Adventure Comics #287

(August 1961)

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

War of the Superboys! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

George Papp

Inks

George Papp

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Dev-Em (introduction); Jor-El; Lara (flashbacks); Krypto; Ron-Em; Leeta

Synopsis

Bad boy Dev-Em escapes Krypton and arrives on Earth

Reprints

• in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #320 (May 1964) [pgs. 4-8 only]
which is reprinted
• in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #177 (September 1971)
• in Superboy (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #2/1972 (mars ? 1972)
• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #44 (January 1984)
• in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #3 ([October] 1993)
• in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([June] 2007)
• in Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #1 ([October] 2017)
• in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #138 (May-June 1967)
which is reprinted
• in Superboy (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1967 series) #6/1969 ([juni] 1969)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from Martin O'Hearn; we previously credited Otto Binder.

Superboy origin retold. Includes "yellow sun" origin of his powers. Story concludes in the following issue.

Tootsie Roll Makes History! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

See the Many Fantastic Faces of Superman... (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

At Last! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

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Task Force / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Script

Mort Weisinger

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Paul Stiefvater, Mike Fiss, Sue Grego, Ron Grimm, Frank Masiello, Joe Fabiezewski, Paul Thompson, Elliott Barnowitz, Wayne Liebman.

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Shorty / 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

You hit in the woods again, Shorty!

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Shorty adds garden tools to golf-bag because he's often in the rough.

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

Jimmy Olsen's Kookie Scoops! (Table of Contents: 10)

Tales of the Bizarro World / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

John Forte

Inks

John Forte

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; superhero

Characters

Olsen-Bizarro (introduction); Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Bizarro Lois; Bizarro Perry White; Bizarro Krypto

Synopsis

Jimmy accidentally gets transported to the Bizarro World and tries to work for the Bizarro newspaper.

Reprints

• in 80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #13 (August 1965)
• in Superman: Tales of the Bizarro World (DC, 2000 series) ([October] 2000)

Indexer Notes

Inker credit by Bob Hughes; we previously credited George Klein.

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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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Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)