Adventure Comics #260

(May 1959)

The Kents' Second Super-Son (Table of Contents: 1)

Superboy / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script:

Jerry Coleman

Pencils:

John Sikela

Inks:

John Sikela

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Ma Kent; Pa Kent; Vidal; Lana Lang

Synopsis:

Vidal, a Superboy from another planet, takes Superboy's place on Earth while he's away on a space mission.

Reprints:

• in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #129 (May 1966)
• in Superboy (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #7/1970 ([juli] 1970)

Indexer Notes

Writer id by Martin O'Hearn. Mistakenly included on Otto Binder's list of stories.

["How about a soda, Peg?"] (Table of Contents: 2)

Peg / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Peg

Reprints:

• from Everything Happens to Harvey (DC, 1953 series) #3 (January-February 1954)

Do You Make Life Hard For Yourself? (Table of Contents: 3)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Bernard Baily

Inks:

Bernard Baily

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

non-fiction

How Aquaman Got His Powers! (Table of Contents: 4)

Aquaman / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script:

Robert Bernstein

Pencils:

Ramona Fradon

Inks:

Ramona Fradon

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Aquaman [Arthur Curry] (origin); Atlanna (Tom's wife, death, flashback); Tom Curry (Arthur's father, a sailor, flashback); Commander Haskel

Synopsis:

Aquaman stops the U.S. Navy from testing atomic depth charges and recounts his origin to Commander Haskel.

Reprints:

• in 80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #8 (March 1965)
• in Aquaman Classics (Classics/Williams, 1969 series) #2501 (1969)
• in Lynet (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1967 series) #2/1969 ([april] 1969)
• in Aquaman (DC, 1962 series) #48 (November-December 1969)
• in DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series) #19 - Secret Origins of Super-Heroes (Fall 1979)
• in More Secret Origins Replica Edition (DC, 1999 series) #1 (1999)
• in The Aquaman Archives (DC, 2003 series) #1 ([January] 2003)
• in Showcase Presents Aquaman (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([February] 2007)
• in Aquaman: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2016 series) ([October] 2016)
• in Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 ? series) #121
• in Top Comics (BSV - Williams, 1969 series) #2

Keywords:

Atlantis

Indexer Notes

Earth 1 origin of Aquaman, substantially different from More Fun Comics version.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Smallville Mailsack / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Judy Slutsky, James Carroll, Paul Choquette, Danny Dawkins, Jay W. Waks, Billy Hawkins, Ronnie Cott, Timothy Roberts, Rhoda Koenig.

["Go to your room!"] (Table of Contents: 6)

Little Pete / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Genre:

humor; children

Characters:

Little Pete

Green Arrow's New Partner! (Table of Contents: 7)

Green Arrow / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script:

Robert Bernstein

Pencils:

Lee Elias

Inks:

Lee Elias

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Jerry Halleck; The Arrows of Alaska (mention only)

Synopsis:

Roy thinks that Green Arrow is training a new replacement and is going to fire Speedy.

Reprints:

• in Superman Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1951 series) #1961-1962 (1961)
• in Teen Titans (DC, 1966 series) #38 (March-April 1972)
• in Showcase Presents Green Arrow (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([January] 2006)

Keywords:

Arrow-Car