Adventure Comics #178 (1952) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Boy in the Lead Mask	cover	1	pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer
1	Buzzy Scoffs at "That Deep, Dark Secret!"	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
2	The Boy in the Lead Mask	comic story	12	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John Fischetti
5	The Return of Captain Flint!	comic story	5.67	pencils: Ramona Fradon; inks: Ramona Fradon
9	Editorial Advisory Board	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5
10	Johnny Quick Meets Deadshot Dudley!	comic story	6	pencils: Paul Norris; inks: Paul Norris
12	-	comic story	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Shorty
14	Kicking the Calendar Around	text article	2	script: Frances Brentano; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
15	The Ape with the Human Brain!	comic story	7.67	pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp
17	The Craziest Pair in History	promo (ad from the publisher)	1

Plus 6.66 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Detective Comics #243	1957	On eBay ›
Batman #109	1957	On eBay ›

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