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262July 1959
$0.10

Adventure Comics #262

DC · July 1959 · on sale 1959-05-28

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Series
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#262
Publication date
July 1959
Key date
1959-07-00
On-sale date
1959-05-28
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Colossal Super-Dog!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappSuperboy; Krypto; Ma Kent; Pa Kent
1Buzzy Says "Be Sure of Your Facts!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBuzzy Brown
2The Colossal Superdog!comic story12.67script: Otto Binder; pencils: George Papp; inks: George PappSuperboy; Krypto; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Superboy robots
4-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
6Glad to See You!promo (ad from the publisher)1
7The Undersea Hospital!comic story5.67script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Ramona Fradon; inks: Ramona FradonAquaman [Arthur Curry]; Topo
9-letters page1letters: typeset
10-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
11Action Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
12The World's Worst Archer!comic story6.67script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Lee Elias; inks: Lee EliasGreen Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper] (new origin); Chief Brave Bow; Ranger Harper (Roy's Father, flashback); Arrow-Car
14-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
15Coming Super-Attractionspromo (ad from the publisher)0.33

Plus 4.49 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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