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119August 1947
$0.10

Adventure Comics #119

DC · August 1947 · on sale 1947-06-18

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Series
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#119
Publication date
August 1947
Key date
1947-08-00
On-sale date
1947-06-18
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Stan KayeSuperboy [Clark Kent]
2Superboy Meets Girl!comic story10script: Bill Finger; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win MortimerSuperboy [Clark Kent]; unnamed father of Clark Kent; Betty Brown (introduction, "the prettiest girl in school"); J. W. Brown (doctor, Betty's father); Joe Daly (introduction, "the school's star athlete"); Mitch (villain)
4The Floating Observatory!comic story7script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Louis Cazeneuve; inks: Louis CazeneuveAquaman [Arthur Curry]
6We Knight Thee Dub!comic story6.67script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Chuck Winter; inks: Chuck WinterShining Knight [Sir Justin]
7Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
8Distress Signaltext story1.5script: Blair Bolton
10The 'Round-the-World Crimes!comic story8script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: George Papp; inks: George PappGreen Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Bull's-Eye (villain)
12The Scourge of Speed!comic story9script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Mort Meskin; inks: George RoussosJohnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]

Plus 8.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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The Adventures of Superboy #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-2783-8
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