Adventure Comics #121

(October 1947)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

X Is for Unknown (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

The Great Hobby Contest! (Table of Contents: 3)

Superboy / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron (signed as Jerry Siegel)

Pencils

Al Wenzel (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy [Clark Kent]; Orville Orville; Bobby; Pete; Teddy; Mary; Titus Canby (a millionaire); President Antvar (President of a small European country)

Synopsis

Orville Orville, the richest and most spoiled youngster in town, tries to win every division of a hobby contest, using his father's money to accomplish it, and to win a coveted trip around the world.

Reprints

• in The Adventures of Superboy (DC, 2010 series) ([October] 2010)

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Bob Hughes.

Clark Kent lives in "a small town". Story also takes place after World War II.

Harry Brecheen (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Shades of John Paul Jones! (Table of Contents: 5)

Aquaman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

George Kashdan

Pencils

John Daly

Inks

John Daly

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; John Paul Jones

Synopsis

Aquaman time travels to the days of the American Revolution.

Indexer Notes

In the American Revolution, maybe a dream.

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

Columbia Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Case of the Box Car Bandit (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Menace of the Crimson Arrows! (Table of Contents: 8)

Green Arrow / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

George Papp (signed)

Inks

George Papp (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Crimson Arrow Gang (villains)

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

Kellogg's Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Saga of a Sword! (Table of Contents: 10)

The Shining Knight / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Chuck Winter

Inks

Chuck Winter

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Shining Knight [Sir Justin]

Indexer Notes

Story narrated by Excalibur.

When Opportunity Knocked (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Henry Lysing

Letters

typeset

The 9th Wonder of the World! (Table of Contents: 12)

Johnny Quick / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Mort Meskin (signed)

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Tubby Watts; Pal the Wonder Dog; Mel Mitchum

Synopsis

After a fire destroys the entire print run of the hit comic, 8th Wonder, Johnny Quick redraws, inks, letters, engraves the plates, prints the entire comic using a handpress and then paints the colors into every single copy by hand in one night.

Reprints

• in The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #232 (March-April 1975)
which is reprinted
• in The Flash Album (K. G. Murray, 1976 series) #14 ([April 1977 ?])

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

Plastic Crafters Pencil Box / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

A Date with Judy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)