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169October 1951
$0.10

Adventure Comics #169

DC · October 1951 · on sale 1951-08-15

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Identification plate

Series
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#169
Publication date
October 1951
Key date
1951-10-00
On-sale date
1951-08-15
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
44

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Clark Kent's Private Butler!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win MortimerSuperboy [Clark Kent]; Edgar
1Lost-- A Free Education!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBinky Biggs; Tim
2Clark Kent's Private Butler!comic story12script: Alvin Schwartz; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John FischettiSuperboy [Clark Kent]; Edgar; Ma Kent; Pa Kent
3-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffVarsity Vic
6The Amazing Arrow Medalcomic story10script: George Kashdan; pencils: George Papp; inks: George PappGreen Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]
9Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
10A Marine's Silver Spoontext article2script: George Sheldon; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond Perry
12Johnny Quick's New Assistant!comic story7.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: Ralph Mayo; inks: Ralph MayoJohnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Tubby Watts; Wilbert Stringfellow
14-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPeg
15-activity0.67script: H. T. Elmo; pencils: H. T. Elmo; inks: H. T. Elmo

Plus 7.49 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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