Adventure Comics #159 (1950) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Superboy, Millionaire	cover	1	pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Superboy
1	A Date with Judy; World's Finest Comics	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
2	Superboy, Millionaire!	comic story	12	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John Fischetti	Superboy [Clark Kent]; Ma Kent; Pa Kent; Kendall Kent
5	Editorial Advisory Board	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	letters: typeset
6	The Testing of Johnny Quick	comic story	8	script: Jack Miller; pencils: Ralph Mayo; inks: Ralph Mayo	Johnny Quick; Professor Bradley; Charles Drake
8	-	comic story	0.67	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
10	Knight of the Future!	comic story	6	script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Frank Frazetta; inks: Frank Frazetta	Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; Sir Butch; Winged Victory; Dalmar; Inger; Merlin; King Arthur
12	Your United Nations at Work	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer
13	The Port Called New York	text article	2	pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond Perry
14	-	comic story	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
16	The Boy Who Couldn't Be Photographed!	comic story	10	script: Paul Talbot; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp	Green Arrow; Speedy; Phil Horton; Pike; Jarvis
19	Special Bargain Offer!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1

Plus 8.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
World's Finest Comics #81	1956	On eBay ›
The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told #[nn] ISBN 0930289803	1991	On eBay ›
The Adventures of Bob Hope #49	1958	On eBay ›
The Masterworks Series of Great Comic Book Artists #2	1983	On eBay ›
The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told #[nn] ISBN 0930289838	1992	On eBay ›

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