blue Arrows - a ruse to show Speedy he was wrong to doubt him.

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Kellogg's Variety / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Everybody's Sold on Scribbly (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

The Great White Whale! (Table of Contents: 8)

Aquaman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

John Daly

Inks

John Daly

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Fate plays strange tricks in the deep.

Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Captain Mohab; Sharkey

Synopsis

Aquaman saves Captain Mohab from being dragged under by the great white whale. Mohab orders the men who stowed a faulty harpoon in the boat to receive ten lashes apiece. Aquaman asks that the men be spared, but Mohab is quite mad with revenge against the great white which took his leg. Aquaman is knocked out from behind and tied to the yard arm. A storm breaks him free and he brings Mohab to his knees.

Indexer Notes

Based on 2Moby Dick" by Herman Melville.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Pretty soft, standing here collecting...

Genre

humor

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Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

For Thrills! For Action! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

North Atlantic Vigil (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

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Spalding / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Concert of Crimes! (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Mort Meskin

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Out of prison gates one day walk the Jail Jivers...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Tubby Watts; The Jail Jivers; Cracker Cole

Synopsis

A group of convicts form a swing band called the Jail Jivers. The warden gets them early parole and they go on tour, playing music to packed houses. When crimes are committed in towns where the band plays, they become suspects and are arrested. Johnny gives one audience a performance as a one man band, playing all the instruments simultaneously. He also exposes the gang of Cracker Cole, who have been following the tour bus and committing the crimes.

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Bendix Coaster Brake / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Hero on the Bench (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / advertisement / 1 page (report information)