Adventure Comics #136

(January 1949)

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

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

America's Greatest Comics Characters (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

My Pal -- Superboy! (Table of Contents: 3)

Superboy / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Al Wenzel

Inks

Al Wenzel

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dear Superboy : I sure was up against it...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy [Clark Kent]; Joe Vance; Roger Belding

Synopsis

Joe Vance is out of reform school and all he wants is a second chance, but the kids at Clark's school won't give him one.

Indexer Notes

Art credits by Bob Hughes. Writing previously credited to Bill Woolfolk but it's not in his pay records per Martin O'Hearn.

Henry Iba (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Schwinn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Johnny Quick for a Day! (Table of Contents: 6)

Johnny Quick / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Charles Sultan

Inks

Charles Sultan

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

How would you like to be Johnny Quick?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Tubby Watts; Tinka Elwood; Curve Carver; Jason Dewarr

Synopsis

Johnny Quick gives his speed to three people for 24 hours to show them that speed isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Reprints

• in Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #13 ([June 1957] ?)

Gets the Bird! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

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

Columbia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Kellogg's Rice Krispies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Little Pete / comic story / 0.5 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

Oh my gosh! It's awfully late!

Genre

humor; children

Reprints

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #102 (September 1956)
• in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #96 (April 1962)

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

Irvin Foster Sportswear / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Water Boy! (Table of Contents: 12)

Aquaman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Daly

Inks

John Daly

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The boy's name was Chuck Finn

Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Chuck Finn; Petty

Synopsis

Champion swimmer Chuck Finn is forced to help Petty rob a river boat.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Monark Super Deluxe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Dish Washer Wanted] (Table of Contents: 14)

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Lit-Win

Pencils

Lit-Win

Inks

Lit-Win

Colors

?

Letters

Lit-Win

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #51 (September 1956)

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

Adventures of Nip & Tuck; Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Junior Statesmen (Table of Contents: 16)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.5 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

How about taking in a movie with me tonight, Peg?

Genre

humor; teen

Reprints

• in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #230 (November 1956)
• in Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #13 ([June 1957] ?)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Northwestern Products Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Mystery Mine's Treasure! (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Ray-o-Vac / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Crimes by the Ghost! (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

George Papp (signed as Geo Papp)

Inks

George Papp (signed as Geo Papp)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

From ghost-writer to ghost-crimester to...ghost.

Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Tim Pebble [The Ghost] (villain, only appearance); Dumb Duke (crook); Politician Gibbs

Synopsis

Tim Pebble gets tired of being a ghost writer and decides to become a ghost criminal instead, planning robberies for others to pull off.

The Man with the Purple Hand (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

What to Do If Lost in the Woods at Night (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

Eveready / advertisement / 1 page (report information)