Adventure Comics #342

(March 1966)

Do You Make Life Hard for Yourself? (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy

Synopsis

Betsy tells young Bobby that he should keep his room neater but realizes that she has the same problem.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated May 1959.

Part I: The Legionnaire Who Killed! (Table of Contents: 2)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors

?

Letters

Vivian Berg (pages 2-8); Milt Snapinn (page 1)

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Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes [Shrinking Violet; Ultra Boy; Saturn Girl; Element Lad; Duo Damsel; Brainiac 5; Star Boy; Superboy; Phantom Girl; Light Lass; Chameleon Boy; Invisible Kid; Sun Boy (cameo); Matter-Eater Lad (cameo); Colossal Boy (cameo); Lightning Lad (cameo)]; Kenz Nuhor; Dream Girl; Calamity King; Color Kid

Synopsis

Star Boy kills in self-defense and is put on trial by the Legion.

Reprints

• in Superboy (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1967 series) #10/1967 ([oktober] 1967)
• in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #202 (May-June 1974)
• in Superboy (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #12/1974 ([desember] 1974) [2. translation]
• in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #5 ([November] 1994)
• in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([June] 2008)
• in Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #2 ([August] 2018)

Keywords

Karak (planet); trial

Indexer Notes

Indicia at bottom of page one.

Christmas in January from AMT! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

The Kat from AMT / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

Second Smash Issue (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Before You Buy -- Check and Double Check! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Painting a Model Car! Part 2 (Table of Contents: 6)

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Job Number

6363

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Cap

Synopsis

Demonstrating how to paint a model car.

Indexer Notes

Part one is in Action Comics #335 and Detective Comics #349.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Direct Currents / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

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

The Legion Outpost / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Paul Laginis, Amy Behrens, Uday Saraiya, C. Alexander, Brian Hoya, Wayne Tanenbaum, Jeff Woods, Jack Stevenson, and Roger O'Connor.

Bits of Legionnaire Business from: David Krels (Porcupine Pete), Greg Sanchez (Glass Girl), Betty Borbely (Colorless Kate), Sal Iacopelli (Negative Nell), Greg Kent (Rocket Roy), and Phillip Cano III (Disappearing Dan).

Also, it is acknowledged that Color Kid (who is introduced in this issue) was earlier suggested by Jeff Greenberg.

Look -- Up In the Sky! It's a Super-Cat... It's a Super-Horse... and Supergirl! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

Part II: The Verdict of the Legion! (Table of Contents: 10)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn

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Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes [Star Boy; Element Lad; Superboy; Light Lass; Duo Damsel; Matter-Eater Lad; Mon-El; Sun Boy; Chameleon Boy; Ultra Boy; Saturn Girl; Duo Damsel; Brainiac 5; Lightning Lad (cameo); Cosmic Boy (cameo); Colossal Boy (cameo); Supergirl (cameo); Invisible Kid (cameo); Phantom Girl; Shrinking Violet (cameo)]; Dream Girl; Legion of Substitute-Heroes [Polar Boy; Night Girl; Fire Lad; Chlorophyll Kid; Stone Boy]; Proty II; Jimmy Olsen

Synopsis

Star Boy is voted out of the Legion on a 10-9 vote, and joins the Subs, who had just added Dream Girl to their ranks.

Reprints

• in Superboy (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1967 series) #10/1967 ([oktober] 1967)
• in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #202 (May-June 1974)
• in Superboy (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #12/1974 ([desember] 1974)
• in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #5 ([November] 1994)
• in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([June] 2008)
• in Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #2 ([August] 2018)

A Fabulous First! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Get with It, Cats! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

The Boy Who Betrayed Clark Kent! (Table of Contents: 13)

Superboy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Bernstein (see notes)

Pencils

George Papp

Inks

George Papp

Colors

?

Letters

?

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Superboy

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy [Clark Kent]; Pete Ross (introduction); Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent

Synopsis

Clark Kent becomes friends with a new boy in town, but Pete Ross seems to be trying to prove that Clark Kent is Superboy.

Reprints

• from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #86 (January 1961)

Keywords

trophy room

Indexer Notes

Script credit per Martin O'Hearn. We formerly credited this reprint to Leo Dorfman.

A Hall of Fame Classic.

Superboy's measurements are given as height: 5 foot 10 inches, weight: 149 pounds, chest: 40 inches, and waist: 30 inches.

Exciting Ant Farm (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Ant Farm / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Super-Turtle / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Job Number

3314

First Line of Dialogue or Text

With my x-ray vision I see a scuba diver trapped in weeds under water...

Feature Logo

Super-Turtle

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero

Characters

Super-Turtle

Synopsis

Super-Turtle spots a scuba diver trapped underwater in the weeds. As he is helping the man, two octopuses threaten to attack. Super-Turtle ties their arms in knots in order to give him enough time to free the diver.

Reprints

• in Lynvingen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1966 series) #12/1967 ([desember] 1967)

Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Table of Contents: 16)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

Irwin Donenfeld (business manager)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Date of filing: October 1st, 1965. No sales are given.

Owners listed: Estate of Harry Donenfeld, J. S. Liebowitz, P. H. Sampliner, Irwin Donenfeld, S. U. Sampliner, and Sonia Iger, all listed as being at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10022.

Home Science Lab and Course (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

American Basic Science Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Four Thrilling Ways to Start off the New Year with Your G.I. Joe Collection! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

G.I. Joe [Hasbro] / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Make Money Get Prizes (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

American Seed / advertisement / 1 page (report information)