Adventure Comics
#153
(June 1950)
DC,
1938 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1950-04-12
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
Superboy / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superboy
- Reprints
-
in Adventure Comics (Simcoe Publishing & Distribution, 1950 series) #149 ([circa July 1950]) -
in Superboy (K. G. Murray, 1949 series) #44 ([September 1952])
-
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You will always hit the bull's-eye...
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Clark Kent, Boy Hobo!
Superboy / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superboy; Jack Watson; Jimmy Guy; Blackie; Ma Kent; Pa Kent
- Synopsis
- Clark goes under cover to write about the lives of boy hoboes.
The Duel of the Flying Knights!
The Shining Knight / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Shining Knight; Mordred; Bellerophon (only appearance)
- Reprints
- in The Brave and the Bold (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #6 ([July 1956])
-
in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #205 (September 1971) - in The Masterworks Series of Great Comic Book Artists (DC, 1983 series) #1 (Spring 1983)
-
Indexer Notes
at Camelot
The "Popsicle" Hall of Fame
Popsicle Products / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Sam Glankoff (signed)
- Inks
- Sam Glankoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- ?
Beating the Broken Buckboard!
"U. S." Royal [U. S. Royal; adventure comic ad]; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal] / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
Case of the Lucky Loser!
Johnny Quick / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Jack Miller
- Pencils
- Ralph Mayo (signed)
- Inks
- Ralph Mayo (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Johnny Quick; Tubby Watts; Aces High
[no title indexed]
Shredded Ralston / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for Shredded Ralston, a shredded wheat cereal.
On the page immediately following page 4 of the previous story sequence.
We Could Have Killed Him!
Ray-o-Vac Batteries / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 5 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Shorty / comic story / 0.75 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'll go north and do a lot of skiing
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
-
in Stålmannen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1952 series) #7/1953 (juli 1953) which is reprinted
-
[no title indexed]
Little Pete / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Waaw! Pinky Jones has all my marbles!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- in Batman (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #18 ([November 1951])
-
[no title indexed]
Schwinn Bicycles / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for Schwinn Bicycle Hand Brakes.
The Rogues' Rembrandt
Green Arrow / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- George Papp (signed)
- Inks
- George Papp (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Arrow; Speedy; Victor Pimm (the Rogues' Rembrandt)
- Synopsis
- Victor Pimm paints crime's greatest triumphs. But he only paints from life.
- Reprints
The Stagecoach Stick-Up
"P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; sports
A Salute to the Boy Scouts of America
Superman and Batman and Robin / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; superhero
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Superboy -
1.
["You will always hit the bull's-eye..."]
-
2.
Clark Kent, Boy Hobo!
Superboy -
3.
Phil Rizzuto
Wheaties -
4.
[no title indexed]
Bazooka Bubble Gum -
5.
The Duel of the Flying Knights!
The Shining Knight -
6.
The "Popsicle" Hall of Fame
Popsicle Products -
7.
Beating the Broken Buckboard!
"U. S." Royal [U. S. Royal; adventure comic ad]; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal] -
8.
Case of the Lucky Loser!
Johnny Quick -
9.
[no title indexed]
Shredded Ralston -
10.
We Could Have Killed Him!
Ray-o-Vac Batteries -
11.
[no title indexed]
Nabisco Shredded Wheat -
12.
["I'll go north and do a lot of skiing"]
Shorty -
13.
[no title indexed]
Nestlé's Crunch -
14.
Four-Footed Eyes
-
15.
[no title indexed]
Columbia Bicycles -
16.
[no title indexed]
Monark Super Deluxe -
17.
["Waaw! Pinky Jones has all my marbles!"]
Little Pete -
18.
[no title indexed]
Schwinn Bicycles -
19.
The Rogues' Rembrandt
Green Arrow -
20.
Schwinn Is Guaranteed!
Schwinn Bicycles -
21.
The Stagecoach Stick-Up
"P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story -
22.
A Salute to the Boy Scouts of America
Superman and Batman and Robin -
23.
Rope 'Em Both, Partner!
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Gregory Fischer
- Matthew Head
- Bob Hughes
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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