Adventure Comics #157

(October 1950)

Your Favorite Buckskin Hero Now in a Brand-New Magazine All His Own (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Fred Ray

Inks:

Fred Ray

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western; period

Characters:

Tomahawk; Dan Hunter

Synopsis:

House ad for Tomahawk #1.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. This ad appears in most of the DC Comics with a October 1950 date.

The Worst Boy in Smallville (Table of Contents)

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

John Sikela

Inks:

John Sikela

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superboy; Paul Westley

["Hmm - I guess the doctor was right!"] (Table of Contents)

Casey the Cop / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

The Formula That Failed (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller

Pencils:

Ralph Mayo

Inks:

Ralph Mayo

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Johnny Quick; Tubby Watts

Danger Is Where You Find It! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Frank Giacoia

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

spy; adventure

Characters:

King Faraday

Synopsis:

House ad for Danger Trail #1.

["Mom always has me go to the store to pick up packages for her!"] (Table of Contents)

Little Pete / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Reprints:

• in Buzzy (DC, 1945 series) #71 (May-June 1956)
• in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #287 (April 1962)

Camelot, USA (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Joe Samachson

Pencils:

Frank Frazetta

Inks:

Frank Frazetta

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Shining Knight

Synopsis:

Takes place in Camelot, Michigan.

Reprints:

• in The Masterworks Series of Great Comic Book Artists (DC, 1983 series) #1 (Spring 1983)

["Why hurry? I'm later than a rusty watch anyway."] (Table of Contents)

Shorty / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Shorty; Gloria; Mr. Natch

Indexer Notes

This is not the same character as the Henry Boltinoff Shorty.

Going Up (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Raymond Perry

Inks:

Raymond Perry

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Synopsis:

Article about elevators.

[Z is the least used letter of the alphabet] (Table of Contents)

Funny Facts / filler / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Martin Naydel (signed)

Pencils:

Martin Naydel (signed)

Inks:

Martin Naydel (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Martin Naydel

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Schoolchildren Round the World (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Win Mortimer

Inks:

Win Mortimer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

The Secret of the Masked Archers (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Paul Talbot ?

Pencils:

George Papp (signed)

Inks:

George Papp (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Green Arrow; Speedy; Masked Archers; Black Duke

Synopsis:

Green Arrow and Speedy meet the counterparts from 15th century France.

Indexer Notes

in 15th century France

[The binturong bear-cat of India and Malaya] (Table of Contents)

Little Stanley / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Kin Platt

Pencils:

Kin Platt

Inks:

Kin Platt

Colors:

?

Letters:

Kin Platt

Content Information

Genre:

fact