Adventure Comics #161

(February 1951)

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

The Girl Who Was Scoop-Crazy! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

John Sikela

Inks

John Sikela

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy [Clark Kent]; Lana Lang

Indexer Notes

1st appearance of Lana Lang in Adventure Comics.

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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Captain Tootsie at the Snow Carnival (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Flying Horse Swindle! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Joe Samachson

Pencils

Frank Frazetta

Inks

Frank Frazetta

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Deadpan Dixon; the Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; Winged Victory

Synopsis

Swindlers selling winged horses causes the Shining Knight to intervene.

Reprints

• in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 ? series) #7 ([April 1957])
• in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #417 (March 1972)
• in The Masterworks Series of Great Comic Book Artists (DC, 1983 series) #2 (July 1983)

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Nabisco Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

Caliph Tubby and Genie Quick! (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Ralph Mayo

Inks

Ralph Mayo

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Johnny Quick

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Peg / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hello, Peg. I just mailed my farewell letter...

Genre

humor; teen

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Columbia / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Digging Pennies out of the Earth (Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.75 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

This is a terrific job...

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Jerry the Jitterbug

Synopsis

Jerry's got a new job at a soda fountain.

Reprints

• in Superboy (K. G. Murray, 1949 series) #30 ([July 1951] ?)
• in Leave It to Binky (DC, 1948 series) #58 (January-February 1957)

Lucky Block (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

The World of Adventure in Books (Table of Contents: 17)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy

Characters

Green Arrow; Tomahawk; Shining Knight

Synopsis

Green Arrow, Tomahawk and the Shining Knight make reading recommendations for young readers who complain that there's nothing exciting in the library.

Green Arrow -- Hero or Villain? (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script

? (GA writer 3)

Pencils

George Papp

Inks

George Papp

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]

Reprints

• in The Hundred Plus Comic (K. G. Murray, 1959 ? series) #58 ([July 1961])

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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

What a swell snowman!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Little Pete

Reprints

• in Sugar & Spike (DC, 1956 series) #5 (December 1956-January 1957)

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Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Magic! (Table of Contents: 21)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stookie Allen ?

Pencils

Stookie Allen ?

Inks

Stookie Allen ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; biography

Characters

Rudy Cardenas; Dick Vernon; Ray Horne; Noel Elliott

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MoToR's Auto and Truck Repair Manuals / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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