Adventure Comics #148

(January 1950)

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Kodak Cameras and Film / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Superboy Meets the Mummer! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

John Sikela

Inks

John Sikela

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Who was that dummy I saw you with last night?

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Superboy the Adventures of Superman When He Was a Boy

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy [Clark Kent]; The Mummer; Mr. Flower

Synopsis

The Mummer and his puppets seems a harmless novelty until he uses them to rob the Smallville Bank.

Reprints

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

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Thom McAn Shoes / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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Detective Comics; Action Comics; Star Spangled Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Cowboy of the Coral Seas! (Table of Contents: 5)

Aquaman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Samachson

Pencils

John Daly

Inks

John Daly

Colors

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Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

How do yuh like the way I bulldog this sea-cow, pardner?

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Aquaman [straight, shadow behind]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Cheyenne Charlie; Black Jack

Synopsis

Cowboy Charlie tries to herd seals.

Reprints

• in Colossal Comic Annual (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #2 ([April 1957])

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Bazooka Bubble Gum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Shorty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Working for a sign company should be fun!

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Shorty

Genre

humor; teen

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

The Strange Defenders of Montespan Castle! (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

? (GA writer 1?)

Pencils

Art Peddy ?

Inks

Art Peddy ?

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Now can anyone tell me about the famed 11th century battle...

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The Green Arrow

Genre

superhero

Characters

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Lady DeMontespan; Count D'Anjou

Synopsis

Green Arrow's new supersonic Arrowjet sends the team into France during the Middle Ages (probably a dream).

Keywords

Arrowjet

Indexer Notes

Keith Chandler : Art was formerly credited to George Papp, but appears to be the work of Arthur Peddy.

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All-Star Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Sign of the Red Dragon! (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Joe Samachson

Pencils

Ruben Moreira (signed as Ruben Moreira)

Inks

Ruben Moreira (signed as Ruben Moreira)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yield, knaves! Your bullets cannot pierce my enchanted armor, nor can your steel turn the edge of my sword, Excalibur!

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Shining Knight [decorated initial cap]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; Skinny Murgatroyd; Merlin; Sir Gawain; Tom

Synopsis

The Shining Knight steers two boys from very different eras away from a life of crime.

Reprints

• in The Brave and the Bold (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #11 ([December 1956])

Indexer Notes

at Camelot

Superboy Says "Give Your Town a Present!" (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

We're anxious to see the kind of volunteer work that the boys and girls here have done to make this a model town!

Genre

advocacy; superhero

Indexer Notes

This PSA is produced in sequential comics-art style.

The Camera Goes to War (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Raymond Perry ?

Inks

Raymond Perry ?

Colors

Raymond Perry ?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Photographing a war is not an easy task, as many photographers have discovered.

Genre

non-fiction

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Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Teacher said one of you boys should help me carry these books home!

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Jerry the Jitterbug

Genre

humor; teen

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Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

The Treasure of the Conquistadores! (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron ?

Pencils

Ralph Mayo

Inks

Ralph Mayo

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ought to be fun, shooting 400 years of history reproduced by students and collectors, eh, Tubby?

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Johnny Quick and his Magic Formula

Genre

superhero

Characters

Johnny Quick; Tubby Watts

Synopsis

In the old West, three collectors vie for the clues to a lost treasure.

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Bud and Sis; Wilson Chemical Co. / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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National Radio Institute Home Study Course / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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