Adventure Comics
#247
(April 1958)
DC,
1938 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1958-02-27
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (managing editor); Mort Weisinger (story editor); George Kashdan (story editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Legion of Super-Heroes!
Superboy / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superboy [Clark Kent]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad [as Lightning Boy]; Saturn Girl]
- Reprints
-
in Superboy-BI (Editora Brasil-América [EBAL], 1967 series) #10 -
in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #1 (March-April 1980) - in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1 (1991 [January 1992]) [redrawn], #1 (1991 [January 1992])
- in DC Silver Age Classics Adventure Comics 247 (DC, 1992 series) ([April] 1992)
- in Millennium Edition: Adventure Comics No. 247 (DC, 2000 series) (November 2000)
- in World's Best Comics: Silver Age Sampler (DC, 2004 series) ([August] 2004)
- in Superman: Cover to Cover (DC, 2006 series) ([August] 2006)
- in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([June] 2007), #1 ([June] 2007)
- in Legion of Super-Heroes: 1,050 Years of the Future (DC, 2008 series) ([August] 2008) [reconstructed]
-
in Serieskatter (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2015 series) #2 ([november] 2015) [original, 0.25 page] -
in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #76 - Superman - Superman und die Legion der Superhelden ([Juli 2016]) - in Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #1 ([October] 2017)
- in Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age (DC, 2018 series) #1 ([October] 2018)
- in Superboy: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2020 series) ([September] 2020)
-
The Secret of the Happy Pig!
Peter Porkchops / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Legion of Super-Heroes
Superboy / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superboy [Clark Kent]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad [as Lightning Boy]; Saturn Girl] (intro); Jonathan Kent (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Three teens from the future offer Superboy membership in their super-hero club. But when Superboy fails to complete three simple tasks, the Legionnaires pretend to reject him, until they reveal that the three tasks were merely initiation pranks which proved he is a good sport.
- Reprints
- in Superboy-BI (Editora Brasil-América [EBAL], 1967 series) #10
- in Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #6 (Winter 1962-1963) [Lightning Boy changed to Lightning Lad and final page cut]
- in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #1 (March-April 1980)
-
in Superboy (Egmont Ehapa, 1980 series) #7/1980 (Juli 1980) - in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #491 (September 1982)
- in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1 (1991 [January 1992])
- in DC Silver Age Classics Adventure Comics 247 (DC, 1992 series) ([April] 1992)
- in Millennium Edition: Adventure Comics No. 247 (DC, 2000 series) (November 2000)
- in World's Best Comics: Silver Age Sampler (DC, 2004 series) ([August] 2004)
- in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([June] 2007)
- in Legion of Super-Heroes: 1,050 Years of the Future (DC, 2008 series) ([August] 2008)
- in Adventure Comics (DC, 2009 series) #0 (April 2009)
- in DC Comics Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2011 series) #2 (February 2012)
- in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #76 - Superman - Superman und die Legion der Superhelden ([Juli 2016])
- in Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #1 ([October] 2017)
- in Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age (DC, 2018 series) #1 ([October] 2018)
- in Superboy: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2020 series) ([September] 2020)
-
Indexer Notes
First appearance of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Lightning Lad is called Lightning Boy in this story. Several other unidentified Legionnaires appear in the story. The Legionnaires are not yet in their regular costumes.
Meet the Challengers of the Unknown
Challengers of the Unknown / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
[no title indexed]
Read 'Em and Laugh! / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Millennium Edition: Adventure Comics No. 247 (DC, 2000 series) (November 2000)
-
Indexer Notes
A collection of quick jokes.
[no title indexed]
Little Pete / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pete, would you like to take Rover out for a walk?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Pete; Mister Roberts
- Synopsis
- Pete figures out an easier way to walk a dog.
- Reprints
- in Millennium Edition: Adventure Comics No. 247 (DC, 2000 series) (November 2000)
-
Magic Magnifier Helps Betty & Jim Solve Big "Jewel Mystery!"
Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 2 pages
The 13 Superstition Arrows
Green Arrow / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; C. M. Hawkins
- Synopsis
- To secure a $5,000,000 bequest to charity, Green Arrow must use 13 trick arrows with gimmicks associated with bad luck.
- Reprints
- in DC Silver Age Classics Adventure Comics 247 (DC, 1992 series) ([April] 1992)
- in Millennium Edition: Adventure Comics No. 247 (DC, 2000 series) (November 2000)
-
Indexer Notes
Writer id by Martin O'Hearn. GA uses an Ace of Spades Arrow, a Ladder Arrow, a Black Cat Arrow, a Salt Arrow, and a Number 13 Arrow.
[no title indexed]
Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here I am, Bill, all set for the job!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Casey the Cop
- Synopsis
- Casey plays a trick with some play money.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #173 (July 1951)
- in Millennium Edition: Adventure Comics No. 247 (DC, 2000 series) (November 2000)
-
Aquaman's Super Sea-Squad
Aquaman / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Aquaman
- Synopsis
- Aquaman has to carefully deliver a nuclear projectile to the military before it detonates.
- Reprints
-
in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #3 ([July 1958]) - in DC Silver Age Classics Adventure Comics 247 (DC, 1992 series) ([April] 1992)
- in Millennium Edition: Adventure Comics No. 247 (DC, 2000 series) (November 2000)
-
Indexer Notes
Writer id by Martin O'Hearn.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Legion of Super-Heroes!
Superboy -
1.
The Secret of the Happy Pig!
Peter Porkchops -
2.
The Legion of Super-Heroes
Superboy -
3.
Meet the Challengers of the Unknown
Challengers of the Unknown -
4.
[no title indexed]
Read 'Em and Laugh! -
5.
["Pete, would you like to take Rover out for a walk?"]
Little Pete -
6.
Magic Magnifier Helps Betty & Jim Solve Big "Jewel Mystery!"
Wilson Chemical Co. -
7.
The 13 Superstition Arrows
Green Arrow -
8.
["Here I am, Bill, all set for the job!"]
Casey the Cop -
9.
Aquaman's Super Sea-Squad
Aquaman -
10.
[no title indexed]
Garcelon Stamp Co. -
11.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales -
12.
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
13.
[no title indexed]
American Seed Co.
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- Peter Croome
- Craig Delich
- Matthew Head
- Matthias Hofmann
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Allen Ross
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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