Adventure Comics #143

(August 1949)

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

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

The Superboy Savings Bank! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger ?

Pencils

Al Wenzel

Inks

Ed Dobrotka

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Step into the most amazing bank of all time!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy [Clark Kent]; the school principal; Donald Meed; Wooden Head Jones; Tommy Rand

Synopsis

At a meeting of the Smallville High School Student Council, Clark suggests they form a school bank. The principal agrees as long as they get Superboy as treasurer. Clark is given the honor of making the first deposit. To solve the problem of being two people in the same place he has filmed himself in costume welcoming himself as Clark. He gives out loans to a number of students, then helps them to succeed. His biggest success lies in getting students to invest in U.S. Savings Bonds.

Reprints

• in Superboy Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1953 series) #1954-55 ([1954])

Indexer Notes

art credits by Bob Hughes

Bob Lemon (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Detective Comics; Sensation Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Arrow Raiders Strike! (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

Any story of that master bowman of justice, Green Arrow, deals with arrows!

Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Black Arrow (villain, only appearance)

Synopsis

Out on parole, The Black Arrow and his gang plot revenge against Green Arrow. The crook fires the arrow with the stolen jewels attached into the air. While Speedy chases it, Green Arrow finds that the gang has destroyed all the evidence of a crime by setting fire to their specially treated costumes and archery equipment. This happens again and again, and finally, by using the Arrowplane, they discover that the loot has been magnetically attracted to a blimp overhead.

Keywords

Arrowplane

Champ to Chump - And Back Again (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Another Jim Wise "P-F" Sports Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'm on trial as a vacuum cleaner salesman...

Genre

humor; teen

Reprints

• in Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #79 (June 1955), #80 (July 1955)

Villains Without Guns! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Frank Frazetta ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I tell you, they robbed us of valuable gems...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; "Brains" O'Connell (crook)

Synopsis

The Shining Knight leads police to the premises of a taxidermist, and down into the cellar, where men manufacture an assortment of deadly weapons. Deprived of their supply of guns, "Brains" O'Connell hits on the idea of using swords instead, and hires a fencing master to train his gang.

Indexer Notes

Art credits by Craig Delich per the Who's Who. Although Chuck Winter also did the Knight during this time period, the art does not appear to be his work.

Keith Chandler adds: This is not Moreira either, and a careful look beneath the unknown, heavy-handed inker reveals pencils that seem to be by Frank Frazetta. Frazetta is on the cusp of his short but shining stint on the feature, and one wonders whether this was a tryout by the editors.

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

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

Watch for Wakely! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Jimmy Wakely / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Second Robinson Crusoe! (Table of Contents: 11)

Aquaman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

John Daly

Inks

John Daly

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Who can forget the thrilling saga of Robinson Crusoe...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Phineas Pike [The Sea Sleuth]; Blackjack (villain)

Synopsis

Aquaman's friend Phineas Pike (alias The Sea Sleuth) sails off to adventures unknown. He is shipwrecked on a small island, and gets various creatures to aid him in building a shelter and providing material for various comforts. While searching for his missing friend, Aquaman takes time out to try and capture notorious thief Blackjack, but is covered in hot tar, which forces him to the sea bottom. Meanwhile Blackjack lands on the very island where Phineas is stranded. He spots the gang and finds a way send a morse code message underwater. Aquaman finally scrapes off the tar and responds.

Plane Daring (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

Superman on Safety First! (Table of Contents: 13)

Superman / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Round Trip (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

Hal Chapin

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Message to Parents (Table of Contents: 15)

public service announcement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Keywords

Infantile Paralysis

The Runaway Formula! (Table of Contents: 16)

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

The most closely guarded secret in the world is...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]

Synopsis

A parrot learns Johnny's formula and starts blabbing it all over the place.

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

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

Cheating Death! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Another Exciting "R. C." and Quickie Adventure; Royal Crown Cola / advertisement / 1 page (report information)