Adventure Comics
#257
(February 1959)
DC,
1938 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1958-12-30
- 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 (editor); Jack Schiff (managing editor); Mort Weisinger (story editor); George Kashdan (story editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Superboy Meets the First Two Super-Men!
Superboy / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superboy [Clark Kent]; Hercules; Samson
- Reprints
-
in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #230 (16 de marzo de 1960)
-
[no title indexed]
The National Sports Council Books / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The First Two Super-Men!
Superboy / comic story / 12.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superboy [Clark Kent]; Hercules; Samson; Krypto; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; King Zarl (villain)
- Synopsis
- Samson and Hercules travel to Superboy's time in order to discover the secret of his invulnerability. When Superboy explains to them that his powers cannot be replicated, the pair take him back to the past to confront the avaricious King Zarl.
- Reprints
- in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #230 (16 de marzo de 1960)
-
in Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #6 (Winter 1962-1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Superboy whistles to Krypto across the time barrier.
[no title indexed]
Little Pete / comic story / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here comes that big bully. He always squirts us kids with water!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #6 (January-February 1950)
- in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #230 (16 de marzo de 1960)
-
The Arrows That Failed
Green Arrow / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Arrow-Plane; Arrow-Car; Gang of robbers
- Synopsis
- A gang boss finds a fluid that causes Green Arrow's arrows to miss their target.
- Reprints
-
in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 ? series) #39 ([December 1959]) - in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #230 (16 de marzo de 1960)
- in Showcase Presents: Green Arrow (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([March] 2006)
-
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Pop
[no title indexed]
Peg / comic story / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Daddy always lets me use the car.
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Peg
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #81 (March-April 1953)
- in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #230 (16 de marzo de 1960)
-
[no title indexed]
Adventure Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The story thousands of fans have been asking for!
[no title indexed]
Smallville Mailsack / letters page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Letters from Harold Kirkham, Ronald Wyatt, Bob Oechsner, Michael J. Corless, Martin Polinsky, Dennis Hensley, and Philip Taylor.
The Imitation Aquaman
Aquaman / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Aquaman; Hadley; Topo
- Synopsis
- A criminal has a doctor alter his body to duplicate Aquaman's powers.
- Reprints
- in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #230 (16 de marzo de 1960)
-
Indexer Notes
Writer credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/ .
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Fudge
[no title indexed]
Varsity Vic / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Vic, there's a pretty, new girl next door.
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 ? series) #33 ([June 1959])
- in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #230 (16 de marzo de 1960)
-
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Superboy Meets the First Two Super-Men!
Superboy -
1.
[no title indexed]
The National Sports Council Books -
2.
The First Two Super-Men!
Superboy -
3.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll -
4.
["Here comes that big bully. He always squirts us kids with water!"]
Little Pete -
5.
[no title indexed]
-
6.
Just One Second!
The Flash -
7.
The Magic Card!
-
8.
The Arrows That Failed
Green Arrow -
9.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
10.
["Daddy always lets me use the car."]
Peg -
11.
["The story thousands of fans have been asking for!"]
Adventure Comics -
12.
[no title indexed]
Smallville Mailsack -
13.
The Imitation Aquaman
Aquaman -
14.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
15.
["Vic, there's a pretty, new girl next door."]
Varsity Vic -
16.
[no title indexed]
Lotta-Stamps-a-Month Club -
17.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes -
18.
[no title indexed]
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This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Chris Boyko
- Nick Caputo
- Merlin Haas
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Bob Hughes
- Donald Dale Milne
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Ramon Schenk
- Adam Spector
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
- Sean Williams
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