Adventure Comics #139

(April 1949)

Now More Than Ever (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Telegraph Boy (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Sikela

Inks

Ed Dobrotka (see notes)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dear readers Stop Am sending you the story of my latest case Stop...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy [Clark Kent]; Joey King (crook); Mr. Baxter [Mr. X] (crook); Eddie (telegraph boy)

Synopsis

Superboy catches the car of a robber as it careens off a bridge. But the driver, Joey King, is dead, and a note signed by gun runner Mr. X is found next to the body, telling of a telegram arriving from the Big Boss that same day. Clark pays Eddie the telegraph boy ten dollars to take his place for a day, so that he can compare the handwriting on the receipts.

Indexer Notes

Inker credit by Bob Hughes.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Bazooka / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Reign of the Reptiles! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

George Papp

Inks

George Papp

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Man has only ruled the earth for paltry thousands of years...

Feature Logo

The Green Arrow

Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Basil Harkness; Smash Dixon; Bullhead Beale

Synopsis

Green Arrow gets involved in a hunt for live dinosaurs in a lost valley.

Reprints

• in Stålmannen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1952 series) #1/1953 (januar 1953)

Indexer Notes

Green Arrow lives in Gotham City in this story.

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

Kolynos / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Man Who Owned the Sea! (Table of Contents: 7)

Aquaman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

John Daly

Inks

John Daly

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Since time began, the seas of earth have traditionally been free to all men!

Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Simon Drago

Synopsis

Simon Drago asserts he owns the whole ocean, by right of a document two thousand years old, and charges tolls for all who want to cross it, fish in it, descend in a bathysphere, or go pearl diving. Eventually Aquaman summons Drago to an underwater court, where the document dissolves in salt water. The Romans, Aquaman declares, only used parchment, which is resistant to salt water.

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

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Lit-Win

Pencils

Lit-Win

Inks

Lit-Win

Colors

?

Letters

Lit-Win

First Line of Dialogue or Text

My father lost his glasses around here...

Genre

humor

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

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

Knight Without Armor! (Table of Contents: 10)

The Shining Knight / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

? (Shining Knight artist)

Inks

? (Shining Knight artist)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The clock turns back - back - back to the days of King Arthur...

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; Sir Butch of Beeler's Alley; The Armorless Knight; King Arthur; Queen Guinevere; Merlin the Magician

Synopsis

Sir Butch of Beeler's Ally is visiting with Sir Justin in the days of King Arthur. When an Armourless knight uses a sword made of natural lodestone to attract the swords and disarm any opposition, Sir Butch shows him the use of a 20th century slingshot. In retaliation, the knight damages the back of Justin's flying steed, Winged Victory. Sir Butch makes wooden scooters in order to pursue the knight to his tower hideout.

Reprints

• in The Brave and the Bold (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #2 ([March 1956])

Indexer Notes

The story takes place in Camelot.

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

Peg / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

H'lo, Ted! Ted, I want you to meet Hank!

Genre

humor; teen

Reprints

• in Stålmannen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1952 series) #2/1954 (februar 1954)
which is reprinted
• in Lynvingen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1966 series) #12/1967 ([desember] 1967)
• in Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #72 (February 1955)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

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

Varsity Vic / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey, son! How would you like to make a few dollars this afternoon?

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in The Adventures of Bob Hope (DC, 1950 series) #49 (February-March 1958)

Why Little Things Seem Big (Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

The Film of the Future? (Table of Contents: 15)

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

But it's only three o'clock now!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Albert Madison

Synopsis

Albert Madison has invented 'future film', which records events which occur one hour after the film was shot. Johnny proves, however, that the footage has been faked by the inventor for his own illegal gain.

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

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Rope 'Em Both, Partner! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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