Adventure Comics #300

(September 1962)

For the Best in Comics Entertainment (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Super-Planet of Clark Kent and Lana Lang! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

George Papp

Inks

George Papp

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy [Clark Kent]; Lana Lang; Professor Potter (Lana's Uncle); Alien Creatures

Synopsis

Lana and Clark are accidentally transported to a strange world where Clark must make her think they both have superpowers in order to prevent her from guessing he's Superboy.

Reprints

• in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #53 ([January 1964])
• in Superboy (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1967 series) #12/1967 ([desember] 1967)

Indexer Notes

Writer identified by Martin O'Hearn. Previous indexer thought that Mort Weisinger had co-written it.

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

Editing

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Melissa, will you marry me?

Genre

humor

Characters

Varsity Vic

Synopsis

Vic asks Melissa to marry him so he can feel what it's like to lose a million dollars.

Reprints

• from The Adventures of Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis (DC, 1952 series) #19 (February 1955)

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

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

Script

Mort Weisinger (credited as Ed.)

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Superboy; Krypto

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Larry Eaton, Steven Gendler, Ned Snively, Amy Bloom, Larry Leichter, Grace DiGangi, Gary Inge, Myrt Gallagher.

Krypton, the World Where Superman Was Born, Lives Again! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

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

Little Pete / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Editing

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh, oh - Here comes Willie.

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Little Pete

Synopsis

Pete loses his ice cream to Willie's dog.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

The Face Behind the Lead Mask! (Table of Contents: 11)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

John Forte; Al Plastino (page 4 and some Superboy and Luthor heads only)

Inks

John Forte; Al Plastino

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn

Feature Logo

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy [Dirk Morgna]; Saturn Girl [Imra Ardeen]; Cosmic Boy [Rokk Krinn]; Superboy [Clark Kent]; Lightning Lad [Garth Ranz]; Mon-El [Lar Gand]]; Urthlo (Automaton Created by Lex Luthor); World-Wide Police; Chameleon Boy (statue); Bouncing Boy (statue); Shrinking Violet (statue); Invisible Kid [Lyle Norg] (statue)

Synopsis

At a regular meeting of the Legion of Super-Heroes, the Legionnaires lose control of their powers. Urthlo arrives and announces that he now controls the Legionnaires' powers and there is nothing they can do about it. But Saturn Girl comes up with a serum to temporarily cure Mon-El and immunize him against lead, and Superboy releases him from the Phantom Zone to knock out Urthlo, who turns out to be an automaton created by Lex Luthor sent into the future to destroy the Legion.

Reprints

• in Superboy (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1967 series) #12/1967 ([desember] 1967)
• in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #377 (June 1969)
which is reprinted
• in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #146 (Circa October 1971)
• in Superboy (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #6/1970 ([juni] 1970) [2. translation]
• in Superman et Batman et Robin (Sage - Sagédition, 1969 series) #63 (mars 1974)
• in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #497 (March 1983)
• in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1 (1991 [January 1992])
• in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([June] 2007)
• in Superman: Tales from the Phantom Zone (DC, 2009 series) ([August] 2009)
• in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #88 - Die Legion der Superhelden - Die große Finsternis ([Oktober 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)

Indexer Notes

Beginning of first regular Legion series. Mon-El becomes a member of the Legion in this story.

Do You Have X-Ray Eyes? (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

Editing

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It was a beautiful drive out in the country, Jerry!

Genre

humor

Characters

Jerry the Jitterbug

Synopsis

Jerry takes Jane for dinner, but it's a cheap place.

Reprints

• from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #16 (September-October 1951)

Calling All Lana Lang Fans! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Giant Batman Annual; Giant Lois Lane Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Chet Atkins Method / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Convoy Terror / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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