Adventure Comics #286

(July 1961)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Witch of Smallville! (Table of Contents: 3)

Superboy / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Bernstein

Pencils

Al Plastino

Inks

Al Plastino

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lana Lang; Ma Kent; Pa Kent; Old Meg (introduction)

Synopsis

A witch terrorizes Smallville.

Superman Is on Television! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Superman TV Show / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Homer / comic story / 0.67 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

I bought myself a tank and some fish!

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Homer uses a string of fish tanks to keep flying fish.

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 9 of the previous story sequence.

Tootsie Roll Makes History! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

There's More Than Meets the Eye... (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Mort Weisinger

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Calvin Cahan, Richard Kleinberg, Isaac Graves, Claire Weston, Marc Krass, Christian Koehler, Brick Madison, Henry Schapper.

See the Many Fantastic Faces of Superman... (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

At Last! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Shorty / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Good-bye!" "Good luck!

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Shorty can't eat lunch through mandatory helmet.

Reprints

• from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #50 (May 1956)

Coming... Super-Attractions! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Superboy; Superman; Action Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Bizarro, Private Detective! (Table of Contents: 14)

Bizarro / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

John Forte

Inks

John Forte

Colors

?

Letters

?

Feature Logo

Tales of the Bizarro World

Genre

humor; superhero

Characters

Mr. Mxyzptlk-Bizarro; Bizarro Lois; Bizarro Jr.; Bizarro-Kltpzyxm

Synopsis

Criminal makes pretty things on Bizarro World.

Reprints

• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #193 (January-February 1967) [retitled and abbreviated]
• in Superman: Tales of the Bizarro World (DC, 2000 series) ([October] 2000)

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Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page (report information)