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254November 1958
$0.10

Adventure Comics #254

DC · November 1958 · on sale 1958-09-30

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Series
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#254
Publication date
November 1958
Key date
1958-11-00
On-sale date
1958-09-30
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0I Was a Teen-Age Superboy!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappSuperboy; Jimmy Saunders; Ronnie James; Fred Gordon
2I Was a Teen-Age Superboycomic story12.67pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp; letters: John DuffyKrypto; Jimmy Saunders; Ronnie James; Fred Gordon; Prof Lang; Lana Lang; Ma Kent
4-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
5Showcase; Adam Strangepromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Joe Giella
6The Menace of the Electric Man!comic story5.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: Ramona Fradon; inks: Ramona Fradon; letters: John DuffyAquaman; Topo; Electric Man [Roy Pinto]
8Look to the Stars!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Lou Cameron; inks: Lou Cameron; letters: Ira SchnappBob; Ted
9-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
10-letters page1letters: typeset
11The Green Arrow's Last Standcomic story5.67script: Dave Wood; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby, Rosalind Kirby; letters: John DuffyGreen Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Professor Hagen; Arrowcar; Arrowplane; Brave Turtle (Medicine Man)
13-cartoon0.67script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel; letters: Martin Naydel

Plus 5.32 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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